On Sunday, July 1, 2018, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office will deploy an inaugural co-responder, patrol unit called the Behavioral Health Connect Unit or BHCON (pronounced Beacon).  It was previously named Project CURB.  The BHCON unit pairs an El Paso County Sheriff's Deputy with a Licensed

We would like to wish every citizen in El Paso County a safe and happy Fourth of July.  Hopefully this holiday will pass without any serious injuries or incidents tainting its enjoyment.

On Friday, June 22, 2018, Stephanie Gangemi, Behavioral Health Programs Manager of the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office was awarded the Seidenberg Prize.   The Seidenberg Paper Prize recognizes individuals for their written psychoanalytic perspective on problems within prisons that affect the me

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance locating Jane Mudder, DOB: 07/15/62.  Jane was last seen by her landlord on Saturday, May 5, 2018, in the Cascade Area. 

On June 21, 2018, at approximately 5:18 am, a structure fire was reported at a mobile home in the Springs Mobile Home Community, located at 1095 Western Dr.  Members of the Cimarron Hills Fire Department responded and, after extinguishing the fire, discovered a deceased individual inside the re

Sheriff's Office and Colorado Springs Police Department Support Special Olympics in Annual Torch Run

On Tuesday, June 12, 2018, Steven D'Agostino, DOB: 06-13-83, a Deputy Sheriff with the El Paso County Sheriff's Office was booked into the Criminal Justice Center Jail. 

On Tuesday, June 12, 2018, Steven D'Agostino, DOB: 06-13-83, a Deputy Sheriff with the El Paso County Sheriff's Office was booked into the Criminal Justice Center Jail. 

Sheriff Bill Elder has ordered Stage II Fire Restrictions for all of the unincorporated areas of El Paso County.  The Stage II Fire Restrictions shall go into effect immediately and the following are prohibited:

1.      Campfires.

2.      The sale or use of fireworks.

In Early 2017, the Sheriff’s Office Special Victim’s Unit began an investigation on a Sexual Assault Case involving suspect Glenn Allan Lainfiesta, DOB: 04/02/73.  Lainfiesta had been working as a sparring coach at the Academy of Life and Leadership Taekwondo at the Chapel Hills Mall, 1710 Bria