On April 19, 2020, at approximately 9:57 PM, the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) Communications Center dispatched officers to a domestic disturbance in the 3200 block of Oak Creek Drive East. A female caller stated the suspect was armed with a rifle. 

On April 15, 2020, at approximately 11:45 PM, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office Communications Center received numerous reports of a structure fire in the 5500 block of Molly Court in Black Forest. The Black Forest Fire Department responded, but the home was a total loss.

The Sheriff's Office has received reports of another phone scam. In these most recent cases, the scammers would call different citizens and pretend to be one of our deputies. The caller would threaten the citizen with arrest if they didn’t pay to remedy a non-existent warrant.

This morning, April 14, 2020, Sheriff Bill Elder was advised by Dr. Kelly on behalf of El Paso County Public Health they had concluded the investigation into Deputy Jeff Hopkins’ death. The statement says:

On April 13, 2020, detectives from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Financial Crimes Unit apprehended Ryan Carneal, DOB: 6/1/76, when he arrived at the El Paso County courthouse for a hearing.

On April 12, 2020, at approximately 10:57 AM, the Sheriff's Office Communications Center received a call regarding a Restraining Order Violation in the 1000 block of Main Street, located in Security, Colorado.  

The suspect was later identified as Thomas Flores, DOB: 07/13/1978.

On April 3, 2020, at approximately 12:20 AM, our Communications Center dispatched deputies to a burglary in progress in the 9800 block of Fairway Glen Drive.  

Some time during the evening hours on April 1, 2020, a victim lost their wallet in a shopping center parking lot located in the 7600 block of McLaughlin Road.

Some time between 5:30 AM on April 5, 2020, through 8:00 PM on April 6, 2020, a maroon 1999 Toyota Camry was stolen from an apartment complex parking lot in the 4800 block of Manzana Drive.

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office will be working with El Paso County Public Health to enforce the Stay at Home order, in addition to the Bar and Restaurant order issued by Governor Polis and adopted by the El Paso County Public Health Department.