Update: Coroner Identifies Inmate Found Unresponsive at El Paso County Jail

This morning, staff at Mesa Ridge High School received reports of “multiple students” on school property who were in possession of a firearm. The on-site El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Student Resource Officer responded and located the student in possession of a handgun. After securing the firearm, the SRO immediately located a second student associated with the incident. Both students

El Paso County Sheriff Joseph Roybal issued the following statement on the 24th anniversary of September 11, 2001:  “Today, we remember the tragedy of September 11, 2001, and honor the unbreakable spirit of those who rose in its aftermath—the firefighters, police officers, first responders, and members of our military. On this day, the world witnessed evil strike at the heart

On Sunday, September 7, 2025, at approximately 2:35 PM, El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Patrol deputies conducted a targeted enforcement operation in the 5400 block of Almont Avenue in unincorporated El Paso County, an area known for criminal activity and narcotics distribution. During surveillance, deputies observed a gold Honda Pilot leaving the residence. A traffic stop was initiated, and drug

On Saturday, September 6, 2025, at approximately 9:43 AM, the FLOCK Safety camera system alerted deputies to a confirmed stolen vehicle, a 2007 silver Jeep Liberty, in the Stratmoor Valley area of unincorporated El Paso County. The suspect, identified as 29-year-old Arturo Velasquez, was also listed on a “Be on the Lookout” (BOLO) as armed and dangerous, with parole and