704 Woodland Ave.
- Woodland Park, CO 80863
Phone:
(719) 687-9778 (office)
(719) 687-9652 (Sheriff's Office Dispatch)
(719) 200-5837 (cell)
- (719) 687-2040 (fax)
E-Mail:
Teller County Coroner's Office
Al Born RPh, MS - Coroner
Deputy Coroners: Darlene Grippo and Hilary LaBarre
Coroner Duties:
The Office of County Coroner is an elective office
mandated by C.R.S. 30-10-601. The Coroner documents the cause and manner
of all Teller County deaths. The Coroner's duties include:
-Pronouncement of death
-Death scene investigation, as needed
-Notification of next-of-kin
-Identification of deceased
-Medicolegal investigation* of the death
-Determination of need for autopsy & other tests
-Determination of cause & manner of death
-Completion of Death Certificate
*The Teller County Coroner carries out the medicolegal
death investigation process via:
-Evaluation of deceased's medical history
-Interview of witnesses, family, friends, neighbors, etc.
-Autopsy, as needed
-Toxicology, radiology, fingerprint ID, as needed
-Use of forensic experts in fields of pathology, genetics,
etc.
Teller County Coroner's Office Facts & Information
"The high percentage of 'Natural' deaths underscores the need to have a Coroner with an extensive clinical background so that the deceased's medical history is readily understandable and an accurate cause of death can be determined without resorting to a costly and unnecessary autopsy."