Baca County Sheriff's Office

06/02/2026

We want to invite you to join us. Thank you to all of the donors that donated to Shield616. Also a big thank you to the Springfield First Baptist Church.

05/30/2026

A pair of glasses were found at the Springfield car wash, if you have lost a pair in that area and think they may be yours, call in at 719-523-4511 or come in to the lobby.

05/27/2026

Baca County Sheriff’s Office
Report for the month of April, 2026

Bookings/Arrests: 12
4/1/26 Aspen Dunivan Violation of a Protection Order (Misdemeanor)
4/6/26 James Olds Fingerprint Order for Theft less than $300 and Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor (Misdemeanor)
4/6/26 Dominic Mills 3rd Degree Assault (Misdemeanor)
4/7/26 Paul Goldstein Warrant out of Potter County (TX) for Failure to Appear on Driving under the Influence (Felony)
4/7/26 Deaven Greenlee Warrant out of Baca County for Failure to Appear on Failure to Appear on Theft ($5,000 to $20,000) (Felony)
4/7/26 Deaven Greenlee Warrant out of Baca County for Vehicular Eluding, No Valid Driver’s License, Unregistered Vehicle, Reckless Driving, and No Proof of Insurance (Felony)
4/7/26 Deaven Greenlee Two counts of Violation of a Protection Order, Possession of a Defaced Firearm, Prohibited use of a Weapon. Illegal Discharge of a Firearm, and Menacing with a Deadly Weapon (Felony)
4/9/26 Matthew Ray Warrant out of Otero County for Criminal Mischief (Misdemeanor)
4/13/26 Teka MacNees Warrant out of Prowers County for Driving under Restraint and No Proof of Insurance (Misdemeanor)
4/14/26 Deaven Greenlee Warrant out of Baca County for Possession of a Dangerous Weapon and Possession of a Defaced Firearm (Felony)
4/17/26 Cody Moore Warrant out of Baca County for Tampering with a public utility, 3rd Degree Burglary, and Criminal Mischief (Misdemeanor)
4/23/26 Dennis Yarkovoy Warrant out of Prowers County for Failure to appear on a Weight Station Violation (Misdemeanor)

Civil/Criminal Papers Served: 6
Calls for Service: 352 - Total Calls for Service (Fire, EMS, Baca County Sheriff’s Office, Springfield PD, Baca County Coroner’s Office, Colorado State Patrol, Colorado Parks & Wildlife)
Administrative Calls: 868
911 Calls Received: 90

Cases/Calls Handled for April
Livestock/Animal Calls 14
Traffic Stops 21
Agency Assists 14
Community Relations 6
Welfare Checks 7
Harassment 4
Suspicious Activity 7
VIN Inspections 7
Fires 4
Traffic Complaints 15
Disturbances 9
Inmate Transports 5
Trespassing 2
Traffic Accidents 10
Assaults 2
S*x Offender Registrations 1
Controlled Burns 8
Mental Health 2
NCIC/CCIC Entered Warrants 5
Security Checks 13
Domestics 2
Juvenile Problems 1
Civil Disputes 3
Motorist Assists 5
Unattended Deaths 2
Burglary 1
Littering 1
Thefts 2
Stolen Vehicle 1
Lost/Recovered Property 2
Fingerprint Orders 2
Civil/Criminal-Paper Service Attempts 14

Total Calls/Cases Handled 192

05/21/2026

05/21/2026

Sharpe Fire update (Colorado) 5/20/2026 6:30pm:
Size: 16,240 acres burned in Colorado
Containment: 100% (containment reported in this post is only for the fire area within the state of Colorado)
Personnel: 100
Location: South of Springfield, CO

Crews on the Colorado side of the Sharpe fire continued to make great progress today bringing containment on the Colorado side to 100%.

Baca County Emergency Management, Baca County Sheriff's Office, Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control, Campo Volunteer Fire Department

05/20/2026

05/20/2026

Sharpe Fire update (Colorado) 5/20/2026 10:00am:
Size: 16,240 acres burned in Colorado
Containment: 81%
Personnel: 100
Location: South of Springfield, CO

Today, crews will continue with mop up operations and strengthening the remaining uncontained fireline. Today’s weather is expected to be windy again with much higher humidity and the potential for moisture this afternoon which will help cool some of the remaining hot spots.

Yesterday there was a large increase in containment during the day because of the hard work that the local agencies had put in since Sunday when the fire came over the border from OK. Often containment comes days after there are no more visible flames. Even though forward progress of the fire had been stopped by the local agencies, there remains pockets of smoldering vegetation and other materials near the firelines or natural barriers. These concentrated pockets of heat, or “hot spots”, can breach the firelines if they are not fully extinguished. Winds can carry embers over the line, allowing the fire to spread and in this case, once again threaten the town of Campo. Crews have been utilizing infrared flights from the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control’s Multi-Mission Aircraft (MMA) to identify remaining areas of heat as well as firefighters visibly looking for pockets of heat while patrolling the firelines. When fire fighters are confident those lines have been secured and will hold under current and expected conditions, they will call those portions contained. The percentage comes from measurements of contained vs uncontained lines around the perimeter of the fire.
Baca County Emergency Management, Baca County Sheriff's Office, Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control, Campo Volunteer Fire Department

05/20/2026

Friends, we’ve been thinking all day about the perfect words to say in this post and we probably aren’t going to get these quite right even now. But after this week, we’re honestly not sure there are any words to really express the depth of feeling in our gratitude. When we have the advantage of a few more days in the rear view, maybe we’ll get closer. Until then, all we can say is thank you.

Thank you, thank you, thank you. To every individual, volunteer, and agency involved in this week’s response at every level — thank you.

We’re in awe.
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(And if you didn’t see our previous post, please note that command of all Sharpe Fire operations in Colorado was handed to Pueblo Interagency Zone Type III Team at 18:00 on May 18, 2026. Further operational updates and answers can be found at: U.S. Forest Service - PSICC National Forest)

05/20/2026

Sharpe Fire update (Colorado) 5/19/2026 7:20pm:
Size 16,240 acres burned in Colorado
Containment: 81%
Personnel: 100
Location: South of Springfield, CO

Crews continued to build on the great work the local agencies have done on this fire since Sunday, reinforcing the firelines and mopping up hotspots along the perimeter of the fire bringing the containment of the Colorado side of the Sharpe fire to 81%.

Baca County Emergency Management, Baca County Sheriff's Office, Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control

05/19/2026

Sharpe Fire update, 05/19/2026 11:30am:
Size: 16,240 acres burned in Colorado (acreage in Colorado is being counted separate from acreage burned in Oklahoma)
Containment: 0%
Personnel: 100
Location: South of Springfield, CO

The Sharpe fire. located in Baca County south of Springfield, CO, remains 16,240 acres this morning with 0% containment. Last night, the Pueblo Interagency Zone Type 3 Team assumed command of the Sharpe Fire to help give some relief to the local responders who have been fighting this fire since Sunday. The team will be providing logistical and overhead support to firefighters continuing to work to contain this fire. Today, fire crews will be conducting mop up operations to further strengthen firelines that were put in by local fire crews when this fire came across the border from Oklahoma to Colorado. Weather today is expected to be windy but cooler with higher humidity which will help the firefighting efforts.

Update/clarification: The Pueblo Interagency Zone Type 3 Team will be managing only the area of the Sharpe fire that is burning in Colorado. This includes firefighting activities, counting of acreage (in Colorado only) and containment.

Baca County Emergency Management, Baca County Sheriff's Office, Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control