Tag: police
-
Shots fired during home invasion, Colorado Springs police say
A man who broke into an apartment Friday on the city’s north side ran off when gunshots rang out inside the home, police said. The suspect, identified by police as 34-year-old Robert Fusco, threatened to harm the victim while forcing his way into the home at 12500 Toscana Heights. “As officers were enroute, updated information…
-
Colorado Springs police, firefighters respond to downtown structure fire early Monday
Police and firefighters responded to a structure fire in downtown Colorado Springs early Monday, law enforcement officials said. At about 2:30 a.m., police dispatch received a call about a disturbance and possible fire in the 300 block of East Costilla Street. Responding officers saw a commercial building that was partially on fire, police said. Wahsatch…
-
Shooting victim accidentally shot himself: Colorado Springs police
Police officers responding to a shooting on Sunday learned during their investigation that the victim had accidentally shot himself, according to law enforcement officials. At about 11:50 a.m. Sunday, officers responded to an apartment complex at 2030 Dortmund Drive in northeast Colorado Springs after a caller reported that he had been shot by an unknown…
-
Several injured in 2 separate DUI crashes: Colorado Springs police
Several people were injured early Sunday in two separate crashes involving suspected drunken drivers, according to Colorado Springs police. At about 12:25 a.m., officers responded to a call about a collision involving injuries near Airport Road and South Academy Boulevard. When they arrived, they found two vehicles, each with injured occupants inside. All four occupants…
-
Colorado Springs mother arrested in infant’s death
Colorado Springs police arrested 21-year-old Alyssa Ned on suspicion of child abuse resulting in death, law enforcement officials said Friday. Ned’s 4-month-old baby was found unresponsive around 4:20 a.m. Sept. 3 at the Copper Chase Apartments in the 2000 block of Southgate Road. The infant was pronounced dead at the scene, but police did not…
-
Argument leads to gunfire at Colorado Springs apartment complex
An altercation escalated to an exchange of gunfire at an apartment complex in southeast Colorado Springs early Sunday, according to a police blotter entry. No one was wounded in the exchange, but at least two apartments and two vehicles were damaged in the incident, police said. Officers responded to a 2:20 a.m. call about a…
-
Peru police disguised as World Cup mascots arrest suspected drug dealer in Lima
LIMA, Peru — Two Peruvian police officers disguised as World Cup mascots Clutch and Maple helped to arrest a suspected drug dealer in Lima. Colonel Carlos Alcántara, head of the Green Squadron —a unit that combats common crime — said they captured Carlos Cabrera, 48, with the help of the two undercover agents on Thursday during the opening match…
-
Pueblo teen injured in suspected DUI crash begins long road to recovery
Before the crash that upended his life and put three of his friends in the hospital, Kamen Guida was a high school senior preparing to march across the graduation stage and accept his diploma from Pueblo South High School. A hardworking honor student and two-sport athlete, his future seemed without limits. Now, his world has…
-
1 injured in fight near Territory Days in Old Colorado City; suspect sought
Colorado Springs police are looking for a suspect in an assault that left one person bleeding and unconscious in the area of the Territory Days festival on Sunday, according to an online blotter entry. Officers responded to a 4:25 p.m. call about a disturbance near 25th Street and Colorado Avenue. Witnesses told police that two…
-
1 killed, 4 critically injured in motorcycle crash south of downtown Colorado Springs
One person was killed and four others critically injured after a motorcycle crashed into a vehicle early Sunday, Colorado Springs police said. The collision happened at about 12:20 a.m. in the 1600 block of South Nevada Avenue, according to an online blotter entry. Investigators determined that the motorcycle was traveling south on Nevada “at a…