Author: Andrea Sinclair
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Police: Man caught with suspected LSD near downtown Colorado Springs
A man who was allegedly paid to buy marijuana for minors was caught with suspected LSD in downtown Colorado Springs Wednesday, police said. David Frederick, 35, was arrested on suspicion of possession of a schedule I substance and intent to distribute, records show. According to police reports, officers saw “suspicious activity” near Monument Valley Park…
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UPDATE: Lanes open after two-vehicle crash on Woodmen Road near I-25
A two-vehicle crash with injuries briefly shut down two westbound lanes of East Woodmen Road by Interstate 25 Thursday, Colorado Springs police confirmed. At least one person was trapped inside a car when a dark green Jeep Cherokee and a red Hyundai Santa Fe collided near the bridge to the interstate, Lt. John Godsey said.…
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Apparent home invasion-related death in Colorado Springs ruled homicide, victim identified
A 19-year-old man was stabbed to death during an apparent home invasion Saturday, and three others are being sought in connection with the incident, Colorado Springs police said Tuesday. Dezmen Reiner, 19, died from stab wounds, and his death was ruled a homicide by the El Paso County coroner’s office. Reiner’s death marks the 12th…
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Police: Wells Fargo bank robber fled on bicycle
Colorado Springs police are on the lookout for the person who robbed the Wells Fargo Bank branch on Garden of the Gods Road on Monday. The robber entered the branch at 560 West Garden of the Gods Road about 10 a.m. and threatened one of the tellers but did not harm anyone, police said. The…
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Grass fire burning in southern El Paso County
A grass fire that burned approximately three acres near Carp Lake in southern El Paso County will be investigated as an arson, said El Paso County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Lt. Jeff Kramer. “Based on observations from deputies and fire crews at the scene, this fire is considered to be an act of arson,” Kramer said.…
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Red flag warning Tuesday for El Paso, Fremont counties
A red flag warning will go into effect from noon to 9 p.m. Tuesday in El Paso and Fremont counties, the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the Wet Mountain Valley, the National Weather Service in Pueblo stated. In addition to the red flag warning, the weather service issued a fire weather watch for the same…
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Colorado Springs police investigate armed robbery of man leaving sports bar
A man told Colorado Springs police he was lured into a car and robbed at gunpoint Tuesday morning. The victim said that he had been at Kelly O’Brien’s Sports Bar on the 200 block of North Academy Boulevard about 2:20 a.m. when he got into a car with three other men, police said. The victim…
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Machete-wielding man assaulted in downtown Colorado Springs
At least one person was arrested Monday morning after police found a man with a large cut on his head and armed with a machete in downtown Colorado Springs. The man was at the 7-Eleven store at 3 North Tejon Street, on the corner with Pikes Peak Avenue, about 1:40 a.m. He was taken to…
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Police: Knife-wielding man attacks another during dog walk
A 26-year-old man was attacked by an unknown assailant armed with a knife Sunday night in northeast Colorado Springs, police said. The victim was walking his dog in a field on the 3800 block of Van Teylingen Drive, south of Austin Bluffs Parkway and west of North Academy Boulevard, about 10 p.m. when an unidentified…
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Red flag warning, smoke, dust in forecast for El Paso County
A red flag warning will go into effect from noon to 9 p.m. Monday for El Paso County, but the National Weather Service says the smoke in the air can be blamed on wildfires burning in Arizona and New Mexico. Satellite images showed smoke traveling east into Colorado from north-central Arizona and northwest New Mexico,…