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• Arrested teacher was recently hired

  April 9, 2013 9:11 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - A Colorado Springs teacher arrested by detectives with the El Paso County Sheriff's Office on charges of sexual assault on a child had just recently been hired by the Harrison School District. Carmen Centennial, 39, is accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl on multiple occasions between... more »

• Hearing set for alleged Colo. prison gang member

  April 5, 2013 4:23 PM

  DENVER (AP) - An alleged white supremacist gang member arrested during the investigation into the killing of Colorado's prisons chief will make his first court appearance Monday. James Lohr was arrested early Friday after a brief chase in Colorado Springs. Authorities had announced they were looking for him and a... more »

• Denver police arrest suspect in beating death

  February 23, 2013 5:29 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Police have arrested a 47-year-old man suspected of beating another man to death near downtown Denver earlier this week. Police spokeswoman Raquel Lopez says Martin Trusty was arrested early Saturday morning for the Monday death of 44-year-old Darwin Brown. Trusty is being held for investigation of first-degree... more »

• Family describes murder victim as loveable and caring Play Video

  February 20, 2013 12:20 AM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - The family a Cincinnati soldier whose body was at a Colorado Springs hotel room Sunday morning describe their sister and daughter as a very warm and caring individual. Sgt. Kimberly Walker, 28, part of a refueling company attached to the Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division at... more »

• Suspect in destructive chase drove toward police station

  January 31, 2013 12:20 AM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - An armed man who went on a dangerous crime spree along Powers Boulevard just before rush hour Wednesday has been taken into custody. Ivan Commodore Stamps, 45, faces a slew of charges ranging from carjacking to assaulting an officer. A Colorado State Trooper tried to pull... more »

• Suspect told detectives mother asked her to keep child for "a couple days" Play Video

  December 20, 2012 7:46 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - The woman accused of taking a Colorado Springs toddler and triggering an amber alert was formally advised of the charges against her. Tonia Shetina, 38, is being held at the El Paso County Criminal Justice Center on $200,000 bond for charges of 2nd Degree Kidnapping and Motor... more »

• Student faces felony charge for bringing pot brownie to school

  December 12, 2012 6:45 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - A 14-year old student at Air Academy High School was taken into custody and released to his parents Wednesday after he allegedly brought a marijuana laced brownie to school. He shared the dessert to a female classmate whom administrators say became violently ill and had to... more »

• Canon City cops nab fugitive from Colorado Springs

  November 29, 2012 6:49 PM

  FREMONT COUNTY - Officers with the Canon City Police Department arrested a Colorado Springs man Tuesday who had open warrants from both the Springs and California. The officers were responding to a report of shots being fired at the North 9th Street Storage facility when they found Roger Wayne... more »

• Crash victims were minors; jailed driver used Methadone

  November 27, 2012 6:02 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - All three of victims identified in a deadly auto-pedestrian accident Monday in Colorado Springs were minors. Leondro Xavier Carabajal, 17, and Neto White, 9, were seriously injured when they were hit from behind by an SUV while pushing a stalled minivan out of traffic. The accident... more »

• Driver arrested in deadly accident in Colorado Springs

  November 27, 2012 12:39 AM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - Two people have died after they were hit from behind while trying to push a stalled minivan out of the road. The accident happened at around 4:00 p.m. Monday afternoon in the eastbound lanes of Pikes Peak Avenue in near the intersection of Parkside Drive. The... more »

• Chaotic Black Friday winds down

  November 23, 2012 8:59 PM

  Black Friday is nearly in the books. The Friday after Thanksgiving is traditionally one of the busiest holiday shopping days of the year and also a day when many retailers are said to be making a profit, or operating in the black, for the year. Over the years, early... more »

• Alleged child pimp back in jail

  June 22, 2012 6:26 PM

  Trevor Van Baker, the man facing 11 class 3 felonies for allegedly pimping a child in Colorado Springs, is back in custody at the Criminal Justice Center after violating a restraining order. After appearing for a preliminary hearing this afternoon he was re-arrested. Friends and family of a... more »

