Author: Andrea Sinclair
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Colorado Springs police officers to begin wearing cameras in October
Colorado Springs police officers will soon be outfitted with body-worn cameras as part of a five-month pilot program, a change many police departments throughout Colorado have already adopted. Beginning Oct. 1, officers from all of the department’s subdivisions will rotate use of five cameras every day for about 20 hours per day, said police Lt.…
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Bear cub spotted near major road in north Colorado Springs
Parks and Wildlife officials looked for but did not find a bear cub spotted walking in the area of East Woodmen Drive and Interstate 25 on Thursday, Parks and Wildlife officials confirmed. The bear cub most likely headed back into the drainage by Monument Creek, said parks spokeswoman Abbie Walls. The cub was first seen…
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Police: Suspected drunken driver backs over man in south Colorado Springs
A man suffered life-threatening injuries when a car backed over him Wednesday morning in south Colorado Springs, according to police. The victim was listed in stable condition at a hospital Thursday morning and was expected to recover , said police Lt. Catherine Buckley . The driver, idenfitied as 47-year-old Michael Taylor , of Colorado Springs,…
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Cloudy skies, rain in forecast for Colorado Springs area
Mostly cloudy skies and rain are expected in the Pikes Peak region Wednesday, but the National Weather Service in Pueblo said severe storms and flash flooding were unlikely. Central, east-central and south-central Colorado may see up to an inch of rain as isolated and scattered thunderstorms travel from higher elevations toward the plains, said meteorologist…
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Man attacked by woman in Colorado Springs park
A man was assaulted by a woman Wednesday morning at Dorchester Park south of downtown Colorado Springs, according to police. The victim told police he was speaking with a woman about 1:30 a.m. on the 1100 block South Nevada Avenue, off East Las Vegas Street, when she pulled out a sharp-edged weapon and attacked him,…
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El Paso County woman reunited with her dog after nine months
A woman desperate to find her missing dog called law enforcement after allegedly finding her beloved pet locked in a bedroom of her ex-boyfriend’s house. Melissa Shive had been looking for Nevaeh, her Lab-pitbull mix, since November, when her ex-boyfriend claimed he had given the dog away after their breakup. With the help of an…
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Rollover crash stalls northbound I-25 at Cimarron for second time Monday
UPDATE: all I-25 lanes are open again after a truck pulling a trailer rolled over. – The center and left lanes of northbound Interstate 25 are now open and the right lane remains blocked after a rollover crash at the Cimarron Street exit, Colorado Springs police confirmed. A truck pulling a trailer reportedly rolled over when…
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Armed robbery under investigation in northeast Colorado Springs
Police are looking for a man they say robbed someone at gunpoint Sunday night in northeast Colorado Springs . The victim told police he was sitting in the driver’s seat of his car about 9:30 p.m., parked at the 4200 block of North Carefree Circle , off Oro Blanco Drive , when a man holding…
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Greek Festival offers culinary, cultural treats
Running out of food is a sign of a good party, or at least that was what folks said at the Pikes Peak region’s 16th annual Greek Festival that culminated Sunday, when every pound of lamb, chicken and gyro meat had sold out an hour before the event was scheduled to end. More than 1,500…
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Colorado Springs police identify victim, suspect in fatal overnight stabbing
A man from Georgia was taken into custody Sunday afternoon, hours after the fatal stabbing of another man in a Colorado Springs parking lot, according to a statement released by police. Michael Jonathan Ray, 32, was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder and booked into the El Paso County jail, records show. The victim was…