On March 11, 2025, beginning at 8:00 a.m., the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO) assisted the El Paso County Department of Public Works (DPW) with removing hazardous debris and trash from the homeless encampments under the overpass near Chamberlin South in unincorporated El Paso County.

Today, El Paso County Sheriff Joe Roybal testified during the House Judiciary Committee in opposition to Senate Bill 25-003, Semiautomatic Firearms & Rapid-Fire Devices.

Read Sheriff Roybal’s remarks as written below:

“Good morning. 

This week, federal law enforcement partners at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) notified Sheriff Roybal they have located, identified, and arrested several suspected Tren de Aragua (TDA) Venezuelan gang members in El Paso County.  

El Paso County Sheriff Joseph Roybal is saddened to announce the passing of Major Bradley, a long-time beloved equine member of our Mounted Unit.

On February 28, at approximately 12:20 PM, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Regional Communications Center received a report of a shooting outside the King Soopers on Baptist Road in Monument, Colorado.

On February 27, at approximately 3:00 PM, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team responded to the 18000 block of Highway 94 in unincorporated El Paso County to locate 62-year-old Matthew Kalkman.

This morning, El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Deputies assigned to the Regional Metro Unit as Task Force Officers (TFOs) assisted the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and U.S.

Recently, El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Unit Deputy Joshua Offutt completed training and became a certified Drug Recognition Expert (DRE).

Yesterday, El Paso County Sheriff Joseph Roybal joined Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell, Douglas County Undersheriff David Walcher, Grand County Sheriff Brett Schroetlin, and Weld County Captain Matt Turner and testified during the Senate Veteran & Military Affairs Committee to support Se

Today, during a Working Session at City Hall for the Colorado Springs City Council, Sheriff Joseph Roybal, Detentions Behavioral Health Manager Laura Ridenour, and Detention Support Division Commander Eric Carnell gave a presentation to members of the Council as to the status of those incarcerate