Tag: el paso county sheriff’s office
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Unsubstantiated bomb threat in Calhan leads to arrest
A report of a bomb threat in the 400 block of Colorado Avenue to Calhan police on Thursday prompted businesses to be evacuated, but no explosives were found, according to a news release by the department. Police responded within two minutes to the initial report that warned of an explosive inside a vehicle on the…
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Security-Widefield 13-year-old reported missing for second time in two days
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is again searching for a 13-year-old after he went missing and was found on Thursday, according to a post on social media by the office. Donald, whose last name was not provided in either of the missing person’s posts, was last seen around 7:15 a.m. on Friday near his…
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Pikes Peak law enforcement honors excellence in DUI enforcement at Ken Jordan awards
Law enforcement officials from across the Pikes Peak region gathered at the Colorado Springs Police Department’s Sand Creek substation on Tuesday to honor the area’s top DUI enforcement officers at the 20th annual Ken Jordan awards ceremony. Held each year in honor of Ken Jordan, a Colorado Springs police officer who was killed in the…
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Mounted units roam ranch in Security-Widefield after human remains discovered
A Colorado Springs Utilities employee discovered human remains Thursday morning, prompting the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office to search the area with mounted horseback units. The remains were found near a drainage pond on Pinello Ranch off U.S. 85/87 in the Security-Widefield area of unincorporated El Paso County, said Cassandra Sebastian, a spokesperson with the…
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Suspect identified in Colorado Springs police officer-involved shooting Monday
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday identified the suspect in a Colorado Springs shooting that injured a city police officer as 35-year-old Michael Foster. The shooting occurred about 1:30 p.m. Monday in the 2600 block of East Bijou Street after a fugitive apprehension operation when CSPD officers noticed Foster “acting suspiciously,” according to…
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Woman shot while reaching for officer’s gun: Colorado Springs police
By O’Dell Isaac A woman was hospitalized Saturday after being shot while trying to reach for an officer’s gun, according to Colorado Springs police. At about 10 p.m., officers responded to a call about a man chasing a woman in the 1200 block of Delaware Drive on the city’s east side. The caller told dispatch…
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El Paso County Sheriff’s Office seeking additional victims in child sexual assault case
Investigators with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office are seeking possible additional victims of Brandon Duba, 39, who was arrested in a child sexual assault case in December, according to a news release by the law enforcement agency. Duba had “extensive access to children” as a former bodybuilding trainer and coach at Vasa Fitness on…
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Suspects sought in connection with fire near Dragonman’s shooting range in El Paso County
The Dragonman’s shooting range and the Ellicott Fire Department are asking the public for help in identifying two people believed to have caused a fire on the first day of 2026. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office briefly issued an evacuation order north of the Schriever Space Force Base around 1 p.m. Thursday due to…
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Grand jury declines to charge El Paso County sheriff’s deputies after shooting death
A grand jury on Friday did not find probable cause that either of two El Paso County sheriff’s deputies committed any criminal offense in the officer-involved shooting death a Security-Widefield man in July. The grand jury’s decision was unanimous, according to a news release by the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office. Deputies Brenden Koehlinger and…
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Lewis-Palmer D-38 students scheduled to return to class after potential threat
Classes are expected to resume in Lewis-Palmer District 38 on Wednesday, a day after all district schools were closed because of a potential threat. District 38 said on its website Tuesday that there was “no credible threat or elevated risk” moving ahead, and that it was safe for the schools to reopen. Officials said to…