On March 23, 2022, just before 6:00 PM, a citizen called 911 to report a person at a residence in the 500 block of Security Boulevard overdosed after ingesting Fentanyl.  This address is in the densely populated Security/Widefield area of unincorporated El Paso County.  Members of the Security Fire Department and the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office were sent to the scene.
 

On March 24, 2022, just before 2:00 AM, a heavy-set white male with long brown hair and a beard and wearing light blue jeans, a dark hoodie, and gray shoes was observed on surveillance video siphoning gasoline from several vehicles parked at the "A Good Mechanic" auto repair business located at 1 Widefield Boulevard in the Security/Widefield area of unincorporated El Paso County.

On March 25, 2022, around 4:00 PM, a male inmate in the El Paso County Jail died while in custody. The inmate was found unresponsive at the desk in his assigned cell. Life saving measures were initiated by Sheriff's Office personnel and medical staff until responders from American Medical Response (AMR) and responders from the Colorado Springs Fire Department arrived and took over.  Despite life saving measures, the inmate passed away.

On February 16, 2022 between 3:30 PM and 4:00 PM, at Lindbergh Road and Schilling Avenue in unincorporated El Paso County. The victim’s rear passenger window was broken and their purse was stolen near the Mount Herman Trailhead.

The victim’s credit cards were used at multiple locations in the area, to include King Soopers at 4:16 PM, 7-Eleven at 4:29 PM, Loaf-N-Jug at 4:36 PM, and Subway at 4:41 PM.

On February 22, 2022, just after 2:30 PM, a suspect, stole a package from the porch of a home located in the 4000 block of Ruby Drive which is located in an unincorporated area of El Paso County adjacent to Austin Bluffs Parkway and Old Farm Drive. The value of the item taken is $17,000.00. 

On March 16, 2022, just before 3:00 AM, EPSO Patrol Division Deputies were alerted to the presence of a suspicious vehicle parked in the 700 block of Valley Street by an observant citizen.  This is a dense commercial area in the Cimarron Hills district of unincorporated El Paso County.  Upon arriving on scene Deputies determined fictitious license plates were attached to the vehicle and the vehicle itself was previously reported stolen.
 

On March 5, 2022, around 11:07 a.m., the El Paso County Sheriff's Office Communications Center received a call from several individuals reporting a shooting at a pawn shop located in the 300 block of Main Street.

An additional caller said the male suspects ran away from the pawn shop toward a department store in the same area. Another caller said the suspects loaded up into a gray Honda sedan with temporary license plates and left the area north on Security Boulevard.

Effective immediately Stage One Fire Restrictions have been lifted for El Paso County. We request you contact your local Fire Protection District or Department before engaging in any open burning that has been allowed in the past. Our county has various topographical features where some terrain may experience large amounts of moisture, but other portions remain dry and may have a higher risk of fire. 

Sheriff's Office Arrests Man Armed with Machete

On February 25, 2022, at around 1:47 a.m., the El Paso County Sheriff's Office Communications Center received a 9-1-1 call from a residence located in the 800 block of Meadow Lane in Palmer Lake reporting a stabbing. The reporting party said the neighbor broke into their house and attacked them with a knife.

A Palmer Lake Police Department officer and an El Paso County Sheriff's Office deputy responded to the address.

On February 19, 2022, just before 9:30 AM, a woman reported to the El Paso County Sheriff's Office Dispatch she was robbed of her purse and assaulted at the Loaf 'N' Jug convenience store located at 6695 Galley Road.  This address is in the Cimarron Hills area of unincorporated El Paso County.

On February, 6, 2022, at around 6:30 AM, a man entered the Circle K convenience store located at 1801 Main Street in the Security/Widefield area of unincorporated El Paso County and demanded the clerk turn over money from the cash register.  The suspect indicated he had a weapon but none was observed.  He then departed the store after receiving the cash.  
 

On February 16, 2022, just before 4:00 AM, an unidentified suspect trespassed into the garage of a home located in the 17000 block of Blue Mist Grove (located in a residential neighborhood of unincorporated El Paso County just south of Monument).  Once inside, he stole several items of value from inside a vehicle parked therein.

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help with the disappearance of James Bradley.  He is described as a 61 year old white male standing 6’4” tall and weighing 189 pounds.  The information we have is that James suffers from Dementia.