Tag: el paso county sheriff’s office
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El Paso County sheriff’s deputy receives Purple Heart for injuries sustained in Afghanistan
As commemorative events took place across Colorado Springs on Friday, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office hosted a Purple Heart ceremony to honor a deputy who was injured in combat 10 years to the day after the 9/11 attacks. On Sept. 11, 2011, then-Army Staff Sgt. Michael Ratai was seriously wounded during a combat operation…
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Possible murder-suicide under investigation north of Colorado Springs
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a possible murder-suicide involving a woman and her estranged husband. Deputies found the two Monday morning inside a home in the 14000 block of Nichlas Court in the unincorporated Gleneagle area of northern El Paso County after a caller had requested a welfare check on their neighbor,…
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Possible murder-suicide under investigation in Gleneagle
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a possible murder-suicide involving a woman and her estranged husband. Deputies found the two the morning of Sept. 7 inside a home in the 14000 block of Nichlas Court in the unincorporated Gleneagle area of northern El Paso County after a caller had requested a welfare check…
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Man charged with arson in Cheyenne Mountain Estates vehicle fire
El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man believed to have set a vehicle on fire in the 8100 block of Piute Road west of Colorado 115 near Fort Carson Gate 5, they Sheriff’s Office announced on Tuesday. Alex Luevano, 32, was apprehended in the 1000 block of Rice Drive in Colorado Springs on Thursday…
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El Paso County deputies arrest 2 in Cimarron Hills traffic stop, seizing drugs, guns and cash
El Paso County sheriff’s deputies arrested two people and seized two guns, money, fentanyl pills and other illicit drugs during an Aug. 29 traffic stop in Cimarron Hills, the Sheriff’s Office announced on Friday. Pretson Reno, 48, and Amanda Pacheco-Sammon, 43, were both taken into custody on $50,000 bonds following the stop. Deputies stopped the…
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Second teenager charged in Cimarron Hills homicide
El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a second suspect, Simon Botros, 19, in connection with a homicide in Cimarron Hills on July 7, the agency announced on Thursday. Michael Fell, 39, was fatally shot around midnight in the 2300 block of Reed Grass Way. He died despite life-saving attempts by first responders. Botros was charged…
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FBI, local law enforcement agencies announce task force to protect children
KOAA FBI Denver, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office and the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) have announced the formation of a task force to protect children. The Sheriff’s Office says the new FBI Southern Colorado Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force brings local and federal investigators together to identify victims and hold offenders…
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13-year-old reported missing near unincorporated Cascade
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office issued a missing person alert for 13-year-old Ellington on Monday afternoon, the agency posted on social media. Ellington, whose last name was not given, was last seen around 2:20 p.m. in Cascade near the Pikes Peak Highway, heading eastbound on U.S. 24. She was wearing a gray hoodie with…
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Juvenile arrested after allegedly burglarizing several businesses in El Paso County
El Paso County sheriff’s deputies took a juvenile into custody after businesses in several locations were burglarized Monday, according to a news release by the Sheriff’s Office. Dispatchers initially began receiving reports of a burglary in progress around 5 a.m. in the 6800 block of Space Village Avenue, alleging the suspect was breaking windows, discharging…
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DA justifies CSPD officers in fatally shooting man at McDonald’s
The deadly shooting of a man by Colorado Springs police officers at a McDonald’s was ruled justified by the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office on Monday, the office announced in a news release. The ruling determined officers Daniel White, Mitchell Mueller and Michael Dauchy did not violate the law in shooting Benjamin Greenfield, 40, as…