JCSO Elves Help Save Christmas

From the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office:
This past week Sarah was doing what many of us do the week before Christmas when she got an unwelcome surprise. She finished her shopping and hid the presents in her car so the spirit of Santa would remain alive. She did everything right; she hid the gifts from sight, parked in her assigned space and double checked the car was locked. However, Grinch stole her car and Christmas! Struggling to figure out how she was going to just get to work let alone replace all the gifts, the single mom was overwhelmed. But JCSO deputies weren’t about to let a criminal ruin this family’s Christmas. After taking the report, a South Precinct B Side graveyard shift deputy stepped up. He rallied his team and shared the story with other patrol deputies. Together, JCSO deputies donated several hundred dollars of their own money to replace nearly all of the gifts that were stolen as well as cash to give the family to help them get through this tough time. They also worked with Sarah’s company; who are offering assistance as well. But they didn’t stop there. Once they learned that young Oliver wants to be a police officer when he grows up and dressed up as a SWAT deputy for Halloween, they came up with one more surprise. They invited mother and son to stop by the precinct yesterday to give them the gifts and let young Oliver explore our Bearcat and one of our patrol cars. He even received his own SWAT patch! There were smiles, there were tears, there were hugs. While the investigation into the stolen car remains ongoing, no Grinch will ruin this family’s Christmas on our watch. If anyone wants to help (unfortunately, the car was not insured for theft), please reach out to Victim Advocate Susan Sylvester at 720-497-7249 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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