Author: Andrea Sinclair
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Police investigate shots fired near grocery in northeast Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs police are investigating reports of shots fired Monday near a King Soopers supermarket on the 3600 block of Austin Bluffs Parkway, west of North Academy Boulevard. There were no injuries in the 2:30 p.m. incident; two people are being questioned by police, said police spokeswoman Lt. Catherine Buckley. Check www.gazettedev.gazette.com for updates. …
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Armed Colorado Springs man chases away car burglars
A man armed himself and chased away three men who had broken into several vehicles Monday morning in northeast Colorado Springs, police said. Officers checked on a disturbance involving a weapon about 3:20 a.m. on the 5800 block of Grapevine Drive, off Austin Bluffs Parkway and Stetson Hills Boulevard, police said. By the time officers…
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Red flag warnings, low moisture still in forecast for Pikes Peak region
May brought a mixed bag of weather to Colorado: thunderstorms, hail, above-average precipitation in the center of the state, river flooding in the north from melting snow, and even conditions dry enough over the southeast plains to fuel wildfire danger. For June, the National Weather Service’s prediction isn’t much different. This month is expected to…
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Humane Society of Pikes Peak Region competing for thousands of animals saved, $100K grant
Puppies wagged their tails and kittens purred Sunday at the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region to kick off the most ambitious goal the shelter in Colorado Springs has ever taken on. The shelter plans saving 3,954 dogs and cats by the end of August is fighting to earn $100,000 grant from the ASPCA’s…
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El Paso County Sheriff’s Office investigates attempted kidnapping
A 19-year-old woman told El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies she escaped an attempted kidnapping Sunday by jumping out of a vehicle after a man grabbed her off a street and tried to speed away. The woman suffered minor injuries and ran to a home near Woodmen Hills Drive and Velvet Antler Way, west of Meridian…
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Vehicle crash causes power outage for 1,200 in Colorado Springs
About 1,200 customers were without power Sunday in northern Colorado Springs after a two-vehicle crash damaged an electrical box near the intersection of Chapel Hills and Jamboree drives, north of the Chapel Hills Mall. Police did not have information on any injuries caused when an SUV and a sedan collided and one of the vehicles…
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Man arrested in Colorado Springs in connection to stolen vehicle
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man suspected of using a stolen car to commit a burglary was arrested Tuesday and booked into the El Paso County jail, Colorado Springs police said. James Lee Beltz, 31, was arrested on suspicion…
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Two Colorado Springs teens arrested in car break-ins
Police arrested two teens Wednesday after residents of an east Colorado Springs neighborhood reported early-morning car break-ins. Andrew David Sandel, 18, and a boy were arrested on suspicion of first-degree criminal trespass, records show. Two people were reported trying to get into several vehicles in the Springs Ranch neighborhood about 12:30 a.m., police said. The…
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Defective flood siren in Manitou Springs undergoing repairs
One Manitou Springs flood siren malfunctioned Friday just as a storm dropped nearly two inches of rain and hail over the town, prompting the closure of U.S. 24 and flash flood warnings from the National Weather Service. Although the alarm horn on the siren at Osage Avenue did not go off, the automated voice announcement…
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Police investigate ‘suspicious materials’ in northeast Colorado Springs home
Police arrested a man Monday in connection with an ongoing suspicious materials investigation at a residence in northwest Colorado Springs. Todd Schneider, 38, was arrested on suspicion of harassment and three additional misdemeanor warrants, according to police reports. Officers checking on a harassment complaint from a home on the 500 block of Buckeye Drive, off…