Tag: colorado springs police department
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14-year-old reported missing in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs police issued a community notification for missing 14-year-old Alexander Jones on Friday, the department posted on social media. He was last seen around 3 p.m. on Friday in the 6800 block of Black Forest Road, which is the location of Vista Ridge High School. Alexander was wearing a blue polo, khaki shorts and…
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Charges advance in Colorado Springs motel murder
An El Paso County judge on Friday ruled that prosecutors had enough evidence to move forward with homicide charges against Timothy J. O’Brien, who is accused of bludgeoning a woman with a hammer in a Colorado Springs motel in May. O’Brien, 60, smoked methamphetamine with Lauren Jensen-Green, 65, before snapping at her for droning on…
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Police seeking additional victims of Colorado Springs area foster parent
Colorado Springs police are asking the community to contact them if they believe they were potentially a victim of Enrique “Rico” Houghton, 35, according to a news release by the department on Thursday. Houghton was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting two boys in his care for several years on Thursday. He has worked “in…
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Motorcyclist who died in single-vehicle crash on Academy Boulevard identified
The Colorado Springs Police Department on Tuesday released the name of a motorcyclist who died in a crash on Aug. 29. Clinton Eaton, 48, was heading south on South Academy Boulevard at about 5:20 p.m. that day when his motorcycle lost control on a curve and went off the road. Eaton died at the scene.…
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Woman dies after allegedly firing shots into apartment complex: Colorado Springs police
A woman died of a gunshot wound Monday after she allegedly fired several shots into a Colorado Springs apartment complex, law enforcement officials said. Police received a 7 p.m. call about a domestic disturbance at Creekside at Palmer Park Apartments, east on Cedar Creek View near Space Center Drive on the city’s east side. The…
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Man dies in apparent suicide hours after allegedly robbing 3 Colorado Springs banks
Terrell Jennings, 27, died in an apparent suicide Thursday evening several hours after police believe he robbed three Colorado Springs banks in minutes, the department announced in a news release on Friday. Police were attempting to arrest Jennings after linking him to robbing banks shortly after noon in the 1100 and 500 blocks of North…
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3 Colorado Springs banks robbed within minutes; FBI, police investigating
Colorado Springs police and the FBI are investigating three bank robberies that occurred in short succession Thursday afternoon, according to a blotter entry by the department. The first robbery was reported in the 1100 block of North Circle Drive around 12:04 p.m. and “within minutes” another was reported in the 500 block of the same…
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Second teenager charged in Cimarron Hills homicide
El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a second suspect, Simon Botros, 19, in connection with a homicide in Cimarron Hills on July 7, the agency announced on Thursday. Michael Fell, 39, was fatally shot around midnight in the 2300 block of Reed Grass Way. He died despite life-saving attempts by first responders. Botros was charged…
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Motorcyclist killed in crash on Platte Avenue, another injured
One person was pronounced deceased and another was evaluated on scene after a crash near East Platte Avenue and North Chelton Road late Wednesday afternoon, according to a blotter entry by Colorado Springs police. A preliminary crash investigation found that a silver sedan making a left turn onto westbound East Platte Avenue fatally struck an…
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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…