Tag: law enforcement
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Suspect in deadly May shopping center shooting was defending brother, testimony reveals
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The man suspected in a shooting outside a Colorado Springs shopping center that left one man dead was allegedly standing up for his brother, testimony and video evidence revealed during his preliminary hearing Thursday. Emmanuel Cooley, 50, was arrested on suspicion of fatally shooting Bryan…
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Second suspect in 2022 Old Stage Road homicide sentenced to prison
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The woman convicted of accessory charges related to the May 2022 murder of her cousin on Old Stage Road was sentenced to five years in state prison on Thursday. Laina Curtis, 40, turned herself in to law enforcement in October 2022 shortly after her boyfriend…
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New Mexico man convicted of killing girlfriend in Colorado Springs receives life sentence
A New Mexico man will serve a life sentence in the Department of Corrections after an El Paso County jury found him guilty of murdering his girlfriend with a stolen gun near a Colorado Springs bus stop in June 2023. On July 17, 2023, the Colorado Springs Police Department arrested 53-year-old Gilbert Lopez Jr. on…
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Boulder attack suspect worked for Uber, company confirms
The Colorado Springs-area man facing both state and federal charges after he allegedly set several people on fire Sunday in Boulder previously drove for Uber, a spokesperson for the ride-sharing and on-demand delivery service confirmed Tuesday. Mohamed Soliman, a 45-year-old Egyptian national with a recent residence in an unincorporated area of El Paso County east of…
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Body matching description of missing 97-year-old woman found in El Paso County
Update: The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office released a statement Monday saying the agency found the body of a deceased female “whose appearance matched Corrye (Brewer)’s physical description” near Judge Orr Road and Calhan Highway, on Jan. 26, roughly two days after the 97-year-old woman was last seen. The El Paso County Coroner’s Office is…
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3 juveniles arrested in Colorado Springs smash-and-grab investigation
The Colorado Springs Police Department arrested three juveniles late last month after an investigation into numerous vape and gun store smash-and-grab burglaries. Investigators identified three juvenile suspects and linked them to several offenses, including the theft of at least four vehicles and burglaries or attempted burglaries at three gun stores and one vape store. Detectives…
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1 injured in stabbing at Colorado Springs Walmart
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One person was injured Friday afternoon in a stabbing inside the Walmart on Platte Avenue. Just after 2:15 p.m., Colorado Springs police received the call for service. The reporting party told police someone was firing inside the store. An extra-duty officer on scene confirmed the…
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1 injured in stabbing at Colorado Springs Walmart
One person was injured Friday afternoon in a stabbing inside the Walmart on Platte Avenue. Just after 2:15 p.m., Colorado Springs police received the call for service. The reporting party told police someone was firing inside the store. An extra-duty officer on scene confirmed the incident was not an active-shooter situation, but rather a disturbance between…
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Fort Carson master sergeant gets confinement in marijuana-related case
A master sergeant at Fort Carson received 42 days confinement after pleading guilty to marijuana charges and attempting to engage in a relationship with a soldier of a different rank. The senior noncommissioned officer pleaded guilty to all three charges he was facing in mid-November during a special court-martial, according to a statement from Fort…
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2 students face charges over alleged threats to Colorado Springs-area schools
Multiple local law enforcement agencies responded to several online threats being made against Colorado Springs-area schools Wednesday, and two local students face charges over false threats, officials said. The two students are from two separate local schools and are facing charges for their “participation in spreading false information regarding threats to schools locally and nationwide,”…