Police, 911, and Ambulance Records Connected to Epstein’s Zorro Ranch
Snapshot
Jeffrey Epstein owned Zorro Ranch near Stanley, New Mexico, from 1993 until his death in 2019. Emergency dispatch records described in local reporting include injuries and disconnected 911 calls during that period. Epstein’s records also show efforts to acquire a private ambulance for the ranch. New Mexico State Police investigated a reported firearm theft there in 2018.
After Epstein’s death, Santa Fe County deputies handled several ranch related incidents. In March 2026, the New Mexico Department of Justice conducted a search of the former ranch with State Police assistance.
This is a chronology of currently identified records, not a complete dispatch history. The New Mexico Survivors’ Truth Commission interim report says its police activity record is incomplete. Some earlier 911 entries are presently available here through newspaper reporting rather than the original dispatch sheets.
Key takeaways
- Emergency calls occurred during Epstein’s ownership. Public reporting describes a 2002 four wheeler injury, a 2008 horse riding injury involving a 16 year old girl, and disconnected calls in 2015 and 2016.
- The 2016 disconnected call prompted a police response. The caller’s identity and reason for dialing remain unknown.
- State Police investigated a firearm theft in 2018. That investigation did not amount to a comprehensive search for abuse at the ranch.
- Epstein sought an ambulance marked for Zorro Ranch. Purchase and outfitting records do not establish that it transported anyone.
- The March 2026 investigation was a search of the property. It should be distinguished from earlier patrol calls and theft investigations.
Timeline of identified records
| Date | Recorded event | Evidentiary limit |
|---|---|---|
| September 17, 2002 | Newspaper reporting describes a 911 log concerning a male injured after falling from a four wheeler. | The original dispatch sheet, responders, treatment, and transport have not been verified for this article. |
| July 21, 2008 | Reporting describes a call by ranch manager Karen Gordon after a 16 year old girl was thrown from a horse and experienced lower back and pelvic pain. | Her identity, the responding units, and medical outcome are not established by the available account. |
| August 17, 2010 | Evidence cited by the Commission indicates Epstein appeared at the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office for initial sex offender registration. | This was a visit to the sheriff’s office, not a visit by police to the ranch. |
| December 2010 to July 2015 | Epstein or his lawyer made 13 documented notifications to a sheriff’s detective about intended New Mexico visits. | The notifications do not establish 13 police visits to Zorro Ranch. |
| May 1, 2015 | Reporting describes two disconnected 911 calls. Ranch managers reportedly said they were testing the phones. | An on site police or ambulance response has not been established. |
| June 2015 | Correspondence discussed obtaining two fully equipped ambulances, one intended for the ranch and one for Little Saint James. | A proposal does not prove delivery or use of both vehicles. |
| Early 2016 | Records describe payment for an outfitted ambulance intended for Zorro Ranch. | No patient transport or ambulance service operation is established. |
| February 16, 2016 | A call from the ranch’s main landline disconnected. Dispatch called back and sent police. | The caller and reason for the call remain unknown. |
| August 2018 | New Mexico State Police were called about a firearm theft at the ranch. | The Commission was still seeking a fuller State Police record. |
| November 11, 2019 | A deputy interviewed a ranch worker at a Santa Fe hospital about an assault reported to have occurred at the ranch. | The documented interview took place at the hospital. |
| May 7, 2020 | A deputy was dispatched to the ranch address over reported trespassers. | A documented property response. |
| June 15, 2020 | A deputy responded to a reported burglary and two suspects were detained. | A documented property response and criminal case. |
| August 24, 2020 | A deputy spoke by telephone with a survivor about an allegation concerning Los Angeles in 1993. | This was not a ranch visit. |
| February 16, 2026 | A deputy was dispatched over a threat reported outside the ranch gate. | A response concerning the gate area. |
| February 24, 2026 | A deputy was dispatched over a stolen security camera. | A response concerning the property. |
| March 9, 2026 | New Mexico investigators began a search of the former ranch with State Police and a fire and rescue canine team assisting. | A confirmed investigative search, distinct from earlier service calls. |
The Commission’s law enforcement section supplies the 2016, 2018, and later sheriff’s accounts. The earlier injury and 2015 dispatch entries were reported by Clara Bates in The Santa Fe New Mexican. Their underlying dispatch sheets should be obtained for a definitive incident index.
