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• Precinct maps highlight political divide in county

  December 4, 2012 9:47 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - We're getting a clearer picture of just how voters in El Paso County felt about certain issues on the November ballot. The Clerk and Recorders Office released a set of maps this week showing precinct-by-precinct voting breakdowns for Amendment 64 (marijuana legalization and Issue 1A (tax increase... more »

• Concerns of co-sleeping

  November 26, 2012 7:11 PM

  In Weld County Colorado the coroner says they've had three infants die so far in 2012 while sleeping in beds with adults. At least one child in El Paso County has died that way this year as well according to the Sheriff's office. At Memorial Hospital, nurses say... more »

• Man shot to death after firing handgun at deputies

  October 20, 2012 1:19 PM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Authorities say a man was shot to death after firing a handgun at deputies in Larimer County. The sheriff's office says a woman called 911 just before midnight Friday to report that her ex-boyfriend had arrived at her Glacier View home, and she believed the... more »

• Community in shock after death of 5-year-old

  December 27, 2011 9:24 PM

  A little girl is dead after finding her parent's loaded gun and accidentally shooting herself. It happened last night at a home on Diamondback Trail in the High Park Ranch subdivision. 5-year-old Ruth Joy Wilson was dead when investigators arrived Monday night, and it's a scene that still has... more »

• Sheriff's office investigates shooting near Ft. Carson

  December 2, 2011 7:04 PM

  El Paso County Deputies are investigating a family disturbance turned shooting. We're told a man was shot in the leg by his father in a mobile home park in the 8000 block of Piute Road. That's in the southwest part of the county near Ft. Carson. The wound... more »

• Friends say Calhan shooting was love triangle turned deadly

  October 23, 2011 2:45 PM

  While authorities have not named the victim or homeowners involved in last nights deadly shooting in Calhan, friends of a suspected victim say it was a love triangle that turned deadly. El Paso County Sheriffs detectives initially responded to a 911 call of a burglary in progress, then reports that... more »

• Missing Penrose man found hundreds of miles from home

  October 2, 2011 5:36 PM

  A missing elderly man from Penrose has been found in Mesa County. According to John Sabatino of the Fremont County Sheriff's office, 88 year old Theodore Matthews was slightly disoriented but in good health when he was located Sunday afternoon. Matthews was reported missing by his daughter Sunday morning... more »

• Bomb squad says internet is to blame for spike in explosives cases

  July 27, 2011 8:39 PM

  Detonating a shoebox sized bundle of dynamite is a routine task to members of the Bomb Squad. It's what can be found online that scares them. A quick on video sharing sites such as YouTube and Metacafe pulls up dozens of how-to videos that demonstrate ways to mix household chemicals... more »

• A tense stand off with deputies lands one man in custody

  June 25, 2011 1:12 PM

  The Pueblo County Sheriff's Office and their Special Tactics and Rescue team (S.W.A.T.) was dispatched to the intersection of 500 McCulloch Blvd and 1600 El Charro at around 6 a.m. Saturday, where residents were requested to stay indoors and away from windows facing the area on the report of a... more »

• Sheriff's Deputies and K9 take three into custody

  May 21, 2011 3:54 PM

  News First 5 has learned from the El Paso County Sheriff's Office that a second burglary has taken place in the 1300 block of Soaring Eagle Drive in Colorado Springs. The first burglary is currently under investigation from last Sunday the 15th. At around 2:00 AM Saturday morning deputies... more »

• Working Story: EPC agencies on the move. What's moving when, and at what cost?

  January 6, 2011 3:44 PM

  A huge shuffling of the deck chairs is about to happen among El Paso County agencies, with everything from county commissioners to the Department of Human Services to the Sheriff's Office picking up and relocating in different buildings. We're working on the latest info on a timeline for these big... more »

• Wildfire investigators focused on fire pit quickly

  October 1, 2010 12:42 PM

  Authorities investigating the cause of Colorado's most destructive wildfire zeroed in on a fire pit the day after the fire broke out. New details about the probe into the fire in the foothills near Boulder were included in documents released Thursday by the sheriff's office. The Denver Post... more »

• 90-miles-per-hour chase suspect identified

  September 16, 2010 2:57 PM

  The felony suspect who led deputies on a 90-miles-per-hour chase through Colorado Springs just after midnight has been identified as Lee Lacey. The El Paso County Sheriff's Office reports that it had Lacey under surveillance at his home. Just after midnight, he and two other people got into a... more »

• Update: "Law enforcement legend" was God's servant

  August 20, 2010 1:19 PM

  At today's memorial service John Ramsey talked about Lou Smit's integrity and faith in God and said Smit never stopped working on JonBenet's murder case. "I had the opportunity to visit Lou a few hours, shortly after he went into hospice and a week before he died," Ramsey told the... more »

