In accordance with Colorado law, the Colorado Springs Police Department is notifying the community that Mark Dion Heroux has moved to an address in the Colorado Springs Police Department’s jurisdiction. Heroux is a sex offender whose past behavior has led him to be labeled a “Sexually Violent Predator” (SVP) by the Colorado Bureau of Investigations. Accordingly, the Colorado Springs Police Department has made “community notification” as required by law and undertaken the following tasks, among others:
- Notified the Division of Criminal Justice’s Sex Offender Management Board (SOMB) Notification Team.
- Reviewed and confirmed Heroux’s residence, employment, access to vehicles, legal status, and past crimes.
- Made notifications to neighbors and businesses deemed to be in the immediate area.
- Briefed patrol personnel on Heroux’s status, history, appearance, residence, employment, and vehicles.
- Notified surrounding law enforcement agencies.
- Provided an online video that describes the SVP community notification process, SVP information and additional resources for the community.
- Online SVP Community Notification video at: www.coloradosprings.gov. Click on Public Safety then click on Police.
The Police Department will make all reasonable efforts to ensure that Heroux registers as a sex offender and that he understands his responsibilities as such.
Heroux’s criminal history reveals that he was convicted of Rape: Intercourse by Force/Threat/Intimidation in Virginia in 2008 and Failure to Register as a Sex Offender: Fail to register – False Information in Virginia in 2013.
Heroux is registered at 6686 Wolf Gulch Dr, Colorado Springs. He is described as a white male, 41 years old, 6’5” tall, 270 lbs, with brown hair and brown eyes.
Heroux is one of twenty (20) “Sexually Violent Predators” currently registered with the Colorado Springs Police Department who reside in this community. The Colorado Springs Police Department takes his presence in our community very seriously and is intent on ensuring he conducts himself in a lawful manner and that our citizens remain safe and aware.
Anyone with further questions about this SVP and this Community Notification process can contact Detective Nancy Gifford of the Colorado Springs Police Department Registered Sex Offender Unit at 719-444-7672.