Author: Nick Smith
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Hit-and-run victim tells El Paso County judge the man convicted of it is innocent
Still grappling with life-changing injuries, a victim of a hit-and-run told an El Paso County judge Thursday that the man convicted of the crime didn’t do it. Brent Gilmer, now 26, surrendered to authorities in July of last year for a hit-and-run that left David Nathan Mitchem, 33, with injuries he may not fully recover…
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Authorities find at-risk elder who was reported missing
UPDATE: Suzanne Downs has been found safe, according to Colorado Springs police. Authorities need help finding a missing at-risk senior last seen Friday evening driving around northeast Colorado Springs. Suzanne Downs, 83, was last seen driving a 2011 brown Honda CR-V in the area of North Union Boulevard and Briargate Parkway, according to a social…
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Man accused of kidnapping after domestic dispute at Colorado Springs home
A man was arrested overnight after Colorado Springs police said he kidnapped his former girlfriend for a short period. Just after midnight Saturday, police were called to a home in the 5200 block of Meadowgreen Drive regarding a domestic dispute, according to an online police blotter entry. The caller told police that the dispute involved…
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‘I should have died’: Woman leaves hospital following Colorado Springs shooting
A 22-year-old woman is happy to be alive after unidentified attackers almost killed her in a shooting outside a Colorado Springs apartment complex last weekend. Rose Knoeppchen was released from the hospital Friday after a bullet struck her chest and narrowly missed her heart during the shooting. Her attackers have yet to be arrested. On…
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Man arrested after fatal shooting outside Colorado mountain town
A Park County resident is in custody and suspected of murder after authorities say he told dispatchers that he shot someone, who died minutes later. Benjamin Rector, 35, was arrested the night of Nov. 10 after deputies arrived to an area outside the mountain town of Alma and found a man with gunshot wounds, the…
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Pueblo West homicide investigated, suspect on the loose
The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a suspect involved in a fatal stabbing at a home on Tuesday night. The stabbing happened in the 300 block of East Stewart Drive in Pueblo West just before 10 p.m., according to a news release from the Sheriff’s Office. The victim was taken to a local…
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Monday court date set for suspect in Colorado Springs triple Halloween stabbing
A man accused of stabbing three family members on Halloween night is set to appear in court on Monday to be formally charged with first-degree murder, among other charges. Two women and a man were stabbed multiple times at a home in the 1400 block of El Paso Street on Halloween night. Officers arrived at…
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Latest Colorado Springs police shooting pushes yearly total to 6-year high
Authorities say two people were injured in a late-night officer-involved shooting south of downtown Colorado Springs on Thursday, pushing the yearly total to a six-year high. This marks the ninth police shooting in Colorado Springs this year, tying 2021 for the most officer-involved shootings in the past six years, according to police data. Police said…
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Multi-vehicle crash shuts down part of North Academy Boulevard Friday
A multi-vehicle crash has shut down a portion of a major Colorado Springs roadway late Friday morning, according to police. Southbound Academy Boulevard at Kelly Johnson Boulevard was closed after at least four cars crashed into each other at around 11 a.m., the Colorado Springs Police Department reported. Spokeswoman Caitlin Ford said in an email…
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Colorado Springs family displaced after garage goes up in flames
A Colorado Springs family lost its home to a fire Thursday afternoon from heavy smoke damage, fire officials say. Firefighters arrived to the home, located in the 600 block of Golden Eagle Drive on the city’s southeast side, at around 3:45 p.m. and saw heavy fire coming from the garage, according to the Colorado Springs…