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• Mailbox vandalism on the rise in Pueblo County

  December 16, 2012 6:51 PM

  It seems there's more criminal mischief than usual in Pueblo County, and the main targets are mailboxes. The Pueblo Chieftain reports the number of mailbox damage reports is up quite a bit. Last year there were only 37 reports, and so far this year there have been 116. It mainly... more »

• West side neighbors wake to vandalism; police connect to attempted abduction Play Video

  October 29, 2012 7:34 PM

  Two people are facing charges in a series of vandalism on Colorado Springs' west side, as well as an attempted abduction. Police were called Monday morning after one in the morning from a neighbor on Monument Street saying someone had opened their garage. Other neighbors called saying they saw... more »

• Four Face Charges in Multiple Vandalism Spree in Falcon

  January 11, 2012 3:47 PM

  Four El Paso County residents were arrested for a series of criminal mischief cases in Falcon that date back to November of 2011. The incidents. which consisted of spray paint on cars, houses and other property happened in the 8000 block of Royal Melbourne and the surrounding streets, as... more »

• Sculpture damaged in Pueblo

  July 27, 2011 1:16 PM

  Someone broke a $5,000 sculpture in downtown Pueblo and left the public to pay the bill. The piece consists of a large concrete medallion with insets shaped like doves. It was on display at the corner of 3rd and Santa Fe near the Pueblo Chamber of Commerce and Sangre de... more »

• NATO missle strike insight mass vandalism in Libya Capital

  May 1, 2011 6:16 PM

  TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - Hours after a NATO missile strike on Libya's capital, angry mobs have set fire to the Italian and British embassies. Libya says the attack killed one of Moammar Gadhafi's sons and three of his grandchildren, and denounced it as an assassination attempt and a violation of... more »

• Mural in Denver church controversy is defaced

  March 5, 2011 3:15 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Denver police say someone spray-painted the Spanish word for "enough" on a Roman Catholic church mural of the Virgin Mary that has been at the center of a dispute since the parish priest had a wall built to block the mural from view. The Denver Post... more »

• Car vandalism reported in Cumbre Vista subdivision

  December 16, 2010 7:02 PM

  Sometime overnight someone broke into 14 cars in the Cumbre Vista subdivision north of Woodmen and east of Tutt. The vehicles were parked on the street or in driveways. Windows had been broken out, and property had been stolen from some. Colorado Springs Police Officers took pictures and... more »

• $2,000 reward offered in Pueblo graffiti case

  December 3, 2010 4:25 PM

  Pueblo police have increased the reward in the case of the graffiti vandalism at Bessemer park. The suspects covered the park with more than 200 taggings earlier this week. Most of it has since been covered up. Police are now offering a $2,000 reward for information that leads to an... more »

• Vandalism, theft at Colorado's Canyons of the Ancients

  July 13, 2010 9:13 AM

  A conservation group says it's concerned about vandalism, looting and destruction at the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument in southwest Colorado and other protected lands. The nonprofit Conservation Lands Foundation, based in Durango, said Monday it's leading a volunteer restoration project at the Canyons of the Ancients. ... more »

• Vandalism in Woodland Park, reward offered

  May 21, 2010 2:53 PM

  The Woodland Park Police Department is investigating several acts of vandalism. Much of the damage is from spray painting. The Woodland Park Police Department could use assistance. If you have seen or heard anything that could help with the investigation please contact the Woodland Park Police Department at 687-9262.... more »

• 50 mailboxes vandalized in Pueblo West

  April 19, 2010 12:51 PM

  A neighborhood in Pueblo West was vandalized over the weekend. About 50 mailboxes were destroyed according to the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office. One homeowner says some of the mailboxes were knocked off their posts. It happened on Carrizo Springs Ln. and some surrounding streets sometime Friday evening or early Saturday... more »

• Rep. Markey gets protection at Fort Collins home

  March 25, 2010 8:12 AM

  Fort Collins police say Rep. Betsy Markey's office has requested increased patrols around her Colorado home out of fear it might be vandalized because she supported health care legislation. Sgt. Joel Tower told KMGH-TV police were asked to monitor the democrat's Fort Collins home because of her vote but... more »

• Nature Center takes step to stop vandalism

  December 23, 2009 2:24 PM

  Starting soon cars won't be allowed into the Pueblo Nature Center after hours. Managers say vandals have been causing damage to the property overnight. In an effort to prevent more crimes, the nature center installed a gate on Nature Center Rd. near the raptor center. Cars won't be allowed past... more »