Tag: el paso county sheriff’s office
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4,200-acre fire prompts evacuation order near Hanover
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office issued an evacuation order for a nearly 6-mile stretch north to south in Hanover on Wednesday evening. The Hammer fire, located near Hammer Road and Hanover Road, stood at 4,200 acres as of 7 p.m., according to watchduty.org. The evacuation order was in place for Hammer Road east to…
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Former substitute teacher arrested, faces multiple sexual misconduct allegations
A former Colorado Springs substitute teacher was arrested for allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with a student, according to a Monday news release from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. William Boden, 33, faces multiple felony charges related to alleged sexual misconduct with a minor, including sexual assault on a child by a person in…
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Evacuation order lifted following brush fire east of Colorado Springs
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office has lifted an evacuation order east of Colorado Springs that it issued Sunday due to a fire near North Curtis and Garrett roads. “It is safe to return to the area,” the Sheriff’s Office wrote in a social media post. Investigators were working to determine the size and cause…
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El Paso County Sheriff’s Office seeking information on shooting near Yoder
A shooting into a vehicle with no injuries near Yoder on Saturday has prompted the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office to ask the public for information, according to a news release by the agency. The victim told police someone they did not know “banged” on their door in the 31000 block of Truckton Road before…
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Fire evacuation order lifted south of Fountain, 2 buildings destroyed
A fire located around 30 miles south of Colorado Springs prompted a brief evacuation order and destroyed two buildings on Monday. The fire initially began in a residence and then spread to nearby grass, destroying an unoccupied outbuilding, according to a post on social media by the Hanover Fire Department. The half-mile-radius evacuation order near…
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El Paso County Sheriff’s Office asks for help locating missing, at-risk woman
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing woman last seen in Colorado Springs on Sunday afternoon. Haley, 45, has an “intellectual disability and mental health concerns” and is considered an at-risk adult, officials said in a social media post. Haley is 5-foot-10 and about 160 pounds,…
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Suspect shot to death after firing at officers: Colorado Springs police
A suspect was fatally shot after allegedly firing a gun at Colorado Springs officers on Saturday, law enforcement officials said. Just before 11 p.m., Metro Task Force officers from Colorado Springs Police Department and the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office saw a “suspicious” vehicle while patrolling in the 1200 block of North Academy Boulevard, near…
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Police planning ‘surge’ of vehicle registration compliance enforcement in El Paso County
Several law enforcement agencies operating in El Paso County will increase enforcement of expired and unregistered vehicles from Sunday to April 11, according to a news release by the county’s Sheriff’s Office. El Paso County Sheriff Joe Roybal promised a “surge of enforcement” by increasing the focus on identifying non-compliant vehicles, he stated in the…
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‘I’d sacrifice my freedom for you’: Pikes Peak State College instructor allegedly had sexual relationship with minor student
Deputies arrested an American Sign Language faculty member at Pikes Peak State College on Friday after he allegedly engaged in a sexual relationship with a minor student for over a year. Jason Gunderson, 48, is accused of grooming one of his 16-year-old students and illegally beginning a 13-month sexual relationship with her after turning 17,…
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El Paso County Sheriff’s Office welcomes its first-ever explosives detection K-9
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office has added a four-legged crime fighter to its ranks, the law enforcement agency announced Monday. K-9 Amp, a 5-year-old Black Labrador retriever, is an explosives detection dog – the first of his kind with the Sheriff’s Office, according to a news release. Amp is partnered with Deputy David Glenn,…