Author: Grace Brajkovich grace.brajkovich@gazette.com
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1 dead, 1 injured in shooting Saturday night on Colorado Springs’ east side
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A shooting late Saturday on the city’s east side left one person dead and another wounded, according to a blotter post by the Colorado Springs Police Department. Police responded to a shots fired call just after 11 p.m. in the 1200 block of Potter Drive,…
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Fire engulfs vehicle Saturday night in east Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs firefighters responded Saturday night to a vehicle fire at East Platte Avenue and East Boulder Street, and extinguished it in under one minute, according to a social media post by the Fire Department. No…
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Nightclub disturbance in southeast Colorado Springs leads to arrests
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs police arrested two people early Sunday on suspicion of aggravated robbery and one on suspicion of obstructing a police officer after an altercation at a nightclub escalated to gunfire in the parking lot. Officers were dispatched to the 3700 block of Astrozon Boulevard…
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Police pursuit ends in arrest of kidnapping suspect in southeast Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs police arrested a kidnapping suspect early Sunday by striking his vehicle during a pursuit. Just after 2 a.m., police responded to a domestic disturbance involving a gun in the 100 block of South Academy Boulevard, according to a blotter post. The blotter entry states…
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Motorcyclist dies in overnight crash in west Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A motorcyclist died early Sunday after colliding with a curb at an intersection on the city’s west side, according to Colorado Springs police. According to an online police blotter report, just after midnight, a motorcyclist struck a curb at the intersection of Colorado Avenue and…
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Barricade suspect impersonated ICE officer and used toddlers as human shields, affidavits reveal
Arrest affidavits obtained by The Gazette reveal that the Wednesday standoff suspect livestreamed the nearly four-hour altercation and ended with him using two young children as human shields. Authorities arrested Antonio Mellon, 22, on Aug. 27 after a bizarre string of events, including his alleged impersonation of a federal immigration agent and using 2-year-old twins…
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Colorado Springs police locate missing juvenile
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save UPDATE: The Colorado Springs Police Department has safely located Sophie, according to a social media post from the department. Colorado Springs police are seeking help in finding a missing 12-year-old girl last seen Wednesday. Sophie Tatum was seen in the 4900 block of Turning Leaf…
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Death investigation underway after 3-vehicle crash on U.S. 24
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Editor’s note: Earlier versions of this story reported that one person was found shot in a pickup truck involved in a three-vehicle crash on U.S. 24, according to Gazette news partner KOAA and sourced to the Colorado State Patrol. State Patrol said shortly after 3 p.m.…
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Reported carjacking leads to police pursuit in downtown Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs police pursued a carjacking suspect Sunday until the vehicle drove against the flow of traffic on Interstate 25, according to an online police blotter entry. Police responded at 9:15 a.m. to a reported carjacking and kidnapping in the 1200 block of East Pikes…
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Woman kidnapped from rideshare driver’s car at red light in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A woman was allegedly taken from a rideshare driver’s car on Sunday while it was stopped at a red light in east Colorado Springs, according to a police blotter entry. City police received a call around 8:40 a.m. from a rideshare driver who said a…