Fort Collins police are putting residents on notice after a person legally designated a sexually violent predator was released from state custody and moved into the city’s jurisdiction.
Fort Collins Police Services issued a formal community notification and posted a bulletin with supporting materials on its public news page. The department also pointed residents to statewide registries for more information and reminded the public that using registry details to harass, threaten, or intimidate the offender or their family could lead to criminal charges.
In a bulletin on the city's news page, posted Aug. 6, 2025, Fort Collins Police Services said the information was being released "pursuant to Colorado Revised Statutes 16-13-901 through 16-13-905." The notice includes a downloadable SVP PowerPoint and a community-notification bulletin, and lists sex-offender registrar Nicole Ortiz as the contact for questions at (970) 221-6569. The bulletin states that the person was recently released from the Department of Corrections and has relocated into the Fort Collins jurisdiction.
Where the details live
The Fort Collins bulletin directs community members to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation’s public sex-offender registry and to the multi-agency SOTAR portal for current status and location information. According to the SOTAR portal, people classified as sexually violent predators are listed on public registries when they are living in the community, and local entries may provide additional detail.
What state law requires
Colorado law requires community notification when someone is designated a sexually violent predator and directs local agencies to notify the CBI and follow Sex Offender Management Board protocols. The statute, C.R.S. 16-13-901 through 16-13-905, outlines how notification must be handled, along with the duties and limited immunity of local law enforcement, per the Colorado Revised Statutes.
Why this is getting attention now
The Fort Collins notice is part of a broader wave of SVP community notifications across Colorado as agencies update registries and push fresh alerts. Denver Police issued a similar bulletin in March, detailed in a report titled sexually violent predator moves in, as per Hoodline, and Colorado Springs police released their own SVP alert in February, according to KKTV.
What residents should do
Fort Collins officials are telling residents to stay informed but not to take matters into their own hands. The bulletin asks community members not to harass, threaten, or otherwise target the person named in the notification. Any criminal or suspicious behavior should be reported to 911 immediately.
For non-emergency questions about the notice itself, residents are directed to the sex-offender registrar listed in the city’s bulletin. Community members can also look up the most current information via the CBI registry or the SOTAR portal. General contact numbers and department information for Fort Collins Police are posted on the city website.
Legal implications
Only people who meet Colorado’s statutory criteria for sexually violent predators are subject to this level of public notification, and local agencies must follow Sex Offender Management Board protocols when they carry it out. Under state law, agencies implementing these notifications have limited immunity when acting within the statute.
The Fort Collins bulletin also makes it clear that anyone who uses the information to intimidate or target the offender, the offender’s family, or the community-notification team could face criminal prosecution.
For official updates, the city’s bulletin and the state registries remain the go-to sources. Residents can view the Fort Collins notice and downloadable materials on the department’s news page via Fort Collins Police Services, and can search statewide records through the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and SOTAR portals.
