The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is working to clean up the county

By Ashleigh Quintana | Koaa News Colorado

On Tuesday morning, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO) assisted the El Paso County Department of Public Works (DPW) with a cleanup operation in the county.

The agencies removed “hazardous debris and trash” from a homeless camp under the overpass near Chamberlin South.

DPW and EPSO said this area had become a priority due to an upcoming bridge inspection.

Lieutenant Joshua Seiter and EPSO Reserve Unit members assisted in securing and clearing the site before “several DPW employees and heavy equipment operations” cleaned up the trash.

According to EPSO, there was enough trash removed to fill the back of a dump truck.

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