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Colorado Springs City Council divided over mayor’s plan to leave 911 authority
Tension over Colorado Springs’ decision in June to leave the El Paso-Teller County 911 Authority boiled over to the City Council this week as more officials called for the city to drop its departure plans. On Wednesday, a City Council statement criticizing an unexpected briefing by Mayor Yemi Mobolade about the departure was not approved…
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FBI makes second arrest in Colorado Springs robbery as third suspect remains at large
Two of three people suspected of robbing two teenage girls and an adult male on May 21 in Colorado Springs have been arrested, the department announced on Thursday. Simon Botros, 19, was arrested by the FBI and an Aurora police SWAT team on Wednesday, while Ivan Delgado Jr., 20, was arrested on July 7. Quinndel…
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Homicide investigators assigned to suspicious death in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs police were investigating a suspicious death in the 2700 block of Delta Drive on Thursday, according to a blotter entry by the department. Officers responded to the area around 9 a.m. after a death was reported and located a deceased male. Homicide investigators have assumed responsibility for the investigation. Anyone with information about…
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Colorado Springs police officers justified in shooting, wounding man, DA rules
Two Colorado Springs police officers were justified in shooting a suspect who shot and wounded one of the officers and reached for the other officer’s gun, according to a decision letter released Wednesday by the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office. Officers Daniel Mork and Steven Mibert pursued Michael Foster on Feb. 2 after he exited…
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6 indicted on drug-trafficking charges in Pikes Peak region, 300,000 fentanyl pills seized
Editor’s note: This article was updated to reflect corrections issued by the District Attorney’s office on July 10 regarding the amount of and type of drugs seized. A grand jury in El Paso County indicted six people after law enforcement seized over 300,000 suspected fentanyl pills, heroin and other drugs, the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s…
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15-year-old missing in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs police are searching for Sophia Sirotkin, 15, who was last seen around 7 p.m. on Friday, according to a social media post by the department. Her last known location was the 6200 block of Adamants Drive, between Briargate Parkway and Research Parkway near Powers Boulevard. She was last seen wearing a black T-shirt…
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41-year-old ID’d as victim of fatal rollover crash in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs police on Thursday identified a man killed in a rollover crash Monday as Michael Michaelis, 41. Michaelis was ejected from his vehicle while traveling north on Peterson Road when another vehicle traveling east on Barnes Road collided with him around 10 a.m. Two minors in Michaelis’ vehicle were also injured, but the driver…
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El Paso-Teller County 911 Authority Board criticizes Colorado Springs over sudden departure
Several members of the El Paso-Teller County 911 Authority Board criticized Colorado Springs on Wednesday for its departure from the organization, as they hope to limit potential impacts from the sudden change. The comments came two days after Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade announced that the city would leave the authority in 2027 to keep…
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Scooterist, motorcyclist identified after separate fatal crashes in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs police identified the two people killed in separate crashes on June 15 as Bethany Selby, 44, and a 17-year-old male, according to news releases by the department. The teenager, whose name will not be released because of his age, was killed when his motorcycle was hit by a vehicle that was attempting to…
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Man arrested in Colorado Springs on sexual exploitation of children charges
Colorado Springs police arrested Josue Zamarron, 21, on charges relating to the sexual exploitation of children on Tuesday, according to a blotter entry by police. Investigators initially began looking into Zamarron after several tips came in from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in 2025. Colorado court records do not yet show a…