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

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is proud to announce the launch of the Blue Envelope Program, a community initiative designed to enhance communication and safety during interactions between law enforcement and individuals with disabilities such as autism spectrum disorder, dementia, hearing impairment, or other conditions which may affect responses. Program participants place their essential documents inside a clearly marked

On Thursday, September 18, 2025, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office partnered with the El Paso County Department of Public Works to clean up an illegal homeless camp and accumulated trash located underneath the Chamberlin S bridge near the intersection of Chamberlin S and Tanager Way in unincorporated El Paso County. This area was first reported to the Sheriff’s Office

On September 20, 2025, at approximately 7:45 AM, El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Patrol deputies observed a Chevrolet pickup truck towing a Dodge Ram stopped westbound in a traffic lane near Meadowbrook Parkway and Woolsey Heights in the Cimarron Hills area of unincorporated El Paso County. Deputies saw two adult passengers, a male and a female, inside the vehicle who

On September 20, 2025, at approximately 5:58 PM, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office received an alert from the FLOCK Safety camera system regarding a vehicle tied to a felony warrant. The vehicle, a black Toyota Prius with Colorado license plate CPQA40, was associated with attempted murder suspect 41-year-old Michael McGinnis. The vehicle was detected traveling near Highway 85 and