Sheriff’s Office Investigates Homicide on Crawford Avenue

Today, El Paso County Sheriff Joseph Roybal, joined by 16 sheriffs from across Colorado, issued a formal letter to Governor Jared Polis calling for urgent action to resolve the Colorado Department of Corrections’ (DOC) inmate transfer backlog and the inadequate state reimbursement for housing state inmates in county jails. In the letter, Sheriff Roybal and fellow Colorado Sheriffs warn that

On July 3, 2025, at approximately 10:45 PM, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Regional Communications Center received a 911 call reporting a robbery in the area of Highway 85 near Main Street in unincorporated El Paso County. Deputies responded to the area and located a vehicle parked along the side of Highway 85/87. Inside the vehicle, they discovered two

In the early morning hours of June 30, 2025, at approximately 3:10 a.m., El Paso County Sheriff’s Office deputies conducted a routine patrol check at the Travelodge Hotel on Space Village Avenue in unincorporated El Paso County. Deputies observed a spray-painted black Subaru Legacy without license plates entering the hotel parking lot. As the vehicle came to a stop, a

On June 27, 2025, at approximately 7:00 a.m., El Paso County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of criminal mischief in the area of Air Lane in Cimarron Hills, located in unincorporated El Paso County. The suspect, 36-year-old David Whitcomb, reportedly caused over $2,000 in property damage during what appeared to be a mental health episode. When deputies arrived