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El Paso County SheriffThirteen pounds of processed marijuana and more than 500 marijuana plants were seized Friday when authorities served a search warrant at a suspected illegal grow in El Paso County.El Paso County SheriffThirteen pounds of processed marijuana and more than 500 marijuana plants were seized Friday when authorities served a search warrant at a suspected illegal grow in El Paso County.El Paso County SheriffThirteen pounds of processed marijuana and more than 500 marijuana plants were seized Friday when authorities served a search warrant at a suspected illegal grow in El Paso County.Show Caption of Expand Thirteen pounds of processed marijuana and more than 500 marijuana plants were seized Friday when authorities served a search warrant at a suspected illegal grow in El Paso County. Investigators executed the search warrant in the 16,000 block of Jones Road, according to the sheriff’s office. The plants seized were in various stages of growth, and investigators … [Read more...] about Investigators seize 500 plants in suspected illegal pot grow in El Paso County

0 View Comments Incumbent El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder appeared headed toward a second four-year term, opening up a commanding lead over challenger, Mike Angley, in early results in Tuesday's Republican primary. With 70,708 of the more than 111,171 ballots counted, Elder led by about 10,000 votes, 57 percent to Angley's 42 percent, according to the county Clerk and Recorder's Office. At a gathering at El Padrino Mexicano restaurant in northeast Colorado Springs, Elder hugged family and supporters when the results were announced. Among the crowd was state Sen. Bob Gardner, R-Colorado Springs, 4th Judicial District Attorney Dan May and Colorado Springs Police Chief Pete Carey. Related: Bremer, Williams leading El Paso County commissioner races "I believe these numbers will hold," Elder told the crowd. "I'm excited that we're finally through this piece. We did the right thing. We stood up to the bullying." He led his supporters in a toast "to the citizens of El Paso County and … [Read more...] about Incumbent El Paso County sheriff opens wide lead over Republican challenger

0 View Comments The Colorado Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from El Paso County after a 4th Judicial District Judge ordered the release of two inmates who were being held solely at the request of federal immigration enforcement authorities. The ACLU of Colorado sued Sheriff Bill Elder on Feb. 27 on behalf of two inmates, arguing that the Sheriff's Office has illegally kept people in jail "for days, weeks, even months" after they posted bond or resolved their cases, because ICE asked that those inmates be detained. Related: ACLU sues El Paso County Sheriff's Office, saying it illegally keeps suspected undocumented immigrants behind bars On March 20, 4th Judicial District Judge Eric Bentley granted a preliminary injunction, ordering the Sheriff's Office to honor bonds for two ACLU of Colorado clients - Saul Cisneros and Rut Noemi Chavez Rodriguez - who were held at the request of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) but who otherwise were eligible for … [Read more...] about Colorado Supreme Court denies El Paso County appeal in ACLU battle over ICE holds at jail

The El Paso County Sheriff's Office is responding to a fatal shooting Sunday morning in eastern El Paso County, according to a sheriff's office tweet.The sheriff's office said the shooting happened near the town of Rush on Colorado 94 - about 40 miles east of Colorado Springs."Suspect in fatal shooting on Highway 94 described as a white male with black hair in his mid 20's," the sheriff's office tweeted. "We encourage the community to be vigilant and call 911 if you see anything suspicious."Stay with gazette.com for updates on this developing story.Click here for more local crime and public safety news. … [Read more...] about Fatal shooting reported in El Paso County

DENVER — A lawsuit is arguing that a Colorado sheriff’s office cannot hold inmates at immigration authorities’ request once they have posted bond. The Colorado American Civil Liberties Union filed the suit on Monday on behalf of a man being held by the Teller County Sheriff’s Office. A spokesman said he could not comment immediately because Sheriff Jason Mikesell had not received a copy of the lawsuit. The ACLU filed a similar suit in February against El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder on behalf of two men being held in the jail at immigration authorities’ request. The sheriff’s office argued that it was housing the men as part of an agreement with immigration authorities. A judge ruled in March that Elder could not keep holding the men after they paid bond. … [Read more...] about Colorado sheriff’s policy violates immigrants’ rights, lawsuit argues