On December 31, 2023, deputies received information of the potential presence of Fentanyl at the El Paso County Jail.  Deputies located and recovered the drugs before it could be ingested.  El Paso County Sheriff’s Office detectives responded and continued the investigation.

On May 8, 2024, deputies investigated a string of business burglaries in the 6000 block of Bismark Road in unincorporated El Paso County.

At approximately 7:33 p.m., a 911 call came into the El Paso County regional communications center where the reporting party stated there had been shots fired in a residence in the 10000 block of Abrams Drive in Lorson Ranch.

On May 21, 2024, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Investigations Division and CSPD TEU arrested 40-year-old Adam Turner on multiple felony charges related to a year-long mail theft operation which impacted the Meridian Ranch and Woodmen Hills neighborhoods in El Paso County.

As the lead investigating agency, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office provides the following additional information to the original media release from the Colorado Springs Police Department:

On May 16, 2024, at about 9:07 a.m., the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office responded to a welfare check request in the 500 block of Cottonwood Dr. in unincorporated El Paso County. Upon arrival, deputies located two deceased adults, one male and one female.

On May 16, 2024, at 10:28 a.m., the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received a 911 call reporting a shooting had occurred in the 6000 block of Chantilly Pl, in unincorporated El Paso County.  Multiple callers reported 6-10 shots fired in the area.

On Monday, April 29^th, an El Paso County Sheriff’s Deputy was conducting a traffic stop with a semi-truck near Hwy. 24 and Garrett Rd. After concluding the traffic stop, Deputy Joshua Offutt noticed a white Ford pickup truck, weaving into the lane towards him.

This week, Sheriff Joseph Roybal and members of the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office celebrated National Volunteer Week.

This week, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office participated in a 5k Law Enforcement Torch Run and Polar Plunge in support of Special Olympics Colorado. El Paso County Sheriff's Office participants, sworn and professional staff, jumped into the freezing cold water, with the goal of raising funds f

In January 2024, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office initiated an investigation into 30-year-old Richard Alan McDaniel, regarding allegations of sexual assault.

Today, El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Ronnie Hancock and Sheriff Joseph Roybal joined law enforcement partners from across Colorado, House Majority Leader Duran, Representative Armagost, Senators Ginal and Gardner, and Governor Jared Polis, for the signing of House Bill 24-1074, Aggravate

Yesterday, during the Board of County Commissioners meeting in El Paso County, Commissioners voted 4-0 in favor of Resolution 24-159, authorizing litigation against the state of Colorado to challenge the provision of two revised statutes.

El Paso County Sheriff Joseph Roybal issued the following statement after the Board of El Paso County Commissioners approved $15 million in financing for a substation located near Falcon in unincorporated El Paso County:

Last week, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office hosted the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) Basic Crisis Negotiations Course in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

On April 2, 2024, 57-year-old Kevin Sypher was arrested after an in-depth investigation by members of the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Investigations Division. 

He was booked into the Teller County Jail following his arrest and is charged with:

Thursday, El Paso County Sheriff Joseph Roybal administered the oath of office to 35 POST Certified El Paso County Deputy Recruits, four Teller County Sheriff’s Office Recruits, and two Fremont County Sheriff’s Office Recruits, during the Class 23-4 Graduation Ceremony at The Road at Chapel Hills

On September 17, 2019, at 09:25 PM, deputies with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of shots fired in the 1900 block of Shawnee Drive in the Cimarron Hills area of unincorporated El Paso County.   When deputies arrived on scene, they located a deceased male lying

Beginning in May of 2022, a series of residential and business burglaries were reported in unincorporated El Paso County and the City of Colorado Springs.  Items stolen during these burglaries included identification documents, heirloom quality goods, guns, electronics, and home items.

On August 12, 2022, 55-year-old Beth Aper reportedly exited a vehicle driven by her husband on Judge Orr Road and North Calhan Highway and walked away with only two trash bags of clothes and her cellphone.

In the Fall of 2023, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office Investigation Division received information regarding possible fraudulent contractor activity occurring throughout the State of Colorado, with operations being conducted in Unincorporated El Paso County.   
 

The El Paso County Sheriff's Office is now accepting applications for the Spring 2024 Citizens Academy.

Yesterday, HB 24-1128 was indefinitely suspended during a House State, Civic, Military, & Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing. 

Earlier this month, Sheriff Joseph Roybal of El Paso County and Sheriff Jason Mikesell of Teller County formed a coalition of Sheriffs across Colorado supporting HB 24-1128. HB 24-1128 is legislation aimed at reversing previously passed legislation, specifically HB 19-1124 and HB 23-1100. 

Last week, the Colorado Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve presented Sheriff Joseph Roybal and the El Paso County Sheriff's Office with the prestigious Seven Seals Award.

On February 19, 2024, at 3:22 a.m., the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received a 911 call reporting a shooting had occurred in the 6100 block of Pemmican Point, in unincorporated El Paso County.

Today, Sheriff Joe Roybal and El Paso County Sheriff's Office members attended the 17th Annual Ken Jordan Awards Ceremony in recognition of law enforcement personnel in the Pikes Peak region who have achieved excellence in DUI enforcement. 

In November of 2023, El Paso County witnessed a landmark verdict after a jury found 28-year-old Katariina Gibson guilty of Proximate Cause of Death by Unlawful Distribution, C.R.S. 18-18-405, Drug Felony 1; and Introducing Contraband in the 2nd Degree, C.R.S. 18-8-204, Felony 6.

Recently, Sheriff Joseph Roybal of El Paso County, and Sheriff Jason Mikesell of Teller County, met with Sheriffs from across Colorado and legislators, to address the growing immigration crisis Colorado is facing.

The El Paso County Sheriff's Office announces a settlement was reached between El Paso County, Colorado, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office, and the Estate of Dezaree Archuleta.