EMERGENCY: 911
NON EMERGENCY: 719-587-7901
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Adams State Police Department is the primary law enforcement provider for Adams State. Our full-time police department provides 24-hour safety and security every day of the week.
Contact the department for any assistance
- For any emergency – fire, medical, crime in progress
- To report a dangerous or unsafe situation on campus
- To report a crime
- To report lost or found property
- To purchase a parking decal
- To register your bicycle or electronic device (No charge)
- To gain access to a secured building (Pass by authorized faculty member required)
- To find crime prevention material or guest speaker
- To participate in the department’s Operation ID program
Register your Bicycle or Valuables
Adams State PD invites you to register your bicycle, electronics or valuables through our Crime Prevention Program. Stop by our office or call 719-587-7901 to make an appointment.
Mission Statement
Our mission is to provide a safe and secure environment by building relationships within our diverse and vibrant campus community and to meet the challenges of reducing and solving crimes. We aim to serve, connect, and help our students feel safe and render the highest ethical standards demanded of law enforcement while maintaining professionalism and pride.
Value Statement
Fairness: Members shall strive to be fair in all of their actions.
Accountability: Members shall be accountable to themselves and the campus community for their conduct and performance.
Integrity: Integrity is priceless. Honesty is the basis for personal and public trust.
Responsiveness: Members shall be responsive to the campus community’s needs and work together to solve problems of mutual concern.
Compassion: Members shall show empathy and care for victims, complainants, and all people they contact.
Problem Solving: Members are most effective when they help identify and solve community problems.
Teamwork: We recognize the importance of each member as an individual and a team member. The values set forth above shall apply to our interactions with each other and all who we come in contact with.
Meet the Chief
Hello, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Samuel R. Maestas. I am a 12th-generation Spanish descent, and I deeply connect to diversity. My family lineage can be traced back to the Spanish Colonists who settled in northern New Mexico and southern Colorado in the late 1500s. I am the Chief of Police for Adams State University. Before joining the Adams State University Police Department, I had 28 years of law enforcement experience. I started my career in 1996 as a patrol officer for La Jara, Colorado, a small town in southern Colorado. In 1999, I left the La Jara Police Department and gained employment with the City of Alamosa’s Police Department. During this tenure, I held several positions and commanded units. From 2018 to 2024, I served as the Support Services Commander and oversaw the Major Crimes & Narcotics Division, Internal Affairs Division, Property & Evidence, and Community Policing and Ordinance Enforcement Unit. From 2014 to 2018, I served as the Operations Division Commander and supervised the Patrol Division, K9 Units, SRO, FTO, and SWAT programs. I implemented policy and procedure, worked with the police department’s budget process, administrative duties, mentor and leadership development, schedule management, training and self-development, risk management, community policing, crime prevention, crime scene preservation, criminal activity investigation, arrest violators and suspects, traffic enforcement, and safety. I am an undergraduate of Columbia Southern University with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. I have completed the FBI LEEDA(Law Enforcement Executive Development Association) Leadership Trilology Institute and am a member of the Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police. As the chief, I have prioritized safety, ensuring the students, faculty, staff, and visitors feel safe. I will also remain focused on supporting officers’ mental and physical health. I will continue building bonds within our communities and proactively engaging in community policing. I will remain steadfast in keeping Adams State University one of the safest University campuses in the United States.
