Tag: robbery
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Denver murder conviction reversed for incomplete self-defense instruction
Colorado’s second-highest court reversed a defendant’s murder conviction last week because a Denver judge gave an incomplete instruction to the jury about the man’s right to self-defense. Donald R. Gonzales and Gary McLaughlin met up in a Capitol Hill parking lot one night in May 2021 for a sexual encounter in Gonzales’ car. According to…
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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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Robbery in Manitou Springs leads to brief shelter in place Friday
The Manitou Springs Police Department lifted a shelter-in-place order Friday after finding signs of a robbery at a hotel Friday morning. The shelter in place was ordered around 8:15 a.m. for a quarter-mile radius around Park Row Lodge, but it was lifted around three minutes later after the suspect came out of the building, the…
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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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Man robs lottery scratch tickets, cash from Colorado Springs store
Colorado Springs police are investigating the robbery of lottery scratch tickets, cash and a cordless phone at a business in the 1800 block of North Circle Drive, according to a blotter entry by the department. The incident occurred around 9 p.m. Thursday when a man dressed in all black wearing a mask aimed a handgun…
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Colorado Springs police search for suspect in armed robbery Sunday
A male brandishing a gun got away with an undisclosed amount of cash in an overnight robbery at a business on the city’s south side, Colorado Springs police said in an online blotter entry. The robbery occurred around 3:20 a.m. in the 700 block of Cheyenne Meadows Road, police said, but they did not release…
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Crime recap: 316 arrested last week in El Paso County
Colorado Springs police saw robberies, a DUI and a “prank” call gone wrong, among other incidents, with law enforcement making 316 arrests in El Paso County. From Jan. 4 to Jan. 10, the Colorado Springs Police Department posted nine blotter entries to its public database of incidents approved for release. Here is a recap of those…
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Crime recap: 281 arrested last week in El Paso County
Colorado Springs police saw domestic abuse, gun violence and road rage last week, among other incidents, with law enforcement making 281 arrests in El Paso County. From Dec. 28 to Jan. 3, the Colorado Springs Police Department posted 10 blotter entries to its public database of incidents approved for release. Here is a recap of those…
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3 sought after northwest Colorado Springs armed robbery: Police
Colorado Springs police are looking for three suspects allegedly involved in an armed robbery of a business on the northwest side of city. The robbery was reported in the 700 block of Village Center Drive just before 8 p.m. Monday, according to Colorado Springs police. Three people, at least one armed, walked up to the…
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Crime recap: 274 arrested last week in El Paso County
Colorado Springs police saw robberies, crash warnings and sexual misconduct last week, among other offenses, with law enforcement making 274 arrests in El Paso County. From Nov. 30 to Dec. 6, the Colorado Springs Police Department posted seven blotter entries to its public database of incidents approved for release. Here is a recap of those entries:…