Tag: el paso county jail
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Alleged road rage shooting by bicyclist locks down El Paso County jail
Deputies are investigating a shooting by the intersection of Colorado 85 and Las Vegas Street believed to have started as a road rage incident Monday morning, according to a news release by the El Paso Sheriff’s Office. The incident prompted the jail to temporarily be placed on lockdown when the victim, who was shot in…
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El Paso County forwards ballot measure to extend public safety sales tax
The El Paso County Board of County Commissioners is approving a ballot measure extension on a 0.23% sales tax to fund the Sheriff’s Office. The fund has generated about $40 million annually. The sales tax is scheduled to sunset in 2029 but has already been extended by voters previously. The new ballot measure, which county…
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El Paso County forwards ballot measure to extend public safety sales tax
The El Paso County Board of County Commissioners is approving a ballot measure extension on a 0.23% sales tax to fund the Sheriff’s Office. The fund has generated about $40 million annually. The sales tax is scheduled to sunset in 2029 but has already been extended by voters previously. The new ballot measure, which county…
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Colorado Springs police union director sues El Paso County jail over injuries from tripping
The head of the labor union for Colorado Springs police officers claims that her fall at the El Paso County jail in 2024 was a result of a building code violation, a newly filed lawsuit obtained by The Gazette shows. The El Paso County jail, sheriff, county commissioners and others are named as defendants in…
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Identification in El Paso County jail death released
A 46-year-old woman who died last week in the El Paso County jail has been identified, according to a news release Monday from the Sheriff’s Office. Felicia Phillips died Thursday, the El Paso County Coroner’s Office confirmed. An initial investigation did not indicate “self-harm, assault, or foul play,” the authorities said in a release. Phillips…
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ICE officer impersonator in Colorado Springs will undergo second competency evaluation
The Colorado Springs man arrested for allegedly impersonating an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer before engaging in an hours-long standoff with police will see a second competency evaluator. Antonio Mellon, 22, was reportedly found competent to continue with legal proceedings by one evaluator, but the defense objected to the finding and is now in…
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Judge rejects bond reduction for suspect in fatal Colorado Springs hit-and-run
An El Paso County judge denied a defense motion Wednesday to reduce bond for the suspect in the Sept. 5 hit-and-run crash that took the life of Jeremy Ives, 28. Authorities arrested Cameron Walsh, 59, shortly after the crash, which occurred at about 10:37 p.m. next to Old Colorado City near Highway 24 and 26th…
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U.S. 24 homicide victim found with 3 gunshots to head, court records say
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The man found dead in the passenger seat of a pickup truck after a three-vehicle crash on U.S. 24 in late August was allegedly shot three times on the left side of the face and once in the neck, according to court documents. A person…
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Man suspected of shooting sister’s ex-partner in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man was arrested for allegedly shooting at his sister’s ex-partner Tuesday in southeast Colorado Springs, according to an online police blotter entry. Officers were called to the 3700 block of Astrozon Boulevard, located along a commercial strip with a thrift store and King Soopers,…
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Arrest made in connection to U.S. 24 homicide east of Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man believed by authorities to be responsible for the death of a man found with a gunshot wound following a three-vehicle crash on U.S. 24 in late August has been arrested. Jose Cruz Diaz Vazquez, 26, was arrested in connection to the death of…