• Mom arrested for leaving baby in car seat on roof of vehicle

  June 3, 2012 5:54 AM

  PHOENIX (AP) - Phoenix police have arrested a woman who allegedly drove off after forgetting that her 5-week-old baby was in a car seat on the roof of her vehicle. Officer James Holmes said officers were called out early Saturday after witnesses found a child strapped in a safety seat... more »

• Police arrest shooting suspect, Golden Cue's violent history remains Play Video

  June 3, 2012 12:27 AM

  Dwight Gordon Jr. is charged with murder after allegedly gunning down a Fort Carson soldier and injuring a woman in a shooting at the Golden Cue bar in Colorado Springs early Saturday morning. Though the suspect is in custody, this type of activity has grown all too familiar at... more »

• Michael Lohan denied bail in Florida

  October 29, 2011 1:59 PM

  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The estranged father of actress Lindsay Lohan has been denied bail in Florida. Hillsborough County jail records show Michael Lohan was being held Saturday without bond on four charges. He was arrested on domestic violence charges Tuesday. His bail was set at $5,000 and a judge... more »

• Amish men arrested

  October 9, 2011 8:42 AM

  STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) - Four Ohio men believed to be members of a breakaway Amish group have been arrested for allegedly going into the home of an Amish man and cutting his hair and beard with scissors. It's common practice for married Amish men to have beards and the... more »

• Pueblo man arrested for child sex assault

  October 2, 2011 2:32 PM

  A Pueblo man was arrested early Saturday morning on charges of sexually assaulting a child. Jared Austin Eppens, 23, is being held without bail at the Pueblo County Jail. He's suspected of having sex with a 14 year old girl in the bushes near a motel in the 2000 of... more »

• A family birthday party nearly turns tragic Friday night

  August 27, 2011 1:23 PM

  While attempting to attend the birthday party of an ex-girlfriend's sister a man later identified as Michael Lucero was escorted to his car by other members of the party when he caused a disturbance. Shortly after it was learned that Lucero had donned two bullet proof vests and retrieved a... more »

• Man arrested for threatening parents with shot gun

  August 20, 2011 11:20 AM

  Fountain police have arrested a man who they say fired a shot gun in his home and again at a passing car. Michael Townsend Jones, 29, is in custody on felony menacing, assault and weapons charges. According to a new department news release, officers believe Jones had been drinking... more »

• Fugitive suspects booked in Pueblo jail

  August 10, 2011 8:40 PM

  The 3 Florida siblings sought by authorities from across the country are now being booked at the Pueblo County jail. Grace Lee Dougherty, Ryan Edward Dougherty and Dylan Dougherty Stanley were all captured after a police chase that started at around 9:38 a.m. Wednesday in Colorado City and ended... more »

• Rapper Big Boi arrested on drug charges

  August 7, 2011 4:15 PM

  MIAMI (AP) - Grammy-winning OutKast rapper Big Boi has been arrested in Miami for possession of drugs including ecstasy and Viagra pills. The rapper, whose real name is Antwan Patton, was charged with three counts of possession of a controlled substance and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia... more »

• Fugitive biker gang member arrested in Colorado

  August 4, 2011 2:30 PM

  AURORA, Colo. (AP) - U.S. Marshals have arrested a fugitive motorcycle gang member who's accused of plotting to kill rival gang members in Denver and in Illinois. The Denver Post reports that agents arrested Marshal "Big Bo" Fry in the Denver suburb of Aurora on Tuesday. A federal... more »

• Rapper Flo Rida charged with DUI in Miami Beach

  June 9, 2011 12:09 PM

  MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Rapper Flo Rida has been charged with driving under the influence after police in Miami Beach say they spotted his Bugatti driving erratically. A crowd pleaded with police to let him go. An arrest report says Flo Rida, whose real name is Tramar Dillard,... more »

• Church goers get unwelcome surprise for Easter Service

  April 24, 2011 11:32 AM

  Colorado Springs Police investigators are gathering evidence and questioning a suspect involved in an early morning burglary at the Lighthouse Baptist Church on the 4200 block of Hopeful Drive. Police began receiving calls at around 4 a.m. Easter Sunday morning when a man was seen acting suspiciously and lurking... more »

