Author: Andrea Sinclair
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Car wrecks keep police in west Colorado Springs busy
Police on the west side of Colorado Springs were busy Sunday when two crashes sent several people to local hospitals and closed off streets for emergency personnel. The first crash was reported about 1 p.m. from the intersection of 30th Street and Mesa Road, according to Colorado Springs police. One man had to be extricated…
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Weekend storms in Pikes Peak region skip burn scar
Burn scars in El Paso County dodged proverbial bullets Sunday. Monsoon thunderstorm systems rolled into the Pikes Peak region, prompted a flash flood warning and soaked the area, but they didn’t pack a punch. “The heaviest of the rain missed the scar. There really was no threat to U.S. 24 at all,” said Brian Bledsoe,…
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Colorado Springs firefighters help battle massive Washington state wildfire
Colorado Springs Fire Capt. David Vitwar wanted to battle wildland fires since he began his career more than two decades ago, an opportunity he didn’t pass up when he volunteered to deploy as a Type 1 Safety Officer Trainee with the Rocky Mountain Type 1 Incident Management Team. “For the longest time in Colorado Springs,…
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Wreck shuts down east Colorado Springs intersection, 5 hospitalized
Five people were hospitalized, two with serious injuries, after a multi-vehicle crash shut down the intersection of East Pikes Peak Avenue and North Chelton Road on Thursday morning, Colorado Springs police said. The driver of a white Mazda Protege and a passenger were seriously injured when the driver allegedly ran a red light at the…
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One arrested, one sought following east Colorado Springs burglary
A woman was alone Wednesday night when police say two people broke in to her east Colorado Springs home and assaulted her. Officers found the 26-year-old victim with minor injuries about 9:30 p.m. at her home in the Stone Brook Terrace Apartments on the 1400 block of Tappan Circle, off Palmer Park and North Murray…
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Colorado Springs police seek help to find armed robbery suspect
Colorado Springs police are asking for the public’s help to identify a woman they say threatened an auto parts store employee at knife point after shoplifting from the store on June 6. According to police, an unidentified woman who may go by the name of “Angel” shoplifted items from the Advanced Auto Parts store at…
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Soldier pleads guilty in red pickup solicitation case, will not face jail time
A Fort Carson special forces medic accused of offering to pay young women and girls to watch him masturbate on 15 separate occasions pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of criminal attempt to commit obscenity. According to the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, Duston Ridner, 43, admitted to the solicitations, which were reported by eight…
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Crash causes fuel spill, shuts down north Colorado Springs roadway
A collision between a semi truck and a Jeep Tuesday shut down a busy north Colorado Springs roadway, caused a fuel spill and earned one of the drivers involved a DUI citation. Matt Kershaw, 23, was cited on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs and other traffic charges, records show. According to police…
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Fatal attraction killer moves to halfway house
Jennifer Reali, one of the most notorious killers in El Paso County, was transferred to a Lakewood halfway house this week despite having her parole denied three years ago. Reali was convicted of first-degree murder after shooting Dianne Hood on Sept. 12, 1990, as Hood left a lupus support meeting at the Otis Park Community…
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Colorado Springs Marriott GM identified as victim in fatal crash
James Breeden, general manager of the Colorado Springs Marriott Hotel and a leader in the city’s hotel and tourism industries, died Monday when his vehicle crashed into a fence in a residential area in Rockrimmon, police confirmed. Breeden, 65, was thrown from his green Jeep Wrangler when it hit a fence and landed on its…