El Paso County Sheriff Joe Roybal issued the following statement:

Next week, September 25-27, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Wildland Fire Group will be assisting the U.S. Forest Service with a controlled Ensign Gulch burn operation near Rampart Range Road and Forest Service Road 314.

This week, elected officials in El Paso County joined Sheriff Joe Roybal in showing their sincere appreciation for the members of the County Security Section of the Sheriff’s Office in celebration of National Security Officer Appreciation Week.

Today, El Paso County Sheriff Joe Roybal announced the release of the El Paso County Sheriff's Office Strategic Plan, a roadmap to the future of the El Paso County Sheriff's Office. 

This afternoon, El Paso County Sheriff Joseph Roybal, Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell, and members of both the El Paso County and Teller County Sheriff’s Office celebrated the Special Response team graduation of 9 deputies from El Paso County and 1 deputy from Teller County.

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Theft case that occurred at the Smart Space Storage lot located at 5210 Tamlin Rd. in unincorporated El Paso County, CO.

This afternoon, during a ceremony at in Colorado Springs, Colorado, El Paso County Sheriff Joseph Roybal administered the oath of office to 19 POST Certified El Paso County Deputy Recruits, and one Monument Police Department Recruit.

On September 4, 2023, a male inmate in the El Paso County Jail died while in custody.  At about 5:45 a.m., 42-year-old Jamin Robertson was housed in the medical unit and was found unresponsive and not breathing in his cell. 

On the morning of August 29, 2023, at about 0900 hours, Joshua Cordova, a 42 year-old male, walked into the main public entrance/screening area of the El Paso County Courthouse located at 270 S.

Today, El Paso County Sheriff Joe Roybal announced a settlement was reached between El Paso County, Colorado, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, and the Estate of William Johnson.

On the evening of August 19, 2023, at about 10:18 p.m., a 911 call came into the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center.  The caller reported there had been a shooting in the 4000 block of Ford Drive in unincorporated El Paso County.

During the morning of August 17, 2023, the Colorado Springs Police Department Tactical Enforcement Unit (TEU) was contacted by the US Marshal Service and Colorado State Parole regarding an operation occurring in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

This past week, on August 18th and 19th, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office Traffic Enforcement Unit, along with several grant-funded deputies, participated in a traffic enforcement surge operation. 

On Monday August 14, 2023, at around 10 p.m., the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Communication Center received multiple calls regarding shots fired in the area of Highway 94 near Ellicott in unincorporated El Paso County. This area is a new housing construction site.

During the morning of August 17, 2023, the Colorado Springs Police Department Tactical Enforcement Unit (TEU) was contacted by the US Marshal Service and Colorado State Parole regarding an operation occurring in Colorado Springs, Colorado. 

Tomorrow marks one year since 55-year-old Beth Aper was last seen or heard from by her sister.

During the week of July 31- August 5, law enforcement partners nationwide participated in National Night Out. National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign promoting police-community partnerships and camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live.

Today, members of the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office celebrated the career and retirement of K9 Taz. 

K9 Taz began his service with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office in November 2017, working exclusively with K9 handler Deputy Nicholas Witherite. 

This morning, Sheriff Joseph Roybal and members of the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, attended a wreath laying ceremony in honor of fallen El Paso County Sheriff Deputy Andrew Peery.

Read Sheriff Roybal’s remark as written:

On August 5. 2023 at approximately 12:06 p.m. the El Paso County Communications Center received numerous reports of an aircraft crash in the area of Meadowlake Airport, near Falcon, in unincorporated El Paso County.  

On February 5, 2023, at around 12:50 a.m., numerous 911 calls were received by the El Paso County Sheriff's Office Communications Center on reports of hearing multiple shots fired.

On July 7, 2023, at approximately 5:00 p.m., El Paso County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a robbery at The State Bank on McLaughlin Road in Unincorporated El Paso County.

The El Paso County Sheriff's Office is now accepting applications. The Citizens' Academy will begin on Tuesday, September 5th, 2023, and will be held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM.

On June 30, 2023, after an in-depth investigation by the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, Devon Bobian was arrested on second degree felony murder charges, for the death of Fountain Police Officer Julian Becerra.

In the early morning hours of July 11, 2023, just after midnight, officers with the Manitou Springs Police Department stopped a vehicle in the area of Colorado Avenue and Ridge Road.

In the early morning hours of July 7th, 2023, just after 3am, El Paso County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to an address in the 4000 block of Witches Hollow Lane in the Security/Widefield area of unincorporated El Paso County due to a report of shots fired in the area.  

In the early morning hours of Thursday, July 6th, 2023, just before 3:30am, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office Communications Section received a 911 call from a resident at a home in the 600 block of Catalina Drive who reported a stabbing at that location.

The El Paso County Sheriff's Office has not issued a fire ban for unincorporated El Paso County. Nor has the Board of County Commissioners issued a firework ban. 

June 11, 2023, marks the ten-year anniversary of the tragic Black Forest Fire.  Several agencies collaborated with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office to investigate the fire; amongst these agencies were the U.S.

On October 24, 2022, deputies from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an employee of Pikes Peak Christian Church was committing fraud, theft, and other related offenses in her capacity as the Financial Director of the church.