• Man arrested for murder near Durango

  April 23, 2011 2:24 PM

  Investigators with the La Plata County Sheriff's Office have arrested a man they believe is connected to a shooting death from earlier this week. A sheriff's office spokesman says Justin Wiese, 35, was taken into custody Friday at the sheriff's office, where he turned himself in after a judge... more »

• Former Broncos star stabbed by his wife

  April 23, 2011 1:42 PM

  MIAMI (AP) - Brandon Marshall's wife is accused of stabbing the Miami Dolphins wide receiver and has been arrested on a domestic violence charge, according to a sheriff's office report. The Broward County Sheriff's Office report, obtained Saturday by The Associated Press, says Michi Nogami-Marshall stabbed her husband with... more »

• Don't bring a sword to a taser fight

  March 19, 2011 12:14 PM

  It has been said a time or two that the full moon seems to bring out the interesting side of people. Colorado Springs Police officers were called to the 2900 block of Hayman Terrace at around 5:25 Saturday morning. When officers arrived, they were confronted by Joshua Kern who was... more »

• Pilot suspected of flying intoxicated turns himself in

  March 19, 2011 11:10 AM

  DENVER (AP) - The United Express pilot accused of flying while drunk has turned himself in. The U.S. attorney's office in Denver said 32-year-old Aaron Jason Cope surrendered yesterday to U.S. Marshals in Norfolk, Va., where he lives. The indictment says the incident happened Dec. 8, 2009 on a flight... more »

• Man arrested with hundreds in fake cash and cocaine

  March 5, 2011 6:56 PM

  A man is in custody after trying to use counterfeit money at a Colorado Springs bar. Police say they were called out around 1:30 Saturday morning to Copperhead Road on North Academy Blvd., near Rebecca Lane. Security guards detained a man they thought was using counterfeit money. They held... more »

• 17 arrested in Denver home invasion and standoff

  January 1, 2011 5:46 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Seventeen people were arrested in a New Year's Day standoff following a suspected home invasion in Denver. Denver Police say the standoff happened after officers were called to a possible home robbery early Saturday morning near Invesco Field at Mile High Stadium. Police tell The Denver... more »

• Arrest in burglary caught on IPhone cam in Denver

  December 30, 2010 10:16 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Denver police say they've arrested a suspect in a home burglary caught on camera. KUSA-TV in Denver reports that police made an arrest in the case Wednesday after someone recognized the burglar from the video shown on the air. The burglary victim said she downloaded... more »

• UPDATE: teen claims shooting in PA was accident

  November 17, 2010 11:12 AM

  The Colorado Springs man charged with killing a female friend in the Pittsburgh area told police that the shooting was an accident. Our sister station WPXI in Pittsburgh reports that Courtney Daily, 18, also of Colorado Springs was found with a gunshot wound to her upper body in an... more »

• 65 pounds of pot seized in bust overnight

  November 12, 2010 5:03 PM

  Local police agencies teamed up for an arrest overnight that resulted in the confiscation of 65 pounds of marijuana and two pounds of hashish. It started with a report in Fountain that someone was trying to sell drugs at the KOA Kampground just off I-25. The suspects left, but... more »

• Denver Good Samaritan stabbed, suspect arrested

  October 20, 2010 8:18 AM

  A suspect faces an attempted first-degree murder charge after Denver police say he stabbed another man who helped a woman after she was allegedly pushed out of a car. The Denver District Attorney's office on Tuesday announced the charge against 27-year-old Brent Ward and say he also faces charges... more »

• Denver Officer arrested on suspicion of sexual assault

  October 19, 2010 3:10 PM

  A Denver police officer has been arrested on suspicion of coercing a woman under arrest into performing a sex act to avoid going to jail. Police arrested Hector Paez, 31, Monday. Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey's office and police say Paez will be charged later this week with... more »

• Osama bin Laden hunter arrested in Colorado

  October 6, 2010 3:26 PM

  The Colorado man who was famously arrested in Pakistan for hunting Osama bin Laden has been arrested again, this time in Colorado for alleged domestic violence. According to 9News, the Colorado State Patrol arrested Gary Faulkner Tuesday in Clear Creek County, following a traffic accident. Faulkner was a passenger... more »

