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Police K9 units help track down suspected robber

A man sought by police in connection with a robbery was arrested early Tuesday morning.

An anonymous caller told Colorado Springs police that Corey Mosely, 32, was living near the 2200 block of North Chelton Road, police said. Police had issued a warrant for his arrest in connection with robbery earlier this year.When police arrived at the Chelton home at about 2:10 a.m., Mosely ran.

After an hour-long search with K9 assistance, officers found Mosely in a backyard shed three houses south of the original location.Mosely surrendered to police.

 

THE REST OF TUESDAY’S SUNRISE EDITION

Carson soldiers coming home Tuesday night

Fort Carson will welcome home about 250 soldiers from its 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division on Tuesday night.The soldiers are returning from a 12-month deployment in Afghanistan. The post will have a ceremony at the Special Events Center.

Note: Fort Carson says this ceremony is now delayed to 7 a.m. Wednesday.

 

WEATHER

Expect a high near 80 degrees Tuesday, with mostly sunny skies and a 10 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms accompanied by 10 to 15 mph winds.The National Weather Service predicts a 10 percent chance of storms to persist into the evening, with partly cloudy skies and a low of 49 degrees.

 

AROUND COLORADOFuneral services scheduled for Colorado soldierFORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Funeral services are scheduled Wednesday for a Colorado man killed in Afghanistan.

Gov. John Hickenlooper has ordered flags lowered to half-staff on all public buildings statewide in honor of Chief Warrant Officer Kenneth White of Fort Collins, who was killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan earlier this month.White died June 5 in Afghanistan of injuries suffered as the result of a helicopter crash during a combat mission while serving with Task Force Tigershark.

He was assigned to the 10th Mountain Division in Fort Drum, N.Y.

Southern Colorado fire burning on 1,800 acresWESTCLIFFE, Colo. (AP) — Fire crews are attacking a wildfire burning on about 1,800 acres in southern Colorado in dry, windy conditions.Gusts of up to 45 mph and dry weather Monday helped drive the fire northwest of Westcliffe in the San Isabel National Forest.The fire broke out Sunday and forced 180 people from a church camp. Residents of about 50 homes were asked to evacuate but it wasn’t clear late Monday how many had decided to leave.Forest Service spokeswoman Barbara Timock said 40 structures were immediately threatened by the fire. An additional 200 structures are within two miles.On Colorado’s southeastern plains, crews are close to containing three large wildfires that broke out last week.Hot, windy weather is expected to continue much of the week.Wildfire at Colorado-New Mexico border doubles in sizeRATON, N.M. (AP) — A wildfire burning along the New Mexico-Colorado border more than doubled in size in a matter of hours Monday and officials have confirmed that structures have been destroyed.New Mexico State Forestry spokesman Dan Ware says the structures include outbuildings and hunting cabins.The Track fire continued to threaten about 300 structures near Raton on Monday night. Evacuation orders remained in place for hundreds of residents. Raton’s watershed has also been damaged.The fire has charred about 6,000 acres, or nearly 9.4 square miles. It crossed into Colorado by evening, and officials were reporting zero containment.Ware said heavy winds, dense vegetation and dry conditions helped the fire spread.Read more about both fires and watch for regular updates throughout the day and evening at gazettedev.gazette.com.New charges filed in crash that killed family of 5DENVER (AP) — A woman charged with criminally negligent homicide in a crash in Thornton that killed a family of five now faces new charges of child abuse.Monica Chavez, 34, was originally charged with five counts of criminally negligent homicide after the crash Feb. 17 that killed Randy and Crystaldawn Stollsteimer and their three sons, ages 7, 9 and 12.Prosecutors allege Chavez had experienced a seizure-like episode in 2006 and ignored a doctor’s orders not to drive until she saw a neurologist. An arrest affidavit says Chavez allegedly told investigators she couldn’t afford to see a specialist.The Denver Post reports the two new counts of child abuse allege Chavez was responsible for injuries to her own children, who were riding in her vehicle with her.Fatal carbon monoxide case advances in ColoradoASPEN, Colo. (AP) — A district judge in Colorado has decided there is probable cause for felony negligent-homicide charges against a subcontractor and former building inspector in connection with the carbon-monoxide poisoning deaths of a Denver family at an Aspen-area vacation house in 2008.Chief Deputy District Attorney Arnold Mordkin confirmed the ruling Monday. It will allow a pretrial hearing to proceed Nov. 28 against Marlin Brown, 57, and Erik Peltonen, 69.Both have pleaded not guilty.Brown’s attorney, Colleen Scissors, said the judge had to review evidence most favorable to the prosecution. An attorney for Peltonen did not return a call seeking comment.Caroline and Parker Lofgren and their two children, Owen, 10, and Sophie, 8, died while staying at the vacation house over Thanksgiving weekend 2008. They won the visit in a fundraiser.Donation doubles size of Colorado wild animal sanctuaryKEENESBURG, Colo. (AP) — A wildlife sanctuary says a 400-acre donation has doubled its facility in northeastern Colorado, placing it among the largest free-roaming carnivore sanctuaries in the Western Hemisphere.The Wild Animal Sanctuary said Monday the $1 million deal was made possible by a supporter of the sanctuary’s program that rescues lions, tigers, bears and wolves from illegal ownership or abusive environments.Sanctuary director Pat Craig said the additional acreage helps them provide more freedom and a better quality of life for the rescued animals. Craig said the sanctuary will be able to expand the elevated catwalks and observation decks that crisscross the sanctuary.The sanctuary took in 25 rescued Bolivian lions in February.  It is home to about 270 wild animals.

 

HAPPENINGS– “Stories, Cuentos, Cha-Cha-Cha” children’s program, 10 a.m. and 11 a.m., Briargate Branch Library, 9475 Briar Village Point, free.

— “North America Walkabout” children can walk on a very large map, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Penrose Library, Carnegie Reading Room, 20 N. Cascade Ave., free.

— “Preparing for the Interview,” 10 a.m.-noon, Pikes Peak Workforce Center, 2306 E. Pikes Peak Ave., free.

— “Palmer Lake Knitting Group,” 10 a.m.-noon, Palmer Lake Library Branch, 66 Lower Glenway, Palmer Lake, free.

— “Aloha” children’s program, 10:30 a.m., Ruth Holley Library Branch, 685 N. Murray Blvd., free.

— “Highland Tales” children’s program, 10:30 a.m., Fountain Library Branch, 230 S. Main St., Fountain, free.

— “Tales from Far Away and Long Ago” children’s program, 10:30 a.m., Monument Library Branch, 1706 Lake Woodmoor Drive, Monument, free.

— “Walk the Early Trade Trails” Children’s program, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Penrose Library, 20 N. Cascade Ave., free.

— “Lunch and a Movie,” bring your lunch and watch “The Tourist,” noon, Penrose Library, 20 N. Cascade Ave., free.

— “Socrates Café” adult discussion group, 1 p.m., Monument Library Branch, 1706 Lake Woodmoor Drive, Monument, free.

— “Super Summer Teen Movie – True Grit,” 2 p.m., Fountain Library Branch, 230 S. Main St., Fountain, free.

— “Ticket to Mexico,” for ages 7 and older, 2 p.m, High Prairie Library, 7035 Old Meridian Road, Falcon, free.

— “Scribes and Bards” writer’s workshop for students in middle school through college, 3:30-5:30 p.m., East Library, 5550 N. Union Blvd., free.

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