Tag: arson
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Ruling on Deborah Nicholls’ bond hearing pushed out 3 weeks
It won’t be until later in September when a judge is likely to rule on if a Colorado Springs mother will be allowed to bond out of jail after her conviction for killing her three children was overturned. Deborah Nicholls, 59, who now goes by Baumgardner, stands accused of first-degree murder after a fire engulfed…
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Man charged with arson in Cheyenne Mountain Estates vehicle fire
El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man believed to have set a vehicle on fire in the 8100 block of Piute Road west of Colorado 115 near Fort Carson Gate 5, they Sheriff’s Office announced on Tuesday. Alex Luevano, 32, was apprehended in the 1000 block of Rice Drive in Colorado Springs on Thursday…
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Suspect arrested after allegedly setting Colorado Springs apartment complex on fire twice
Colorado Springs police arrested Leontra Stewart, 60, on Friday after allegedly igniting an apartment complex on fire twice the day prior, according to a blotter entry from the department. Around 9 p.m. Thursday, emergency responders were dispatched to a fire at The Peaks at Woodmen Apartment Complex in the 6800 block of Alpine Currant View,…
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Police investigating possible arson at downtown Colorado Springs building
Police are investigating a possible arson at a downtown Colorado Springs building located near Costilla and Weber streets. The structure fire broke out around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 300 block of East Costilla Street. According to police, the reporting party said there was a possible disturbance going on before the fire started and that…
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Colorado Springs police arrest suspect accused of burning car Thursday
Colorado Springs police arrested a suspect late Thursday who was accused of breaking a car’s windshield and lighting it on fire. According to the police blotter, officers and the Colorado Springs Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire on Vickers Drive around noon Thursday. Police were told that a suspect broke the car’s front window…
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Crime Recap: 306 arrested last week in El Paso County
Colorado Springs police saw a homicide, a juvenile death in a crash and several fires last week, with law enforcement making a total of 306 arrests in El Paso County. From April 19 to April 25, the Colorado Springs Police Department posted 10 blotter entries to its database of arrests approved for public release. Here is…
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Colorado Springs park closed after suspicious fires; arson suspect arrested
Palmer Park will be closed for several hours Wednesday as crews monitor for hotspots in the area after police said two suspicious small fires were started. The Colorado Springs Police Department arrested 21-year-old Cadence Malkin after they said firefighters spotted a “suspicious person” standing on a rock formation near the fires, which were sparked near…
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Crime recap: 345 arrested last week in El Paso County
Colorado Springs police saw several crashes, arson and an arrest involving child sexual abuse last week, among other incidents, with 345 arrests being made in El Paso County. From April 5 to 11, the Colorado Springs Police Department posted 13 blotter entries to its public database of incidents approved for release. Here is a recap of…
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Suspected arsonist linked to 8 fires south of Colorado Springs
Authorities believe they have caught a man responsible for setting eight fires near the El Paso-Pueblo county line over a short period of time Sunday morning. Dana Rampel, 33, is accused of setting seven grass fires, along with one vehicle fire, near High Stakes View along the creek bed to the southwest, according to the…
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Appeals court reinstates Garfield County arson charge
Colorado’s second-highest court reinstated a Garfield County defendant’s arson charge on Thursday, concluding a trial judge improperly credited a witness’s claim that she alone was responsible for starting the fire. A sheriff’s deputy responded to a brush fire near Parachute in May 2024, next to a residential neighborhood. Witness statements and video evidence suggested Tiana…