Tag: crime
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Mugshot Monday: Most wanted in the Colorado Springs area for Sept. 14
Wanted Pikes Peak Area Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help in finding the following people for whom felony arrest warrants have been issued. Featured Fugitives Joyce Katherine Buddemeyer — age 22, 5-foot-6, 180 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes. She is sought on suspicion of assault 2 and child abuse. Misty Dawn…
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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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Colorado Springs police arrest ‘known prolific offender’ on multiple warrants
Mario Beltran, 35, whom police call a “known prolific offender,” was arrested Thursday night after entering a business in the 7100 block of North Academy Boulevard, according to Colorado Springs police. The department’s specialized Metro Retail, Pawn, Metal and Organized Crime Unit, which targets organized retail crime, serial shoplifting, stolen goods that show up at…
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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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10-year-old girl shot in arm, man arrested
A 25-year-old man was arrested after allegedly attempting to break into multiple cars and shooting a young girl in the arm. Around 2 a.m. Thursday, Colorado Springs police were sent to the area of 300 Shadow Ridge Grove, near Garden of the Gods Road and North Nevada Avenue, after reports of shots being fired. The…
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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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Colorado enacts new penalties for violent crimes and updates race categories on state forms
A trio of new laws, two regarding increased penalties for violent crimes and one establishing new requirements for government-issued forms, go into effect on Sept. 1. Here’s a breakdown of what they do. The bill: Senate Bill 25-050 What it does: Sponsored by Sen. Iman Jodeh, D-Aurora and Rep. Yara Zokaie, D-Fort Collins, Senate Bill…
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Mugshot Monday: Most wanted in the Colorado Springs area for Sept. 7
Wanted Pikes Peak Area Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help in finding the following people for whom felony arrest warrants have been issued. Featured Fugitives Jessica Billingsley — age 23, 5-foot-9, 120 pounds, with black hair and gray eyes. She is sought on suspicion of assault 2, felony menacing, harassment and failure to…
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Shots fired during home invasion, Colorado Springs police say
A man who broke into an apartment Friday on the city’s north side ran off when gunshots rang out inside the home, police said. The suspect, identified by police as 34-year-old Robert Fusco, threatened to harm the victim while forcing his way into the home at 12500 Toscana Heights. “As officers were enroute, updated information…