On May 13, 2020, at approximately 1:36 PM, our Communications Center dispatched Manitou Springs Police officers to El Paso Boulevard in Manitou Springs on a Check the Welfare call.  After arriving on scene, officers discovered a deceased male inside a residence.

Due to the suspicious circumstances found, Manitou Springs Police Department asked for the assistance of our Investigations Division. 

On July 16, 2020, our Communications Center received a call from a CDOT employee who just spoke to a male party driving a white sports utility vehicle. The male party told him his family was being tortured and drove off. The CDOT employee began following him in his vehicle and witnessed him driving erratically while relaying direction of travel information to our Communications Center.
 

The Sheriff's Office has received reports of another phone scam. In these most recent cases, the scammers are calling different registered Sex Offenders and pretending to be one of our deputies using the name Sergeant Jason Cook. The caller is threatening them with arrest if they don't pay $1,000 in Safeway gift cards to remedy a non-existent warrant. Their goal is to steal money.  

Beginning May 20, 2020, we began an investigation after receiving information from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC).

After serving search warrants and conducting interviews, probable cause was established for a suspect's arrest.

On July 10, 2020, the lead detective in this case arrested Felix Pink Floyd Apurillo Centina, DOB: 04/01/1986, for Sexual Exploitation of a Child.

On May 14, 2020, a suspect, contacted a business in the 100 block of North Monument Lake Road and ordered one Cub Cadet Zero Turn Lawnmower, worth over $5,000, and told the business he would have someone pickup the lawnmower. 

On July 3, 2020, at approximately 8:11 PM, our Communications Center dispatched deputies to a campground, located  Forest Service Road 306, on a Check the Welfare call. It was reported a male locked himself in the public restroom and was yelling and screaming. It was also reported the same male fired a weapon between three to ten times. Our Communications Center received numerous calls from campers in the area. 

On July 3, 2020, at approximately 12:19 PM, a medical emergency was declared in a male housing ward at the El Paso County Jail.  

As we celebrate the upcoming 4th of July holiday, fireworks are traditionally a major part of our Independence Day celebrations. We hope the holiday will pass without any serious injuries or incidents tainting its enjoyment. 

Currently we are under Stage 1 Fire Restrictions for unincorporated El Paso County due to the ongoing hot, dry weather conditions which compounds the danger of using fireworks, 

On Friday, June 26, 2020, Christopher Rogers (DOB: 8/20/95), a Deputy Sheriff with the El Paso County Sheriff's Office was charged with Third Degree Assault and First Degree Official Misconduct. The criminal investigation was conducted by the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD). Rogers was served a summons by CSPD and released on a promise to appear in court. Both are misdemeanor crimes.

Sheriff's Office Makes Arrest in Shooting

On June 23, 2020, deputies were dispatched to the Yoder Post Office in reference to a shooting involving a juvenile victim. The shooting occurred in the reporting family's home located in the 7700 block of Edison Road.  

On June 22, 2020, at approximately 5:35 AM, Deputies were dispatched to the 100 block of Easy Street for a report of a burglary in progress. The reporting party stated he had observed, through his security cameras, two males enter the detached garage carrying a large duffle bag and a crowbar. As deputies arrived on scene, they quickly developed a perimeter around the property. Loud verbal commands were given for the parties to exit the detached garage.

Sheriff's Office Arrests Suspect for Arson in Structure Fire

On June 21, 2020, at approximately 7:21 PM, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received a report of a Structure Fire in the 100 block of Security Boulevard.

Deputies arrived on scene and escorted people out of the homes and area of the fire.  

Suspect Arrested on Numerous Charges

The Cimarron Hills area experienced a large rash of vehicle break-ins from May 5, 2020 through June 5, 2020.  Initially one vehicle that was left unlocked with the keys in the center console was stolen. The suspects used the stolen vehicle to conduct a crime spree involving breaking into numerous vehicles in the same neighborhood. Vehicles were entered and wallets, money, and credit cards were stolen.  

The El Paso county Sheriff’s Office has completed a several months long investigation into a juvenile death that occurred on March 11, 2020.

As a result of our investigation, arrest warrants were issued for Ryan Sabin DOB: 11/30/78 and Tara Sabin DOB: 5/3/78.  They turned themselves in to the El Paso County Jail on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 and are both facing charges of First-Degree Murder, Child Abuse Resulting in Death, and six counts of Misdemeanor Child Abuse.