The Weld County Sheriff's Office is asking the public for help finding Cassandra Stoltz, the latest name featured in the agency's weekly social media push to track down people wanted on active warrants. The office says it is seeking information leading to Stoltz's whereabouts or arrest, and anyone with details is urged to call or email investigators directly.
The appeal went out Tuesday in a video posted to Facebook under the agency's recurring banner, titled simply ⭐WCSO Warrant Wednesday⭐, according to the Weld County Sheriff's Office on Facebook. The post directs tipsters to call (970) 304-6464 or email [email protected] with any information on Stoltz. As with every Warrant Wednesday post, the agency included a standard legal disclaimer: the charges against Stoltz are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Warrant Figures and Enforcement
Stoltz is only the latest face in a campaign that has become a near-weekly fixture for the sheriff's office. Weld County law enforcement agencies manage a persistent backlog of more than 10,000 active criminal arrest warrants at any given time, a volume that has made public crowdsourcing central to how deputies track wanted individuals, as previously reported by Hoodline. That scale is compounded by geography: Weld County spans more than 4,000 square miles, Colorado's third-largest county by area, which has led the sheriff's office to divide patrol operations into four geographic districts.
The same Hoodline report cited Greeley Police Department figures showing that social media crowdsourcing through Warrant Wednesday posts led directly to the arrest of 75 percent of featured suspects in 2023. Greeley is the county seat and the most populous city in Weld County.
How Warrant Leads Are Handled
The sheriff's office says its Strike Team tracks, locates and arrests people wanted on active felony and misdemeanor warrants across Northern Colorado. The team works with patrol deputies, detention staff and regional task forces.
Residents who prefer to stay anonymous have another option. Tips can also go through Northern Colorado Crime Stoppers, which serves Boulder, Broomfield, and Weld counties and offers cash rewards for information. Tipsters can call 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or text NOCO with their tip to 274637.
What a Warrant Actually Means
Under Colorado Revised Statutes § 16-3-108, a judge may issue an arrest warrant only after receiving a sworn affidavit establishing probable cause that a crime occurred and that the named individual committed it. That is a meaningfully lower bar than a conviction, and under Colorado criminal procedure rules, warrant allegations remain unproven accusations, with every charged defendant retaining a legal presumption of innocence until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in court.
Residents can check warrant listings through the sheriff's office's online searchable database, which updates daily. The office says listed warrants are public-record allegations, not convictions.
Checking and Resolving a Warrant
A search result is not definitive: the Weld County Sheriff's Office cautions that a warrant may still exist if it does not appear in the tool, including a warrant issued by another agency or one not yet in the automated system, according to the Weld County Sheriff's Office. The office says people may turn themselves in at the Weld County Combined Courts Clerk’s Office, 915 10th St. in Greeley, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., at the ground-floor east end of the courthouse.
Turning Yourself In — and Avoiding a Scam
People seeking to resolve an active Weld County warrant may report to the Weld County Jail at any time. The jail is at 2110 O Street in Greeley.
The sheriff's office has also used recent weeks to warn residents about a phone scam circulating in the county. In September, the agency issued a public warning after a caller impersonating a deputy claimed federal warrants had been issued for missing court and demanded up to $9,000 under threat of arrest. Deputies emphasized that legitimate law enforcement agencies never demand money over the phone to clear a warrant.
Cassandra Stoltz joins a running list of names the sheriff's office has flagged in recent weeks through the same campaign, including a former state wrestling champ and other wanted individuals profiled through Warrant Wednesday. For now, her case remains an open appeal for information, with no further detail released on the underlying charges.
