Tag: colorado springs news
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List: 9/11 events scheduled in the Colorado Springs area
On Friday and Saturday, the Pikes Peak region will memorialize the thousands of lives lost 25 years ago in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. City governments, schools, community groups and others are planning several opportunities open to the public to reflect on a day that shattered the nation’s sense of safety and sparked years of war. …
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Family disturbance leads to shots fired, arrest: Colorado Springs police
A man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly forcing his way into a family member’s home and firing shots while in their yard on Colorado Springs’ south side, according to police. A caller to Colorado Springs police around 5:30 p.m. said her uncle forced entry into her home and threatened to kill someone, police said in…
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Pedestrian struck, killed in Colorado Springs identified
The El Paso County Coroner’s Office has identified the pedestrian who died after being hit by a motorist Aug. 19 in the area of Garden of the Gods Road and Northpark Drive, according to Colorado Springs police. Amanda Garcia, 39, died on scene after being struck by a vehicle that was headed eastbound on Garden…
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Colorado Springs police officer appears to fall asleep in patrol vehicle: Video
A video posted on Facebook last week appears to show a Colorado Springs Police Department officer asleep at the wheel of his patrol vehicle, according to Gazette news partner KOAA. The video was posted by Geoffrey Franklin, who did not want to be interviewed by News5, saying he feared retaliation. He did tell News5 the…
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2 killed, 2 injured in crash leaving Marksheffel Road closed
A two-vehicle collision around 1:30 p.m. Monday on Marksheffel Road south of East Gate Street resulted in two deaths and two injuries, according to Colorado Springs police. The crash is believed to have been caused by a Toyota sedan failing to negotiate a slight curve and crossing from the southbound to the northbound lanes, striking…
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One dies in Colorado Springs motorcycle crash
One person died in a motorcycle crash Saturday in the 800 block of South Union Boulevard, according to Colorado Springs police. The single-vehicle wreck was reported to police around 5:20 p.m. The rider of the motorcycle was ejected and died at the scene, police said in an online blotter entry. Speed is considered a possible…
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Man seriously injured after overnight shooting in Colorado Springs, suspects sought
Colorado Springs police are looking for suspects involved in an early Friday morning shooting that sent a man to the hospital with serious injuries. The shooting happened around 1:45 a.m. somewhere in or near the 4500 block of Samaritan Loop on the southeast side of the city, according to police. The area is a neighborhood…
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2 arrested after allegedly taking children from caseworkers
Two family members were arrested Thursday after they forcibly took two children in the care and custody of caseworkers, according to Colorado Springs police. Law enforcement responded to a call for help from a social service agency around 3 p.m., police reported in an online blotter entry. Caseworkers were allegedly accosted and assaulted before the…
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Man allegedly forced another to drive from Castle Rock to Colorado Springs
Authorities are searching for a suspect after a man reported being kidnapped and forced to drive from Castle Rock to Colorado Springs. After being found in Colorado Springs, the man told officers that he had gotten off work in Castle Rock sometime Thursday evening when another man approached him and entered his car, indicating or…
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Powers Boulevard reopened after multi-car crash Thursday morning
A crash involving multiple vehicles prompted a closure of Powers Boulevard Thursday morning in Colorado Springs for several hours. Police were called to the intersection of Powers and Constitution Avenue just before 4:30 a.m., according to Gazette news partner KOAA. The Colorado Department of Transportation reported the reopening at around 9:15 a.m. According to police,…