COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — In mid-August, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office (EPSO) participated in a Beat Auto Theft Through Law Enforcement (BATTLE) operation, along with other law enforcement agencies.

The operation supported complex investigations into car-related crime.

On August 18, members with the EPSO Investigations Division were conducting operations along I-25 near downtown Colorado Springs when they found a car with a fake temporary license plate.

The plate on the car had expired in March 2024 and wasn't registered to that car.

Deputies conducted a traffic stop, and the driver was unable to provide a driver's license. EPSO says that deputies also noticed inconsistencies in his statements.

EPSO deployed K-9 Styx and conducted an open-air search around the outside of

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