Author: Andrea Sinclair
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Humane Society pleased despite possibility it will miss lofty adoption goal
The Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region may not meet its ambitious goal of saving nearly 4,000 cats and dogs to win the ASPCA’s $100K Rachael Ray Challenge this summer, but a spokeswoman said the shelter still came out on top. In May, the nonprofit was chosen along with 50 shelters across the country…
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Police: Masked men robbed west Colorado Springs Mexican restaurant
Two masked men held up a restaurant in west Colorado Springs Thursday, getting away with some cash and prompting an investigation by police. Officers were dispatched to Alfonso’s Mexican Food at 1022 South 21st Street, off U.S. 24, about 12:20 a.m. for a robbery, police said. Investigators discovered two masked men had confronted an employee…
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Vehicle crashes into west Colorado Springs home, police search for driver
Police said a man got a surprise Thursday morning when he woke up to find a pickup truck crashed and abandoned at his west Colorado Springs home. The homeowner reported the incident about 8:30 a.m. and told police he had noticed a large crack on a wall inside his house on the 2000 block of…
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Colorado Springs man in jail after balcony fall
A Colorado Springs man was jailed Wednesday after he allegedly caused a woman to fall from a second-story balcony during a fight, police said. Terrance Michael Sexton, 20, was arrested on suspicion of second-degree assault, menacing and violation of a protection order, records show. Police rushed about 5 a.m. to a residence on the 900…
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East Colorado Springs apartment complex patrol leads to two arrests
A nightly patrol of an east Colorado Springs apartment complex led to a short pursuit and the arrests of a man and a woman wanted on felony warrants, police said. Kyle William Sutcliffe, 23, and Leah Paige Barnett, 22, were arrested Wednesday about 10:30 p.m. when officers patrolling the Cedar Creek Club Apartments, off South…
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Colorado Springs man, 22, dies in motorcycle-SUV collision
A 22-year-old man died Thursday when his motorcycle was struck by an SUV in west Colorado Springs, Colorado State Patrol said. Nicholas R. Uberecken, of Colorado Springs, was pronounced dead at the scene of a wreck that shut down all westbound lanes of U.S. 24 and all southbound lanes of 31st Street for about three…
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Colorado Springs embraces new accessibility icon
Lisa Harrison-Hall doesn’t let a wheelchair keep her from being active in every facet of her life: She is a peer specialist at the Independence Center in Colorado Springs, she is a mother, and she plays sled hockey – her favorite sport. With a new accessibility symbol unveiled by Colorado Springs Mayor Steve Bach on…
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Police find Colorado Springs siblings who reported missing
UPDATE: Siblings Frankie Crespin, 15, and Lana Crespin, 9, were found Wednesday about 10 a.m. and are safe, police Lt. Catherine Buckley confirmed. Police asked for the public’s help to find two Colorado Springs children who may have run away from their home Tuesday night. The children were reported missing from a residence on the…
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Suspected drugs, guns recovered from Colorado Springs motel room after arrest
A robbery reported from a fast food restaurant in west Colorado Springs turned into a drugs and guns bust for police Tuesday night, police said. About 11:30 p.m., a man reported he was beaten with a baseball bat and robbed at the Sonic Drive-in on the 3500 block of West Colorado Avenue, and told police…
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Colorado Springs police investigate shots fired call after fight gets out of hand
Police are looking for a man they say fired a handgun and threatened someone during a disturbance Monday night in southeast Colorado Springs. Officers were dispatched to a large-scale disturbance and shots fired call about 10 p.m. on the 3300 block of Verde Drive, off South Chelton Road, police said. According to witnesses, a fight…