El Paso County Sheriff Joseph Roybal issued the following statement in honor of Thanksgiving: 

“This Thanksgiving, let us be grateful for the freedoms we hold dear—those made possible by the sacrifices of so many before us.

In an effort to keep families safe this holiday season, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office and law enforcement agencies from the Pikes Peak region are partnering to coordinate a two-phase operation.

On November 21st, 2024, at approximately 12:43 pm, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Regional Communications Center received a phone call from an employee at Miami-Yoder Schools, stating a school security officer had a student detained after finding a handgun in the student's backpack

Today, members of the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Unit joined El Paso County Public Works and El Paso County Commissioner and Board Chairman Carrie Geitner to celebrate the completion of the Rex and Meridian Roads Intersection Improvement Project.

Around 09:50 A.M. today, the El Paso County Regional Communications Center received a 911 call from a residence in the 1100 block of Denise Drive.  The caller reported someone was attacked with an axe inside the residence.  The caller advised the victim and suspect were known to each other. 

Today, El Paso County Sheriff Joseph Roybal administered the oath of office to 24 POST Certified El Paso County Deputies, four Teller County Sheriff’s Office Deputies, one Fremont County Sheriff's Office Deputy, one Costilla County Sheriff’s Office Deputy, and one Colorado State Parole Officer du

Today, El Paso County Sheriff Joseph Roybal presented a check for $6,440.00 to Circle of Hope, UCHealth Memorial Hospital Foundation.

On November 8, at approximately 10:30 pm, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Regional Communications Center received reports of a missing 8-year-old girl in the area of Soap Weed Rd and Mid Jones Rd in eastern El Paso County.

El Paso County Sheriff and Fire Warden Joseph Roybal issued the following statement, rescinding Stage I Fire Restrictions for all unincorporated areas of El Paso County:

On November 4, at approximately 11:47 a.m., the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Regional Communications Center received a call regarding a hit-and-run traffic accident in the parking lot of McDonald’s located at 765 W. Baptist Road in Monument, Colorado.