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Colorado Springs to leave El Paso-Teller County 911 Authority after decades, blindsiding some
The El Paso-Teller County 911 Authority will soon be without its largest entity as Colorado Springs officials opt to depart the agency after 36 years, Mayor Yemi Mobolade announced at a news conference Monday. Mobolade hopes the departure and establishment of a new city authority will keep an estimated $3.8 million of the $13.1 million…
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Police cite 19 after breaking up late-night car meet in Colorado Springs
Citations were given to several drivers Saturday night after police found a car meet of around 100 vehicles amid reports of racing and reckless driving, according to Colorado Springs police. Officers responded to calls around 11 p.m. Saturday about racing and reckless driving at multiple locations around the area, police said in an online blotter…
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18-year-old charged in fatal shooting at Colorado Springs car meet-up
Surveillance footage helped lead police to a teenager charged in the shooting death of another teen during a car meet-up in Colorado Springs, according to a partially redacted arrest affidavit obtained by The Gazette. Jericho Martinez, 18, faces several charges, including first-degree murder, after prosecutors say he fired 12 rounds in a parking lot in…
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Child on gas-powered scooter injured in crash along Chelton Road
A crash between an illegally powered gas scooter and a vehicle on Tuesday evening in Colorado Springs injured a 14-year-old, according to an online blotter entry by police. The child ran into the side of the vehicle as it emerged from a driveway onto Chelton Road north of Fountain Boulevard. An ambulance took the child…
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Motorcyclist, scooter rider die in separate Colorado Springs crashes; IDs released in 3 earlier wrecks
Two people died in different crashes on Monday in which vehicles fatally struck a rider in Colorado Springs, police said. A scooter rider was killed in a crash around 12:40 p.m. in the 400 block of North Circle Drive, according to an online blotter entry by police. No details about the circumstances of the crash…
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Police look for two suspects in armed robbery in southeast Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs police were searching for two people who robbed a business at gunpoint around 2 a.m. Sunday in the 2800 block of East Fountain Boulevard, according to an online blotter entry. Investigators did not release a description of the suspects, who brandished a gun and demanded money before fleeing on foot, the entry states.
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15-year-old missing in Colorado Springs believed to be driving to Kansas
Colorado Springs police are searching for a missing teenager who was last seen near the intersection of Constitution Avenue and North Academy Boulevard, the department posted on social media. Aubry Mestas, 15, was last seen around 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday in the 1700 block of Clemson Drive. Police believe she may be driving to Kansas…
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Adult missing from Colorado Springs believed to be traveling without medication
Colorado Springs police are searching for 30-year-old Vanessa Robinson, who was reported missing on Tuesday, according to a social media post by the department. Robinson is believed to be traveling to Denver without her daily medications. She was last seen wearing a black T-shirt and black sweatpants in the 2200 block of Oakridge Lane around…
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76-year-old man missing from Colorado Springs’ south side
Colorado Springs police are searching for William Stevenson, 76, after he walked away from his residence on Monday, the department posted on social media. Stevenson is believed to have left the 1600 block of Saratoga Drive near South Circle Drive and Monterey Road between 7:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. He is 6-foot tall with a…
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Reward offered for ‘dumb luck’ gun theft believed to be largest in Colorado Springs history
The theft of over $100,000 in firearms from a trailer traveling to a gun show in March now has law enforcement officials offering a reward for information related to the incident, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced Thursday. Eric Vasquez, 42, of Colorado Springs was arrested April 1 on suspicion of committing…