This week, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office proudly celebrates National Correctional Officers Week, observed from May 4 through May 10, 2025.

Yesterday, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announced the arrest of U.S. Army soldier Juan Gabriel Orona-Rodriguez.

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Wildland Fire Crew, in partnership with the Cascade Volunteer Fire Department, hosted a Chipper Event for the Ute Pass community from April 21–27.

Last week, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office SWAT Team, in coordination with detectives from the Violent Offender Fugitive Task Force, located a violent offender in the 700 block of North Blaney Road in unincorporated El Paso County.

During National Volunteer Week, we proudly celebrate the 230 active volunteers at the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. These dedicated individuals contribute their time, skills, and energy to support our mission and strengthen the relationships we hold within our community.

El Paso County Sheriff Joseph Roybal issued the following statement following a series of stories coming from local and national media regarding joint law enforcement activity over the weekend in the Pikes Peak region: 

In October 2024, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Regional Communications Center received information from an elderly citizen who stated they had been a victim of a scamming phone call.

On Sunday, April 27, 2025, at approximately 3:30 am, El Paso County Sheriff’s Office deputies assisted the U.S.

On April 23, 2025, at approximately 11:53 pm, a call came into the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Regional Communications Center, reporting a domestic violence assault at a residence in the 1400 block of Hathaway Drive in the Cimarron Hills area of unincorporated El Paso County.

This Wednesday, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office was honored to receive a $15,000 donation from God’s Pantry Ministry, a local non-profit located in the Security-Widefield area of unincorporated El Paso County. 

This weekend, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Unit conducted a surge operation to reduce speeding and impaired driving on roads in unincorporated El Paso County. 

On April 20, 2025, an El Paso County Sheriff’s Office patrol deputy conducted a routine check around the Econolodge Hotel on Panamint Court in the Cimarron Hills area of unincorporated El Paso County.

Today, deputies from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, in collaboration with El Paso County Code Enforcement and “Keep Colorado Springs Beautiful,” conducted a cleanup operation in the B Street area of unincorporated El Paso County.

On April 13, at approximately 12:25 p.m., officers with the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) responded to a report of a disturbance involving multiple individuals in the 4900 block of North Academy Boulevard.

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is celebrated each year during the second week of April. In 2025, it will be observed from April 13th to April 19th.

On April 10, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office partnered once again with El Paso County Code Enforcement to restore a section of the Pikes Peak Greenway Trail.

On April 13, at approximately 12:25 p.m., Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) officers responded to a disturbance involving multiple individuals in the 4900 block of North Academy Boulevard.

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating 41-year-old Rueben Matthews, who was last seen on December 14, 2024.

Yesterday, Governor Jared Polis signed into law Senate Bill 25-003, the most atrocious anti-2nd Amendment bill in Colorado history. 

On December 11, 2024, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Regional Communications Center received a 9-1-1 call reporting a shooting near the Gate 5 entrance of Fort Carson and Highway 115 in unincorporated El Paso County.

This week, during a ceremony at the Office of the Sheriff in downtown Colorado Springs, five individuals received their Firefighter I Certification during a ceremony for the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Wildland Fire Academy graduation.

In collaboration with the El Paso County Code Enforcement Unit, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office has been actively monitoring a growing homeless encampment along the East Fork of Sand Creek near Highway 24 and Peterson Road in unincorporated El Paso County.

Today, the El Paso County Board of County Commissioners voted 5-0 to approve the contract for the future planned substation in eastern unincorporated El Paso County with the selected contractor, Buildings By Design, LLC.

On January 16, 2025, patrol deputies with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting at a residence in the 7000 block of Dove Creek Circle, located in the Widefield neighborhood of unincorporated El Paso County.

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office proudly honors the invaluable contributions of its Evidence Technicians during Property and Evidence Technicians Week, observed from April 7 through April 11, 2025.

On January 16, 2025, patrol deputies with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting at a residence in the 7000 block of Dove Creek Circle, located in the Widefield neighborhood of unincorporated El Paso County.

On Monday, March 31, 2025, at approximately 2:21 pm, the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) received a call for service regarding an adult male breaking into vehicles and threatening a community member with a firearm in a parking lot near 21 North Nevada Avenue in downtown Colorado Springs

Today, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office conducted a coordinated search along Fountain Creek adjacent to the area of Pinello Ranch in unincorporated El Paso County in connection with the ongoing investigation into the disappearance of Bernice Moorehead, who was reported missing on October 17, 2

On Monday, March 31, 2025, at approximately 2:21 pm, the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) received a call for service regarding an adult male breaking into vehicles and threatening a community member with a firearm in a parking lot near 21 North Nevada Avenue in downtown Colorado Springs

This week, members of the Colorado state legislature passed the most egregious and unconstitutional anti-Second Amendment bill in Colorado's history.