Tag: Joseph Roybal
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‘I want my Colorado back’: Teller County sheriff to run for Colorado governor
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Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell is joining the 2026 Colorado gubernatorial race with plans to tackle several issues. His focuses will be on the budget shortfall, housing affordability issues, immigration policies and crime trends if elected all while emphasizing the need for local control and effective leadership. Mikesell is one of 10 Republican candidates in…
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Outcry after arrest of Black ranchers near Colorado Springs addressed by Sheriff’s Office
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday held a press conference to respond to public outcry amid allegations of racially biased policing in connection to an ongoing dispute between neighbors in the rural community of Yoder. In the week since the arrest of Black rancher Courtney Mallery, for allegedly stalking the neighbor he has…
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El Paso County jail staff, inmates cite lack of masks in COVID-19 outbreak that became one of the largest in the state
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Eight months into the pandemic and four months after the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office received up to $15.6 million in COVID-19 relief funds, the county jail became the site of one of the state’s largest coronavirus outbreaks, with staff and inmates stating that they were…