Tomorrow marks one year since 55-year-old Beth Aper was last seen or heard from by her sister.

During the week of July 31- August 5, law enforcement partners nationwide participated in National Night Out. National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign promoting police-community partnerships and camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live.

Today, members of the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office celebrated the career and retirement of K9 Taz. 

K9 Taz began his service with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office in November 2017, working exclusively with K9 handler Deputy Nicholas Witherite. 

This morning, Sheriff Joseph Roybal and members of the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, attended a wreath laying ceremony in honor of fallen El Paso County Sheriff Deputy Andrew Peery.

Read Sheriff Roybal’s remark as written:

On August 5. 2023 at approximately 12:06 p.m. the El Paso County Communications Center received numerous reports of an aircraft crash in the area of Meadowlake Airport, near Falcon, in unincorporated El Paso County.  

On February 5, 2023, at around 12:50 a.m., numerous 911 calls were received by the El Paso County Sheriff's Office Communications Center on reports of hearing multiple shots fired.

On July 7, 2023, at approximately 5:00 p.m., El Paso County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a robbery at The State Bank on McLaughlin Road in Unincorporated El Paso County.

The El Paso County Sheriff's Office is now accepting applications. The Citizens' Academy will begin on Tuesday, September 5th, 2023, and will be held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM.

On June 30, 2023, after an in-depth investigation by the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, Devon Bobian was arrested on second degree felony murder charges, for the death of Fountain Police Officer Julian Becerra.

In the early morning hours of July 11, 2023, just after midnight, officers with the Manitou Springs Police Department stopped a vehicle in the area of Colorado Avenue and Ridge Road.

In the early morning hours of July 7th, 2023, just after 3am, El Paso County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to an address in the 4000 block of Witches Hollow Lane in the Security/Widefield area of unincorporated El Paso County due to a report of shots fired in the area.  

In the early morning hours of Thursday, July 6th, 2023, just before 3:30am, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office Communications Section received a 911 call from a resident at a home in the 600 block of Catalina Drive who reported a stabbing at that location.

The El Paso County Sheriff's Office has not issued a fire ban for unincorporated El Paso County. Nor has the Board of County Commissioners issued a firework ban. 

June 11, 2023, marks the ten-year anniversary of the tragic Black Forest Fire.  Several agencies collaborated with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office to investigate the fire; amongst these agencies were the U.S.

On October 24, 2022, deputies from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an employee of Pikes Peak Christian Church was committing fraud, theft, and other related offenses in her capacity as the Financial Director of the church. 

In accordance with Colorado law, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office has been notified that Cole Cameron Ubert will be moving into the community and is registered at 534 Loomis Ave. Colorado Springs, Colorado 80906 in the jurisdiction of the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office.

At approximately 3 am on Sunday, May 28th, an emergency 9-11 call came in to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center.

At approximately 3 am on Sunday, May 28th, an emergency 9-11 call came in to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center.

On May 25, 2023, Daniel Garcia, a Deputy Sheriff with the El Paso County Sheriff's Office was arrested by the Colorado Springs Police Department and booked into the El Paso County Jail.

He is charged with Menacing and First Degree Official Misconduct.

On May 22nd, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office assisted the Manitou Springs Police Department in responding to an emergency call which came into the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Communication Center, at approximately 7:39 pm.

At approximately 12:05 am, on May 20, 2023, a 76-year-old man died at a local hospital where he had been admitted on April 30, 2023, after the El Paso County Jail’s contracted medical staff sent the man to the hospital for treatment for a preexisting medical condition. 
 

At approximately 12:05 am, on May 20, 2023, a 76-year-oldman died at a local hospital where he had been admitted on April 30, 2023, after the El Paso County Jail’s contracted medical staff sent the man to the hospital for treatment for a preexisting medical condition. 
 

On October 19, 2020, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office responded to an address in unincorporated El Paso County on a report of sex crimes against a juvenile.  The case was assigned to detectives of the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Special Victim’s Unit (SVU).

On Monday, April 10^th, Braden Taylor, DOB 2/18/07, ran away from his home in the 17000 block of Prospector Dr. in Peyton, Colorado.

It is believed he was traveling to Denver, or Parker, Colorado. Braden was in contact with his family until recently.

El Paso County Sheriff Joe Roybal released the following statement after a jury found Leticia Stauch guilty of murdering her 11-year-old stepson, Gannon Stauch:

Colorado Springs, CO- Recently, Sheriff Joe Roybal, along with other leaders from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, met with Angela Stevens, the President of the Colorado Springs Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

On April 19, 2023, members of the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Specialized Patrol Unit (SPU), with assistance from the Metro Narcotics Unit, concluded a four-month investigation into the illegal cultivation, manufacturing and distribution of illegal black-market marijuana.  

On April 13, 2023, at about 12:52 a.m., a 911 call was received regarding a carjacking in the 1000 block of Palacio View in Colorado Springs. The reporting party’s mother was said to be held at gunpoint and the suspects took her vehicle. There were two suspects and at least one with a handgun.

On April 10, 2023, Detectives with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Special Victim’s Unit (SVU) received a report regarding a sex assault on a child.  The parents of the child, a 14-year-old male, found inappropriate text messages between their child and the suspect.  The parents reported thei

The El Paso County Sheriff's Office, along with the Colorado Springs Police Department and Monument Police Department are pleased to announce the Annual Pikes Peak Regional Law Enforcement Teen Academy.