Arvada Crime Update - April 14-April 20, 2025

Auto Theft and Menacing Leads to Arrest

On April 15, 2025, at 4:11 a.m., a food delivery driver reported that his vehicle had been stolen while delivering food to an apartment near 5300 Carr Street. After witnessing suspicious behavior from a man at the apartment, the victim confronted him and was threatened with a handgun. Later that morning at 9:22 a.m., officers located the stolen vehicle occupied and parked at the same location. One female suspect was taken into custody without incident and faces multiple felony charges. (AR25006276)

Domestic Violence Arrest Following Foot Pursuit

On April 15, 2025, at 3:16 p.m., officers responded to a domestic violence report and found a victim with visible facial injuries. The suspect left the area and officers located him nearby, but he ran from them. After a brief chase, he was apprehended and booked into the Jefferson County Jail on multiple charges including domestic violence, resisting arrest, obstruction, menacing, and attempting to influence a public official. (AR25006322)

Murder Plea Entered in 2023 Case

On April 16, 2025, Bennett Polhamus-Cousland pled guilty to second-degree murder as originally charged in a 2023 homicide case. The plea agreement includes a sentencing range of 16 to 28 years. Formal sentencing is scheduled for June 17, 2025. (AR23009203)

Newspaper Delivery Driver Shot At While Working

On April 20, 2025, at 2:59 a.m., a man arrived at Arvada Fire Station 1 reporting he had been shot in the back of the head. The victim was delivering newspapers and noticed a silver SUV following him. As he traveled north on Carr Street, his rear driver-side window shattered. Although a bullet passed through the headrest, he was not hit; his injuries came from the broken glass. The investigation is on-going. (AR25006595)

Community Outreach Resources Enforcement (CORE)

The CORE team focuses on issues in the community related to homelessness. They respond to calls involving homeless people, proactively offer resources, and conduct enforcement when other support methods are not effective.

32 Total CORE Team Contacts - All contacts resulted in an enforcement action.

Resources Offered

• 2 Mental health

• 0 Substance abuse

• 2 Housing

• 0 One Small Step info

• 2 Other

• 1 Navigator assistance

• 0 Employment

• 0 Vital document recovery

1 Resources Accepted

Enforcement Actions*

• 7 Trespass

• 7 Verbal Warning

• 8 Citation

• 5 Arrest

• 4 Jailed

*More than one enforcement action may be used per person.

Arrests

94 Total Arrests*

• 45 Taken into custody

• 49 Released on summons

*Arrested persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Classification of charges may change any time after arrest. Arrest data may not be finalized at time of publication.

Crime Data

189 Total Crime Reports*

Crimes most reported

• 31 Theft (other than vehicle and shoplift) - Up from last week

• 21 Criminal Mischief - Up from last week

• 18 Assault - Up from last week

• 14 Harassment - Down from last week

• 13 Fraud - Up from last week

• 9 Protection Order Violation - Up from last week

• 8 Shoplift - Down from last week

• 8 Burglary - Up from last week

• 7 Drug Paraphernalia - Down from last week

• 7 Driving Under the Influence - Down from last week

*Incidents under investigation may be re-classified as criminal or noncriminal after publication. Crime reports may contain more than one criminal charge. All figures are preliminary and are not meant to be final crime statistics.

Traffic

32 Reported Crashes

• 3 Injury Crashes 

• 0 Fatality Crashes

196 Traffic Stops

• 150 Drivers Cited

Top Violations Cited

• 45 Plates expired 60+ days

• 19 No proof of insurance

• 12 Stop sign violation

• 12 Speeding 10-19 mph over limit

• 11 Careless driving

Calls for Service

1,865 Total Calls for Service*

Top call types received and dispatched:

• 60 Homelessness Related Call/Incident

  • Top calls for service:

    • 7 Ordinance Violation 

    • 6 Theft

    • 6 Unwanted Party

    • 4 Drug Related

    • 4 Welfare Check

• 48 Welfare Check

• 40 Citizen Assist

• 30 Traffic Complaint

• 22 Domestic

• 22 Disturbance

• 20 Unwanted Party

• 17 Suspicious Incident

• 16 Theft

• 16 Suspicious Person

• 15 Harassment

*Total calls for service includes all dispatched and self-initiated activity by Department personnel. Calls for service include criminal and non-criminal activity and may not result in a written report.