Tag: sheriff’s office
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Body of turkey hunter, missing more than a week, found in Chaffee County
Searchers have recovered the body of a Salida man who had been missing for more than a week, according to the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office. Kaden Sites, 27, was found by volunteer searchers in the wilderness near Tabeguache Creek, about 1.5 miles from where his truck was found on April 15, the last day he…
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Costilla County commissioners call special meeting following former sheriff’s indictment, resignation
The Costilla County Board of Commissioners will hold a special meeting Monday to discuss a replacement for the county’s top law enforcement official following the resignation of Sheriff Danny Sanchez, according to a public notice from the county. Sanchez resigned from his post after the 12th Judicial District indicted him on several counts of official…
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El Paso County Sheriff’s Office asks for help in finding missing autistic teenage girl
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the community’s help in finding a missing 15-year-old girl, Alexandria. The Sheriff’s Office posted Sunday afternoon that Alexandria was last seen at her home on Morley Court in Peyton, and that she has the mental capacity of a 10-year-old. Alexandria left home with a small white…
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Law enforcement sweep car on East Platte Avenue after report of bomb
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save About 1.5 miles of westbound Platte Avenue was closed Monday afternoon, from Peterson Road to Powers Boulevard, after a report of a bomb inside a car. The Cimarron Hills Fire Department originally told The Gazette the department was responding to a “possible bomb threat.” El…
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Wild ride near Colorado Springs ends in crashes, drug bust and arrests
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An suspected El Paso County gang member considered by law enforcement to be “armed and dangerous” was arrested after allegedly ramming a stolen vehicle into law enforcement, authorities said Tuesday. On Saturday morning, a license plate reader software called Flock Safety spotted a stolen 2007…
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Sheriff’s Office invites public to Citizen’s Academy to learn about law enforcement
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is inviting the public to attend its Citizen’s Academy to learn more about the office’s efforts and what it takes to be a sheriff’s deputy. According to EPCSO spokesperson Sgt. Kurt Smith, the Citizen’s Academy is a five-week program designed to allow the public to interact with the office,…
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El Paso County deputy’s gun, vest stolen from patrol car
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A thief made off with an El Paso County sheriff’s deputy’s pistol, duty belt and ballistic vest early Sunday after riffling through a parked patrol car in downtown Colorado Springs. A body-worn camera and two magazines, with ammunition, were also taken along with the deputy’s…
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Incumbent El Paso County sheriff on way to second four-year term
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Incumbent El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder appeared to have won a second four-year term, defeating challenger Mike Angley by more than 10,000 votes in Tuesday’s Republican primary. With more than 90 percent of the…