The reported 2002 and 2008 injury calls
The newspaper’s account of the September 17, 2002 log describes a male injured in a four wheeler fall. It does not establish his name, the severity of his injuries, whether emergency medical personnel reached the scene, or whether anyone transported him to a hospital.
The reported July 21, 2008 log concerns a 16 year old girl thrown from a horse. Karen Gordon reportedly called 911 and described lower back and pelvic pain. The girl’s presence at the ranch and injury deserve a complete record review. The dispatch description alone does not identify her, establish abuse, or reveal the medical outcome.
Both are reported emergency calls, not confirmed ambulance runs in the records presently assembled here.
Three disconnected calls in 2015 and 2016
The newspaper described two disconnected calls on May 1, 2015. Ranch managers reportedly told dispatch that the phones were being tested. The available reporting does not establish whether officers or emergency medical personnel arrived.
The February 16, 2016 dispatch record cited as EFTA02473035 concerns a call from the ranch’s main landline at 8:43 a.m. that disconnected. Dispatch called back. Karen Gordon said everything was fine, and police were dispatched. She later disputed that a call had been made from the residence.
The related email chain in EFTA01741695 shows that Brice Gordon informed Epstein of the police contact. Epstein asked whether the officer belonged to the county sheriff’s office or State Police. He forwarded an email to pilot Larry Visoski with the word “instinct.” That word does not reveal what prompted the call.
The dispatch log recorded “no report required.” No identified caller or explanation for the disconnected call appears in the Commission’s account. A hang up is a reason to examine the original call audio and dispatch notes, not proof of a particular emergency.
The 2018 gun theft and State Police response
The Commission reports that New Mexico State Police were called to the ranch in August 2018 about stolen firearms. The post theft inventory correspondence in EFTA01026490 describes ranch personnel checking remaining guns against an existing list and photographing identifying information.
A related message in EFTA02626686 asks whether staff should forward the stolen weapon list to a State Police officer so serial numbers could be distributed. The question does not establish that the list was ultimately delivered.
This is a documented law enforcement investigation at Zorro Ranch during Epstein’s lifetime. Its subject was the reported theft. The Commission said it had not obtained evidence that Epstein was investigated for unlawful firearm possession and was seeking additional State Police material. The theft response should not be mistaken for a forensic search of the property concerning trafficking or other abuse.
The Zorro ambulance records
A June 2015 proposal discussed two fully equipped ambulances, one intended for Zorro Ranch and another for Little Saint James. The purchase material identified as EFTA00584371 concerns a 2003 Ford F350 with equipment reportedly including a medical cot, defibrillator, and oxygen. Reporting places a $50,684 payment in early 2016. The vehicle’s 2003 model year is not its purchase date.
Correspondence identified as EFTA01802067 discusses the words “Zorro Ambulance” on the vehicle. EFTA02299382 is another record concerning the two ambulance proposal.
The purchase trail raises clear questions about licensing, staffing, equipment, and intended use. It does not establish that an ambulance reached the ranch on a particular date, operated as a licensed emergency medical service, carried a patient, or replaced public emergency responders. Those claims require registration records, service licenses, run sheets, or other evidence of actual use.
The EpsteinWiki dental network article discusses the ambulance alongside the proposed ranch dental practice. The two records should not be treated as proof that one was used for the other.
Sheriff’s involvement after Epstein’s death
The Commission summarizes six Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office entries after August 2019. Four concern dispatches to the property or gate area. Two involved contact elsewhere.
On November 11, 2019, Deputy Maria Hernandez interviewed ranch worker Steve Chavez at St. Vincent’s Hospital. Chavez reported that two men assaulted him while he posted no trespassing signs at the ranch. The deputy contacted Brice Gordon, but the report as summarized does not establish an on site deputy visit that day.
On May 7, 2020, Deputy Joe Vigil was dispatched to 49 Zorro Ranch Road after an alarm and report of trespassers. Karen Gordon said she had confronted two men and they left. No further action was reported.
