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.