• 2 arrested for alleged theft from destroyed homes

  September 24, 2010 8:11 AM

  Two men have been arrested on suspicion of stealing scrap metal from homes destroyed in the wildfire west of Boulder. Cesar Antonio Ayala, 20, and Jorge Salgado, 35, of Lafayette each face charges of burglary and felony theft. Boulder County Sheriff's Sgt. Tom McGrath says the two are... more »

• Colorado Springs hostage standoff ends peacefully

  September 23, 2010 9:37 AM

  A Colorado Springs hostage standoff that lasted several hours, and resulted in the lockdown of schools and the closing of a major road, is now over. It ended peacefully just before 11:30 a.m. Thursday. The suspect, identified as Thomas Vanfleet, was taken into custody. His hostage does not appear to... more »

• Man accused of stealing from fire evacuee arrested

  September 21, 2010 8:22 AM

  Boulder police arrested a man suspected of breaking into the car of a woman and stealing her belongings after she fled her home during the state's most destructive wildfire. Boulder police said Monday investigators used forensic evidence to link the suspect to the vehicle break-in. Police identified the suspect... more »

• Colorado Springs man arrested for sexual assault on child

  September 15, 2010 12:06 PM

  A Colorado Springs man is in custody after being arrested on child sex assault charges. According to witnesses 52 year old Rocky Duggan was arrested at an assisted living home on Van Buren where he was a patient on Tuesday. "He was arrested for sexual exploitation of a child and... more »

• Colorado fugitive nabbed in Missouri

  September 14, 2010 9:36 AM

  A man charged with attempted murder in Colorado has been captured after a three-day manhunt in southwest Missouri. McDonald County deputies found Jeramy McCauley, 32, lying in a field about four miles south of Anderson Monday. McCauley, who is originally from Anderson, is wanted on three counts of attempted... more »

• 52-year-old man arrested for sexually assaulting teen

  August 24, 2010 10:33 AM

  Colorado Springs Police arrested a 52-year-old man for alleged sexual assault on a 17-year-old girl. According to police, the pair drank beer together at a mobile home, followed by the assault. Under arrest: Timothy Kiner, 52. more »

• RFK Jr.'s wife faces new impaired-driving charge

  August 24, 2010 8:42 AM

  Police say the wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been charged with driving under the influence of drugs in New York's Hudson Valley. The arrest comes one month after Mary Kennedy's license was suspended following her guilty plea to driving while impaired by alcohol. State police say... more »

• Grand Junction opposes police rape lawsuit

  August 23, 2010 8:25 AM

  Attorneys for Grand Junction are denying claims of negligence by a woman who says she was raped by a police officer last year. The woman filed suit alleging the Police Department should have fired officer Glenn Coyne earlier, after an unrelated allegation of sexual assault was made in 2008.... more »

• Man arrested for sexual assault on child

  August 18, 2010 10:09 AM

  A man was arrested in Colorado Springs for sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust. The alleged crime was reported to police last Friday. After an investigation, Michael Ray Adams, 38, was arrested on Monday. The CSPD Crimes Against Children Unit continues... more »

• Sheriff: Mom killed children before sinking car

  August 17, 2010 10:30 AM

  South Carolina authorities say a mother who claimed her children drowned when their car careened into a river has been charged with murder after confessing to suffocating the toddlers and then faking the accident. Sheriff Larry Williams said Tuesday that Shaquan Duley told police she was distraught after a... more »

• Colorado day care worker accused of sex crimes

  August 16, 2010 8:29 AM

  A man suspected of sexually assaulting at least three young children at a Denver church day care center is due in court Monday to be advised of charges against him. Benjamin Janicki, 19, is charged with three counts each of sexual assault on a child and sexual assault on... more »

• Colorado Army deserter arrested at border

  August 13, 2010 9:03 AM

  U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials in Montana say they have arrested a 28-year-old Colorado man accused of deserting the U.S. Army. Officials say Eric Wagner of Lakewood, was taken into custody Wednesday at the Chief Mountain port of entry into Glacier National Park. Customs spokeswoman Lynn Shozoda... more »

• Woman uses Three Stooges move on criminal

  August 4, 2010 10:36 AM

  "I had watched the Three Stooges cartoons a long, long time ago. I actually wanted to hook his neck with the front part of my cane, I wanted to hook him and I wanted to pull him inside my kitchen," Henrietta Lopez said. Lopez, 67, described her first thoughts... more »

