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4/3/2013

Early morning stabbing investigation

Posted 8:27 AM 4/3/2013 by Garrett Boyd

Police have left the scene of the stabbing now.

It all happened at an apartment complex on St. Vrain Place in Colorado Springs.

Police say just before four this morning three to four neighbors were outstide of the apartments.

A fight broke out, and one of them, a 30-year-old (More)

Update: St. Vrain Place shooting

Man arrested in early morning stabbing

4/1/2013

Man arrested after allegedly screaming and destroying room

Posted 8:26 AM 4/1/2013 by Elaine Sheridan

It was an early wakeup call at one local apartment complex.

Around 5am Monday morning, Colorado Springs Police were called to the Fillmore Crossing Apartments in the 31-hundred block of Sinton Rd. on reports of a man running up and down the hallways screaming.

Shortly after that (More)

3/29/2013

Man arrested for allegedly seriously injuring wife

Posted 8:58 AM 3/29/2013 by Elaine Sheridan

A man accused of seriously injuring his wife has been arrested by Colorado Springs Police.

27 year old Gabriel Mares allegedly assaulted his wife on Thursday afternoon in the 24-hundred block of E. San Rafael Street , but when police got there Mares was gone. Mares who also had outstanding misdemeanor and felony warrants was arrested overnight.

3/28/2013

Records show Ebel's violent behavior in prison

Posted 4:43 PM 3/28/2013 by Patricia Collier & Elaine Sheridan

The man suspected of killing Colorado Department of Corrections(DOC) Executive Director, Tom Clements threatened to kill a corrections officer while he was in prison, according to state prison records.

It's just one episode in a long history of misconduct behind bars for Evan Ebel. In that (More)

"Funeral Bandit" nabbed in Lakewood

3/22/2013

Police activity shuts down Platte Ave.

Posted 9:49 PM 3/22/2013 by Elaine Sheridan

Platte Ave is closed between Boulder and Circle due to police activity. Colorado Springs Police say that a warrant is being served and they are asking the public to avoid the area.

3/21/2013

Police looking for suspect in Kings St. shooting

Posted 12:46 PM 3/21/2013 by Elaine Sheridan

Colorado Springs, CO - Colorado Springs Police are looking for a man they believe killed another man near King Street and 25th.

Preston Deangalo Johnson is wanted on charges of Murder in the 1st Degree for the homicide of 26-year old Ivan Ortiz of Colorado Springs. An autopsy is scheduled (More)

Woman found guilty in death of husband

3/20/2013

Family of DOC Executive Director releases statement

Posted 3:46 PM 3/20/2013 by Elaine Sheridan

The family of Tom Clements released this statement today:

"We are thankful for the overwhelming support and concern that we have received in the wake of Tom's death. Our family has lost a devoted husband and a beloved father. There are no words at this time to describe our grief and loss. (More)...

3/18/2013

Six boys arrested for allegedly starting fires

Posted 8:47 AM 3/18/2013 by Elaine Sheridan

Six boys were arrested for allegedly setting fires near Sagebrush Park in southeast Colorado Springs yesterday afternoon.

Investigators with the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) say the 6 juvenile males set several small fires in the creekbed just east of the park using a large (More)

3/15/2013

Man arrested in Florence after alleged crime spree

Posted 9:06 AM 3/15/2013 by Elaine Sheridan

A man that law enforcement officers say went on a multi-county crime spree was arrested last night in Florence.

The Fremont County Sheriff's Office says that 22-year old Davon Cunningham was arrested after he fired a .357 Magnum near a home on Highway 115 between Canon City and (More)

Shots fired during home invasion

3/12/2013

District Attorney says police shooting justified

Posted 4:41 PM 3/12/2013 by Elaine Sheridan

The District Attorney's (DA) Office says they have completed investigations into the officer-involved shootings that occurred on December 4, 2012 and December 21, 2012 involving Robert Kresky and Nicholas Titus, and determined that the officers' use of force against the suspects was "reasonable (More)

3/11/2013

Multiple crashes could be linked to stolen vehicle

Posted 12:00 PM 3/11/2013 by Elaine Sheridan

Aurora Police believe a string of Monday morning accidents across the metro area may be related to a vehicle theft.

According to our sister station KUSA, at 7:17 a.m., one of the first crashes was confirmed at Tower Road and East Evans Avenue. Police say the car involved was a vehicle (More)

3/4/2013

Police investigate possible robbery at hotel

Posted 8:19 AM 3/4/2013 by Elaine Sheridan

Colorado Springs Police are investigating a possible robbery at a hotel in northwest Colorado Springs.

Police were called after 4 this morning (Monday) to the Americas Best Value Inn & Suites in the 4-hundred block of West Garden of the Gods Rd to a room on the third floor of the (More)

2/22/2013

Carrier to be sentenced this morning

Posted 8:53 AM 2/22/2013 by Elaine Sheridan

Joshua Carrier, the former Colorado Springs police officer convicted on sex assault charges is scheduled to be sentenced in court this morning.

Carrier was convicted last year of multiple charges involving 18 students while volunteering as an assistant wrestling coach at Horace Mann Middle School. Carrier was also a school resource officer for the school.

We have a crew at the courthouse and will keep you updated throughout the proceeding.

2/19/2013

Explosives found in Aurora home, man arrested

Posted 1:03 PM 2/19/2013 by Elaine Sheridan

AURORA - A bomb squad is on the scene of a house fire in Aurora today morning.

Pipe bombs were found inside the home. The man who lives in the home - later identified as Michael Grover, 55 - was arrested by Aurora Police. Grover is going to be charged with possession of an explosive (More)