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Body recovery operation underway at Prospect Lake
There is a large police presence at Prospect Lake in Colorado Springs on Wednesday night as crews work to recover a body, according to Colorado Springs police. Multiple viewers reached out to Gazette news partner KOAA after seeing a large presence at the lake. Police confirmed a body is being recovered. According to police, this…
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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…
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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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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…