• No survivors in Colorado small plane crash

  August 5, 2010 11:59 AM

  Authorities say no one survived a crash of a small plane on Rollins Pass. A spokeswoman for the Gilpin County Sheriff's office, Cherokee Blake, said Thursday that the single-engine, two-seat plane was burned so severely that investigators haven't been able to determine the identities of the passengers or how... more »

• Plane crashes near Rollins Pass in Colorado

  August 5, 2010 8:11 AM

  The Gilpin County sheriff's office says a plane crashed in the Arapahoe National Forest, but has few details. The sheriff's office received a call at about 12:30 p.m. Wednesday of smoke on Rollins Pass Road between Nederland and Winter Park. Sheriff's officials say U.S. Forest Service employees found a... more »

• Checking up on local sex offenders

  June 12, 2010 7:25 PM

  This weekend law enforcement is hitting the streets, trying to whittle down the list of Colorado's 100 most wanted sex offenders. "Several of the offenders have been on the list for a number of years, just trying to locate them, bring them to justice," says Sgt. William Burns with... more »

• Man arrested in Teller County for attempted murder

  June 4, 2010 3:03 PM

  Teller County Sheriff's deputies arrested a suspect for allegedly shooting at a man at a home north of Cripple Creek. Jonathan M. Pepin, 22, was taken into custody early Friday morning. He's being held on several charges including Attempted 1st Degree Murder, Domestic Violence and Violation of a Restraining... more »

• County mulls move to old Intel building

  June 1, 2010 5:21 PM

  El Paso County Commissioners are considering a $50 million consolidation project that would relocate several of their offices into one central building.  Should the Sustainable Facilities plan be approved, a vacant office building at the former Intel Processor Plant on Garden of the Gods Road could house the Health... more »

• Sheriff's Office will look into deputy dragging

  May 3, 2010 6:45 PM

  The El Paso County Sheriff's deputy who was dragged alongside a car Saturday night is recovering from his injuries at home, and should be back to work soon, according to El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa. In the meantime, the Sheriff's Office has started an internal inquiry into the... more »

• Tweeting about emergencies

  March 16, 2010 8:07 PM

  When a building at the Berkshire Apartments caught fire last Thursday, Colorado Springs Firefighters "tweeted" about it. It was one of the first major calls to be put on their new Twitter page. "We're able to get out some realtime emergency incident information not only to the news but... more »

• Evans stumps for more deputies, fiscal restraint

  January 21, 2010 5:22 PM

  The man campaigning to be the next sheriff from El Paso County says he wants to put more feet on the ground without raising taxes. Todd Evans, a Republican and former lieutenant with the sheriff's office, officially announced his bid for office on Thursday. Evans believes that budget... more »

• Victim identified in possible Pueblo Co. murder

  December 10, 2009 8:44 AM

  Pueblo County Sheriff's investigators are probing a suspected homicide that happened early Thursday morning. Pueblo County Coroner James Kramer says the man suffered multiple, external injuries. The Sheriff's Office has identified the victim as 50-year-old Robert Piserchio. News First 5 has learned the victim is the brother-in-law of Fountain... more »

• Fremont County voters say no to sales tax increase

  November 3, 2009 7:29 PM

  One of the major issues in Fremont County was Question 1A. It was asking for a half-cent sales tax increase to go to public safety. Voters turned down the measure by 356 votes: 5,884 "no" votes to 5,528 "yes" votes. Fremont County Sheriff Jim Beicker says his department has... more »

• Decision 2009: Fremont County sales tax ballot issue

  October 28, 2009 8:11 PM

  The Fremont County Sheriff's Office is used to responding to emergencies but right now, they say they have one themselves. "I just have to let our folks know that the problem hasn't gone away," said Sheriff James Beiker. He says his office needs money. They are down more... more »

• No decision on charges in Colorado balloon case

  October 27, 2009 1:35 PM

  Prosecutors say they haven't decided whether to file charges against the Colorado parents accused of falsely reporting their son was in a runaway balloon. Prosecutors said Tuesday they're waiting for more information from the sheriff. Sheriff Jim Alderden says Richard and Mayumi Heene were lying when they reported their 6-year-old... more »

• El Paso County woman, 79, run over and killed by tractor

  September 14, 2009 11:08 AM

  El Paso County deputies say a 79-year-old woman was killed when she fell from a moving tractor and was run over by it. The woman was killed Sunday about nine miles south of Fountain. Her name hasn't been released. The sheriff's office says neighbors found the woman when they saw... more »