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• Officer justified in February shooting

  May 22, 2012 6:25 PM

  The District Attorney's Office has ruled that the officer who shot and killed Dominic Oliver on February 28 was justified. Oliver was barricaded inside a medical office at 75 Printers Parkway. Oliver had taken two hostages, but later released them. Unknown to Oliver, other hostages were hiding in the... more »

• Hit on stolen car leads to standoff in Widefield

  November 3, 2011 4:47 PM

  El Paso County Sheriffs Office officials say they're trying to contact a fourth suspect in a stolen car case. They say they have already arrested three people at a Fountain area home near Harding and Ocean and they're trying to arrest the fourth suspect. Authorities say they got a hit... more »

• Police ordering people to leave Fountain area house, bomb squad on the way

  November 3, 2011 4:36 PM

  The bomb squad is on their way to a breaking news situation near Harding and Ocean in Widefield. We hearing orders from police in the background saying "come out of the house now." Stay with News 5 for updates. more »

• Standoff in Southern Colorado Springs

  October 16, 2011 4:11 PM

  Colorado Springs Police are currently in a standoff with a man near the intersection of Eastmeadow and Canoe Creek. That's near Fort Carson. We'll keep you updated on the situation. more »

• Domestic dispute leads to man barricading self in home

  October 16, 2011 3:43 PM

  Colorado Springs Police are engaged in a stand-off situation with an unidentified individual who is known to have multiple fire arms. Police are asking residents in the 1500 block of Canoe Creek to stay inside at this time and for everyone else not involved to stay clear of the area.... more »

• 2 arrested after a short stand-off in Divide

  August 13, 2011 3:35 PM

  Teller County Sheriff Mike Ensminger tells News First 5 that a short stand off in the early morning hours of Saturday morning has ended with the arrests to two adults in Divide. Sheriff Ensminger tell us that Jarod Adams was reported to have been driving up and down E.... more »

• Police never know what to expect on calls for service

  August 6, 2011 1:46 PM

  Colorado Springs Police and Fire Department personnel were greeted in a rather strange way when they responded to a call at the Verde Meadows Apartments early Saturday at around 2 am. When officers and emergency crews arrived at 1450 S. Chelton Rd, 30 year old Brandon Bridwell came to the... more »

• Murder suspect holed up in community center with friend

  July 30, 2011 4:31 PM

  Murder suspect Michael Arangio has been located in a clubhouse of an aparment complex at 4645 Wislor Point where he an an unidentified friend have barricaded themselves in the building. Police with the help of Arangio's parents have attempted to negotiate a peaceful end to a stand-off. Colorado Springs... more »

• Colorado Springs Police surround apartment complex

  July 30, 2011 2:46 PM

  Colorado Springs Police have responded to a call of a sighting of Michael Arangio, the suspect identified in the triple slaying of three teens on Mira Loma Cir. Police received a call stating that Arangio was hold up in a building near Rockhurst Blvd. Police have bocked several streets... more »

• A tense stand off with deputies lands one man in custody

  June 25, 2011 1:12 PM

  The Pueblo County Sheriff's Office and their Special Tactics and Rescue team (S.W.A.T.) was dispatched to the intersection of 500 McCulloch Blvd and 1600 El Charro at around 6 a.m. Saturday, where residents were requested to stay indoors and away from windows facing the area on the report of a... more »

• UPDATE: Police attempting to defuse a tense domestic situation on City's Southeast side

  April 24, 2011 11:15 AM

  Colorado Springs Police have made the decision to stand-down and let the suspect involved in an earlier domestic custody situation cool down on his own. Officers spent some time and resources containing an area at the Arbor Pointe apartments in the 2500 block of Hancock Expressway trying to reach a... more »

• Police attempting to defuse a tense domestic situation on City's Southeast side

  April 24, 2011 10:50 AM

  Colorado Springs Police from the Sand Creek Division are investigating a custody dispute where a Mother came to take her children to a local Easter service from her estranged Husband and claims she was told he had a weapon as a threat. The woman was able to retrieve her children... more »

• 2 arrested after SWAT standoff in Fort Collins

  March 6, 2011 7:05 PM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Fort Collins police arrested two men accused of refusing to leave their home during a three-hour standoff with a SWAT Team. Fort Collins police Sgt. Jon Holsten says SWAT officers used gas to force the men from the home Sunday morning. Police say they... more »

• UPDATE: After a nine hour stand off CSPD Swat Team finds no one in home.

  February 12, 2011 7:23 PM

  Colorado Springs Police were in a stand off situation for nine hours today in the 400 block of E. Kiowa in downtown Colorado Springs. When a warrant was finally issued which would allow the tactical team to make forcable entry, officers found the home to be unoccupied. It is... more »

• UPDATE: Man holding police at bay in downtown home

  February 12, 2011 1:28 PM

  Colorado Springs Police are on the scene of a stand off situation in the 400 block of E Kiowa Street where a man was holding his wife and child at knife point. Police say that the woman was able to escape but the man may still be holding the child.... more »

• Gunman fires on police during stand-off in Lakewood

  January 8, 2011 12:52 PM

  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - Police say they're have arrested a gunman after he fired on officers and holed up in a Lakewood home for more than five hours with a woman and three young children. The Lakewood police dispatch office says the man opened fire shortly after police arrived... more »

• Man shoots himself after taking PW woman hostage

  October 5, 2009 12:01 PM

  The Pueblo County Coroner says the suspect in a hostage situation in Pueblo West early Monday morning, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The coroner has identified the man as Greg Gilmore, 56. The Pueblo County Sheriff's office says it received a 911 call at 5:40 a.m. from the victim.... more »