Sr. Investigator - Auto Theft

The 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office is committed to seeking and pursuing justice on behalf of victims of crime through the fair and ethical prosecution of those who commit offenses in our community. With a focus on education, treatment, and a reduction in recidivism, the District Attorney’s Office will also work vigorously to reform the criminal justice system to better serve those who live and work in Adams and Broomfield Counties.

The District Attorney’s Office seeks a Senior Auto Theft Investigator to advance the mission of the DA’s Office. A Senior Auto Theft Investigator performs a variety of semi-complex and complex investigations of felony and misdemeanor crimes associated to auto theft, for the Office of the District Attorney. This position is grant‑funded through a partnership with the Colorado District Attorney’s Council and will focus exclusively on the investigation and prosecution of cases involving motor vehicle theft, organized criminal acts related to auto theft, and other associated violent crimes across several judicial districts.

The grant funding for this position is extended through June 2026, with the opportunity for further annual extension through June 2028.

• A Senior Auto Theft Investigator must have a minimum of five (5) years of investigative experience handling complex case investigations and a minimum of ten (10) years prior law enforcement experience. The investigative experience can be within the District Attorney’s Office or can be prior law enforcement experience as a detective or investigator at a law enforcement agency.
• A Senior Auto Theft Investigator must possess comprehensive knowledge of civil and criminal law, law enforcement principles, procedures, techniques, statutes, and ordinances applicable in the State of Colorado. This includes updates to statutes, legislative changes, and changes to procedures for criminal case filings.
• A Senior Auto Theft Investigator must have significant experience investigating, preparing and filing complex criminal cases and must possess the ability and skillset to investigate and file a criminal case, as well as extensive knowledge of motor vehicle theft statutes, organized criminal acts, and crimes often associated to motor vehicle theft.
• A Senior Auto Theft Investigator must possess extensive investigative competence, skills and abilities to provide advanced, high-level investigation into already filed criminal cases, enhancing and strengthening these cases for prosecution.
• A Senior Auto Theft Investigator must have comprehensive experience authoring search warrants, production of records requests, and other affidavits associated with investigations. A Senior Auto Theft Investigator must have the experience and ability to find the gaps in an investigation and author the appropriate court documents to enhance said investigation where others might fall short.
• A Senior Auto Theft Investigator must have significant experience interviewing victims and witnesses and the skill set to conduct such interviews as well as the ability to build rapport and show empathy to victims and witnesses. A Senior Auto Theft Investigator must have the skillset to author the appropriate reports detailing the information obtained in interviews in a timely manner. Interviews of witnesses and / or victims involved in complex crime requires training and experience in the best approach or current practices.
  
  The reports authored should reflect this unique skillset and high-level ability.
• A Senior Auto Theft Investigator must have a strong work ethic and a track record of handling a high volume of labor‑intensive cases in a competent and professional manner.
• A Senior Auto Theft Investigator must have the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisors, colleagues, attorneys, witnesses, and victims. This also extends to relationships with law enforcement agencies, patrol officers, supervisors, detectives, and command staff.
• A Senior Auto Theft Investigator must have the experience and skill set to serve as a lead investigator for an investigation where a law enforcement agency is lacking…