Victim Assistance Program
The City of Lamar has a Victim Assistance and Law Enforcement (VALE) Program that may help you with the repair costs to your vehicle or property if it was vandalized during the commission of a crime. To be eligible, the crime has to have happened within the city limits of Lamar. Applications for the VALE assistance must be made within 90 days of the crime. You may pick up applications and instructions at the Lamar Police Department at 102 E. Parmenter Street Lamar, Colorado.
For further information about the City of Lamar’s VALE Program, please contact Colleen at Phone: 719-336-1368, Fax: 719-336-5501 or Email: colleen.saldana@ci.lamar.co.us.
If at anytime you would like information about the status of the criminal case investigation before the case is filed with court or district attorney’s Office, please call the Lamar Police Department at 719-336-1368.
Domestic Safety Resource Center
The Domestic Safety Resource Center (DSRC) has advocates (also bilingual) on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for crisis response. DSRC offers many services such as one-on-one counseling with victims, group session counseling, assistance with restraining orders and crisis response. Victims of domestic violence and sexual assault often need outside support to help them deal with victimization. You can reach DSRC at 719-336-4357.
Here are some valuable numbers that may assist you with any questions you may have.
- 15th Judicial District Prowers County Combined Courts 719-336-7424
- 15th Judicial District Probation – 719-336-2765
- Prowers County Court Facilitator- Cindie Farmer 719-336-8929
- Prowers County -Self Represented Litigant Coordinator-Richard Chandler 719-336-8928
- Lamar Municipal Court – Court Clerk-Diane Vigil 719-336-1355
We hope that some of this information provided has been a help to you. It is our goal to help victims of crime within the City of Lamar to our utmost abilities.