• Arrested: FBI warrant for child pronography

  August 2, 2010 3:17 PM

  A Colorado Springs man has been arrested on an FBI warrant for child pornography. Gerald Augustine was taken into custody early Monday morning at an apartment complex on N. Murray. No other information is available at this time. more »

• 3 arrested in Colorado Springs apartment shooting

  August 2, 2010 8:35 AM

  Three Colorado Springs men are in custody after a veteran was shot and killed. Timothy Roath, 23, died Thursday when he was shot in the head at an apartment complex. Police arrested Kirby Braithwaite and Anthony Swindle on suspicion of murder Saturday. A third man, Quenton Heard, is... more »

• Robbery suspects identified by CSPD

  July 29, 2010 2:24 PM

  The two men arrested Tuesday in connection with a string of armed robberies in Colorado Springs have been identified by police. They are Michael Goller, 27, and Rio Davis, 23. Photos of the men have not yet been released. They are suspected in as many as nine convenience store... more »

• At least 400 involved in Colorado Springs melee

  July 29, 2010 5:33 AM

  Colorado Springs Police have arrested four people after fight broke out at Club Shots. That's near the intersection of Austin Bluffs and Academy. The fight started just before 2 a.m. Thursday in the parking lot after a concert ended. There were several injuries. Police say some individuals had... more »

• DUI suspect hid from cops in yard of addiction counselor

  July 24, 2010 1:20 AM

  When the suspected drunk driver who ran away from the scene of a three car accident Friday afternoon that the police say he caused, he probably had no idea that the tool shed he was hiding in belonged to a licensed drug and alcohol counselor. "Maybe this guy was... more »

• Colorado inmate charged in cold case murder

  July 22, 2010 8:44 AM

  Prosecutors in California have charged a Colorado inmate with murdering a bar owner nearly four decades ago. Investigators say Roy Melanson, 73, fatally stabbed a Napa woman in July 1974, just two months before murdering another woman in Colorado. Melanson is serving a life sentence in the Colorado... more »

• Dog chases away intruder in Colorado Springs home

  July 20, 2010 9:28 AM

  A Colorado Springs dog has taken a bite out of crime. Police report that a woman heard noises near her back deck Monday night and looked outside to see what was going on. When she moved away from the window, she was startled by a man standing in her... more »

• Former Broncos QB Chris Simms arrested in NYC

  July 1, 2010 8:43 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Tennessee Titans backup quarterback Chris Simms says police mistook a comment about smoking cigarettes as an admission that he'd been smoking marijuana before he was stopped while driving in New York City. Simms was released without bail after his arraignment Thursday on charges of driving while... more »

• 'American Pie' actor Chris Klein arrested on DUI

  June 16, 2010 1:29 PM

  Actor Chris Klein has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after authorities say he was spotted weaving across lanes on a California freeway. The California Highway Patrol says in a news release that the 31-year-old "American Pie" and "Election" star was stopped early Wednesday after weaving across lanes... more »

• Domestic violence charge against Pueblo Police officer dropped

  June 7, 2010 8:57 AM

  Prosecutors have dropped a domestic violence charge filed against a Pueblo police officer after his wife, also an officer, said she wouldn't cooperate with the district attorney's office. Officer Donnie Lambert faced a misdemeanor assault charge. He was arrested March 16. It's not clear when the case was dropped.... more »

• Man arrested in Teller County for attempted murder

  June 4, 2010 3:03 PM

  Teller County Sheriff's deputies arrested a suspect for allegedly shooting at a man at a home north of Cripple Creek. Jonathan M. Pepin, 22, was taken into custody early Friday morning. He's being held on several charges including Attempted 1st Degree Murder, Domestic Violence and Violation of a Restraining... more »

• Pueblo beer-wielding robbers arrested

  May 17, 2010 10:26 AM

  Bud Light has been using the slogan, Real Men of Genius in commercials for several years. A pair of robbers in Pueblo probably won't rate a commercial. Police report that two men, Dominic Julian Lujan and Demetrio Junior Rivera, stole three cases of Bud Light from a Loaf 'n... more »