Tag: cspd
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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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Suspect arrested after allegedly setting Colorado Springs apartment complex on fire twice
Colorado Springs police arrested Leontra Stewart, 60, on Friday after allegedly igniting an apartment complex on fire twice the day prior, according to a blotter entry from the department. Around 9 p.m. Thursday, emergency responders were dispatched to a fire at The Peaks at Woodmen Apartment Complex in the 6800 block of Alpine Currant View,…
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U.S. Marshals arrest out-of-state murder suspect in Colorado Springs
A man wanted in Maryland after being charged with first-degree murder was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals and local police in Colorado Springs, the federal agency announced on Wednesday. Jabari McCoy is accused of fatally shooting a man in Prince George County, Maryland, on Feb. 23, and a warrant for his arrest was issued…
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15-year-old reported missing six days after last sighting in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs police issued a missing at-risk juvenile alert for Charlotte Rose Johnson, 15, on Wednesday afternoon, the department posted on social media. Charlotte was last seen at about 10 p.m. Aug. 20 in the 7200 block of Julynn Road in northwest Colorado Springs. She is 5-foot-3, 100 pounds and has hazel eyes with long…
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Pedestrian killed in Colorado Springs crash identified as 40-year-old
The El Paso County Coroner’s Office identified the victim of a fatal crash Aug. 7 as 40-year-old Tracey Yost, according to a news release Monday. Investigators determined a pickup truck was traveling northbound on North Powers Boulevard when it hit Yost at its intersection with Palmer Park Boulevard. Speed and alcohol are not believed to…
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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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DA justifies CSPD officers in fatally shooting man at McDonald’s
The deadly shooting of a man by Colorado Springs police officers at a McDonald’s was ruled justified by the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office on Monday, the office announced in a news release. The ruling determined officers Daniel White, Mitchell Mueller and Michael Dauchy did not violate the law in shooting Benjamin Greenfield, 40, as…
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Man tries to ‘break 911’ by calling nearly 300 times: Colorado Springs police
Colorado Springs police on Sunday arrested a man suspected of trying to cause the emergency communications system to crash by calling it nearly 300 times, according to an online blotter entry. At about 7:50 a.m., officers responding to an unspecified call for service in the 1500 block of Shane Circle, near Centennial Boulevard and Garden…
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‘Retail crime blitz’ by Springs police yields 6 felony charges, 16 citations, drug recovery
Colorado Springs police conducted a retail crime operation with “several area retailers” in early August, resulting in new citations, felony charges and drug seizures, according to a news release by the department on Thursday. From Aug. 4 to 7, the operation resulted in the: Police also allegedly recovered 29.27 grams of fentanyl powder, 24 fentanyl…
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CSPD arrests truck driver after ‘intentionally’ hitting, injuring 2 on I-25
Two people riding a motorcycle hit by a pickup truck on Interstate 25 Wednesday morning were allegedly targets of road rage, according to a blotter entry by Colorado Springs police. The driver, Larry Jarman, was arrested after a witness provided evidence following the crash allegedly showing the truck “intentionally hit” the motorcycle. The riders were…