Sheriff’s Office Responds to Critical Incident in Black Forest, Deploys Resources to Ensure Community Safety

At approximately 3:30 AM on February 22, 2026, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Regional Communications Center received multiple calls from motorists reporting a wrong-way driver traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of Interstate 25 (near Exit 128) in Fountain, Colorado. Upon arriving, a Sheriff’s Office Patrol deputy located the suspect vehicle near mile marker 133, approximately two miles south

Last week, El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Deputy Chad Johnson completed advanced training and is now a certified Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) for the state of Colorado. Deputy Johnson’s certification supports the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office’s ongoing mission to reduce traffic fatalities, enhance Investigative efforts, and elevate safety for motorists, passengers, and pedestrians throughout the Pikes Peak region.

As Sheriff, my foremost responsibilities are to promote public safety, safeguard victims, and hold offenders accountable. Senate Bill 26-097, Decriminalize Adult Commercial Sexual Activity, raises serious concerns across each of these responsibilities. The bill mandates statewide decriminalization of commercial sexual activity between consenting adults and declares the issue a matter of statewide concern, preempting all local and home-rule laws regulating or

Due to continued high fire danger and the need to protect public health and safety, after collaborating with the Fire Chiefs of the Pikes Peak region and considering current weather conditions and ongoing lack of moisture, under the authority of Sheriff and Fire Warden Joseph Roybal, El Paso County has entered Stage II Fire Restrictions, beginning today, February 16, at