Larimer County Sheriff responds to long holiday weekend of violent crime
The Larimer County Sheriff's Office and other area agencies found themselves responding to several incidents that placed public safety at risk over the holiday weekend.
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Dillon Thomas is a multi-Emmy Award winning general assignment reporter/MSJ for CBS News Colorado in Denver. He is a proud Latino and a native Coloradan with family roots from Pueblo to Northern Colorado. When not shooting and editing his own stories, he can be found filling in on the CBS News Colorado anchor desk.
He created a documentary, "Scarred: Lessons from Cameron Peak" which won two Emmys, and his coverage of the performing arts has won another.
In 2023 Dillon was selected as a "40 Under Forty" honoree by BizWest, which recognizes professionals for their careers and contributions to their communities.
Growing up in Aurora, Dillon began his journalism career at Smoky Hill High School. He later attended Colorado State University. Currently, Dillon is on staff at CSU as advisor of the campus's student-ran television station and also serves on the advisory council for the university's journalism school.
During college Dillon interned at CBS. His first job in TV was in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Dillon returned to Denver to join the CBS News Colorado team in October of 2016 and serves as Your Northern Colorado Reporter. Dillon is also CBS Colorado's performing arts reporter covering the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, and he also has served as the station's representative at Cheyenne Frontier Days since 2019.
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The Larimer County Sheriff's Office and other area agencies found themselves responding to several incidents that placed public safety at risk over the holiday weekend.
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