News Flash

Sewer Pipe Break Temporarily Affects Some Jail Operations

A corroded sewer line that recently collapsed and spewed sewage into areas of the aging Pueblo County Jail is much larger than originally anticipated, requiring some operations in the tower building to be re-located and other areas to be closed temporaril...

Suspicious Vehicle Call Leads to Arrests, Recovery of Stolen Property, Drugs

Pueblo, CO: A tip from an observant citizen about a suspicious vehicle at a Pueblo West home followed by solid police work by Pueblo County Sheriff’s deputies led to the arrest of three people Thursday night, the recovery of a stolen vehicle and...

Pueblo Metro Bomb Unit Unveils New Hi-Tech Robot

Pueblo, CO: The Pueblo Police Department and the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office announced today the Pueblo Metro Bomb Unit has a new tool to assist in safely locating, identifying and rendering safe explosives and explosive hazardous materials.

T...

Sheriff’s Office Seeking Information on Missing Pueblo West Teenager

Pueblo, CO: The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office is seeking help in locating a 15-year-old Pueblo West girl, who was reported as a runaway by her family on January 27. Jewelieanna Muniz left the family home in the 900 block of S. Honeysuckle Drive...

Sheriff Taylor Recognizes Employees, Citizens at Annual Awards Banquet

Pueblo, CO: Pueblo County Sheriff Kirk M. Taylor honored several employees, two special units and several citizens for outstanding services and dedication to the Sheriff’s Office at the 14^th annual Awards Banquet Friday night at Colorado State U...

Deputy Awarded Medal of Valor

Pueblo, CO: Pueblo County Sheriff Kirk M. Taylor awarded Patrol Deputy Jason Hanratty with the Medal of Valor at the 14^th annual Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office Awards Banquet held Friday at Colorado State University-Pueblo.

The Medal of Valor is ...

Sheriff’s Office to Host Annual Polar Plunge to Benefit Special Olympics

It’s that time of year to feel the chill and get Freezin for a Reason at the 5th Annual Pueblo County Polar Plunge for Special Olympics. The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office is seeking teams of brave individuals who are willing to take o...

Deputies Investigating Separate & Unrelated Threats at Two Pueblo West Schools

 The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office, in cooperation with Pueblo County School District 70, is investigating unrelated reported threats made at two Pueblo West schools late Wednesday night to determine the validity of the reports. The re...

Sheriff Taylor Announces Scholarship Program for High School Seniors

Pueblo County Sheriff’ Kirk M. Taylor announced today the County Sheriff’s of Colorado, Inc. (CSOC) will award a $1,000 scholarship to a deserving Pueblo County student this spring. CSOC, the state Sheriff’s Association, esta...

Suspicious Death Turned Homicide Investigation

At 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 31st, Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to an apartment at the 200 block of South McCulloch Blvd in Pueblo West.  The 911 caller reported a neighbor lying on the floor of an adjacent ap...

UPDATE: Sheriff’s Detectives Make Arrest in Pueblo County Shooting

UPDATE: Pueblo County Sheriff’s Detectives arrested a 17-year-old male this afternoon in connection with the Friday night shooting in Eastern Pueblo County.

Detectives identified a suspect earlier today and by mid-afternoon had located the suspect. The sus...

Broken Valve Leaves Jail Tower Without Water for Hours

A broken water valve at the Pueblo County Jail left the jail tower without water service for more than eight hours today. The break did not affect the jail’s kitchen or dormitory area.

READ ON...

Read on...

Serial Bank Robber Found Guilty of Robbing Four Banks in Pueblo County

A Pueblo West man was found guilty Thursday of committing a series of bank robberies in 2018, thanks to a solid investigation led by the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Detectives, in conjunction with Pueblo Police, Colorado Springs Police, the Safe Streets Task ...

Pueblo West Standoff Ends Peacefully; One Man Arrested

Pueblo County Sheriff’s Deputies and SWAT team members brought a tense standoff to a peaceful conclusion early this morning after arresting a 35-year-old armed man who was holding a woman against her will in a Pueblo West home.

Read on...

Grant Allows Sheriff's Office to Expand Jail Substance Abuse Program

The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office is expanding and enhancing its substance abuse prevention program in the Pueblo County Jail, thanks to a $165,000 state grant aimed at combating opiate use.

The Sheriff’s Office was awarded a two-year ...

Shoe Prints in the Snow Lead to Arrest of Motor Vehicle Theft Suspect

Pueblo County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested an 18-year-old Colorado Springs man today after finding him walking on a Pueblo West road near a parked vehicle that had been reported stolen out of Colorado Springs.

Deputies responded to the area of E. ...

Deputies Arrest Pueblo West Man After Finding Illegal Marijuana Grow in Home

Pueblo County Sheriff’s Deputies, following up on a citizen’s tip of a possible marijuana grow at a Pueblo West home, arrested a 54-year-old man today and seized 24 mature marijuana plants worth an estimated street value of $72,000.

Rea...

Sheriff's Office Launches New Website

The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office launched a new user-friendly website that offers a contemporary look and provides easier public access to Sheriff’s Office information and forms. The new website is courtesy of the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedne...

Man Arrested After Trying to Break into Ex-Girlfriend's Home

Pueblo, CO: Pueblo County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested an 18-year-old man early this morning after he attempted to break into his ex-girlfriend’s Pueblo West home and threatened to kill her new boyfriend. Carlos Santiago Zupancic was arrested after a brief...

Traffic Accident Leads to Multiple Felony Charges for Car-Jacking Suspect

At 8:00 PM this evening reports of a truck hitting a fence in the mountain community of Beulah were called into the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office 911 Center. A first responder in the area spoke to a man in a 2019 Dodge Ram who said he saw the a...

Sheriff's Office Seeks Applicants for Detention Deputy and Detention Specialists

The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office seeks qualified applicants to establish an eligibility list for the position of Detention Deputy and Detention Specialist. All applications must be submitted online by 5 p.m. Friday, November 15. Please visit the Pueblo ...

Drug Take Back Event Scheduled for October 26

Do you have outdated or unwanted prescription drugs in your home? Have you been wanting to dispose of them but weren’t sure how to do so safely? Then the annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day scheduled for Saturday, October 26, 2019, i...

Sheriff's Captain Elected to Board of Rocky Mountain FBI National Academy Association

Pueblo County Sheriff’s Captain Leroy Mora recently was elected to the board of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of FBI National Academy Associates at their annual conference held recently in Colorado Springs.

Read On...

Sheriff's Office Looking for Attempted Murder Suspect

The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office is seeking assistance from the public in locating a 39-year-old man wanted on an arrest warrant after assaulting two males late Thursday night in Pueblo West.

Read On...