Tag: burglary
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Pikes Peak Area Crime Stoppers offers reward for information on burglary suspects
Pikes Peak Area Crime Stoppers is offering a $500 reward for any information regarding the identities of two individuals involved with multiple burglaries. On April 13, several private storage units were burglarized by two individuals. It is unclear at this time if the pair are partners or working separately. The first suspect is described as a…
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Guns stolen in Colorado Springs sporting goods store burglary, police say
Colorado Springs police are looking for several people, believed to be juveniles, who allegedly broke into a sporting goods store and stole an unknown number of guns early Tuesday, law enforcement officials said. The break-in happened at about 2 a.m. at the Sportsman’s Warehouse, located on North Chelton Road, next to The Citadel mall, police…
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Stolen vehicle rams into Colorado Springs thrift store: Police
Police are looking for a suspect who allegedly rammed a stolen vehicle into a north Colorado Springs thrift store several times in a burglary attempt early Thursday. The incident took place just after 1 a.m. at Plato’s Closet on Briargate Boulevard, near the Chapel Hills Mall, police said. Witnesses told police that a vehicle purposely…
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Colorado justices find double jeopardy violation in woman’s conviction in ‘outlier’ case
The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday rejected the prosecution’s argument that a woman’s Adams County trespassing conviction — which all parties believed was unconstitutional — should nevertheless stand because the violation was not obvious at the time of her sentencing. The constitutional prohibition on double jeopardy protects defendants from being prosecuted again for the same offense…
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Man arrested after allegedly breaking into Colorado Springs apartment
Colorado Springs police arrested a man early Saturday after he allegedly threatened a woman with a gun. Officers responded around 1 a.m. to a disturbance in the 300 block of North Tejon Street where a woman was reportedly screaming. The woman told police that a man entered her apartment with a gun before fleeing onto…
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Man arrested after allegedly breaking into Colorado Springs apartment
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs police arrested a man early Saturday after he allegedly threatened a woman with a gun. Officers responded around 1 a.m. to a disturbance in the 300 block of North Tejon Street where a woman was reportedly screaming. The woman told police that a…
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Colorado Springs man convicted of prolific burglary spree
A Colorado Springs man’s burglary spree came to an end earlier this week, after he was convicted of 140 criminal counts. Brandon Kerby, 50, pleaded guilty to the criminal charges in an El Paso County courtroom and was sentenced Tuesday to 34 years in prison. The crimes included burglary, theft, criminal trespass, motor vehicle theft, identity…
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Colorado Springs man convicted of prolific burglary spree
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Colorado Springs man’s burglary spree came to an end earlier this week, after he was convicted of 140 criminal counts. Brandon Kerby, 50, pleaded guilty to the criminal charges in an El Paso County courtroom and was sentenced Tuesday to 34 years in prison.…
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Appeals court upholds conviction in ‘unique’ case hinging on gender identity
Colorado’s second-highest court last week upheld an Arapahoe County burglary conviction in a case where the key disputed element was the defendant’s gender identity. A jury convicted Michael Allen Fresquez of burglary, a component of which is the unlawful entry into a building. Shortly before trial, Fresquez noted they do not identify as male. Therefore,…
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‘Why are we here?’ Colorado justices skeptical of state’s push to uphold woman’s conviction
Members of the Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday struggled to understand why prosecutors remained opposed to overturning a woman’s trespassing conviction, even as both sides agreed the conviction would not stand under current law. The constitutional prohibition on double jeopardy protects defendants from being prosecuted again for the same offense following acquittal, but also from…