On June 15, 2020, Deputy Rachel Weber responded to a reported burglary. Ranch staff had detained Daryl Carson and Melanie Villegas at gunpoint. The Commission says the pair were accused of taking an antique Citroën radiator converted into a shelf from a storage container and were charged with property offenses. It did not establish the final case disposition.
On August 24, 2020, a deputy spoke by telephone with a survivor about an alleged 1993 assault in Los Angeles. This was a sheriff’s record, but not a police visit to the ranch.
On February 16, 2026, a deputy responded to a reported threat outside the ranch gate. On February 24, 2026, a deputy was dispatched over a reported stolen security camera. Both occurred after the property had passed to new owners.
The March 2026 search
The New Mexico Department of Justice announcement dated March 9, 2026 says investigators initiated a search of the former Zorro Ranch with help from New Mexico State Police and a Sandoval County Fire and Rescue canine team.
The department subsequently called it the first law enforcement search of the ranch in its August 2026 account of the continuing investigation. This refers to an investigative search of the property. It does not contradict the documented earlier patrol responses and firearm theft investigation.
The Commission said that the search had not confirmed the presence of human remains as of its August interim report. Its investigation remained open. No conclusion about a hidden room, laboratory, or every part of the property follows solely from that interim result.
Sex offender notifications were not police visits
The Commission says Epstein appeared at the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office for initial sex offender registration on August 17, 2010. It also identifies 13 notifications between December 2010 and July 2015 by Epstein or attorney Darren Indyke to a sheriff’s detective concerning intended visits to New Mexico. EFTA00315566 is among the records cited for the notification practice.
These contacts belong in a comprehensive account of Epstein and New Mexico law enforcement. They should not be counted as 13 police visits to Zorro Ranch. The Commission also raises questions about later in person registration appearances, which require a separate review of the registry file.
What remains missing
A complete police and ambulance history would require the original dispatch sheets and audio for the 2002, 2008, and 2015 calls; all Regional Emergency Communications Center entries for the ranch’s telephone numbers and address; State Police files from 2018; county sheriff incident and vehicle logs; fire and emergency medical services run sheets; ambulance purchase, title, registration, and licensing records; and any available patient transport documentation.
The currently identified records support specific calls, contacts, responses, a purchase trail, and a later investigative search. They do not establish that every call since 1993 has been found, that an ambulance transported anyone, or that an earlier police response included a comprehensive search of Epstein’s buildings.
Questions for further investigation
- Who placed the February 2016 call, and what does its original audio reveal?
- Which units responded to the 2002 and 2008 injury calls, and was either injured person transported?
- What do the complete 2018 State Police file and stolen firearm inventory show?
- Was the vehicle marked “Zorro Ambulance” delivered, registered, licensed, staffed, or used?
- Do fire and emergency medical services records reveal additional calls not listed in the sheriff’s summary?
- What areas were searched in March 2026, and what results have since been released?
Evidence appearances
| Evidence | Relevance |
|---|---|
| EFTA02473035 | February 2016 disconnected emergency call and dispatch. |
| EFTA01741695 | Ranch staff correspondence about the 2016 police response. |
| EFTA01026490 | Firearm inventory after the 2018 theft. |
| EFTA02626686 | Correspondence concerning possible delivery of stolen weapon details to State Police. |
| EFTA00315566 | Epstein’s notification procedure for intended New Mexico visits. |
| EFTA00584371 | Ambulance purchase and equipment lead. |
| EFTA01802067 | Proposed “Zorro Ambulance” markings. |
| EFTA02299382 | Two ambulance proposal lead. |
Sources
- New Mexico Survivors’ Truth Commission Interim Report, August 2026, particularly its law enforcement and institutional failures sections. www.nmlegis.gov
- Clara Bates, The Santa Fe New Mexican, “Santa Fe 911 Logs Show Hang Ups, Recreational Injuries at Epstein’s Ranch”. The 2002, 2008, and 2015 descriptions in this article are attributed to that reporting; the original dispatch sheets were not available for independent inspection here.
- New Mexico Department of Justice, March 9, 2026 search announcement. nmdoj.gov
- New Mexico Department of Justice, August 2026 statement on the investigation. nmdoj.gov
- Epstein records individually linked in Evidence appearances.