Author: Andrea Sinclair
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Colorado Springs police investigate domestic violence report
A woman told police her ex-boyfriend had strangled her repeatedly and threatened to kill her Wednesday, according to police reports. Officers responded to a domestic disturbance call about 6:30 p.m. on the 100 block of Arrawanna Street, off East Pikes Peak Avenue, police said. The woman told police she had lost consciousness as the man…
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Time to prepare for visits from the bears
Sightings of bears roaming backyards and rummaging through trash cans in northern Colorado Springs had residents buzzing Wednesday morning. Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokeswoman Abbie Walls confirmed a female bear and her two cubs were seen in the area off East Woodmen Road and East Rockrimmon Boulevard. “We are aware of the bears and our…
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UPDATE: Firefighters battle vacant home blaze in Fountain
Fountain fire crews are battling a blaze that destroyed an abandoned home and shut Jimmy Camp Road, east of U.S. 85/87, in both directions for over an hour. The vacant home was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived about 10 a.m. at the 10000 block of Jimmy Camp Road, north of East Ohio Avenue,…
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False smoke alarm prompts Palmer High evacuation
Palmer High School in downtown Colorado Springs was evacuated Wednesday when a fire extinguisher was set off, prompting a false smoke alarm, School District 11 officials said. The students will be dismissed from Erps Gym, on the corner of Wahsatch and Platte avenues, said school district 11 spokeswoman Devra Ashby. Fire trucks surrounded the school…
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Colorado Springs police confiscate suspected heroin, cash after wreck
A car crash Monday night led Colorado Springs police to confiscate what they said was heroin with an estimated value of up to $40,000. One driver reportedly fled from the two-vehicle wreck happened about 9 p.m. at the intersection of Brook Park Drive and Dublin Boulevard, off North Academy Boulevard, according to police. Officers investigating…
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Man allegedly demands cash in return for lost phone
A man was detained Monday for allegedly demanding $50 to return a woman’s cell phone after she claimed to have lost it, Colorado Springs police said. The woman told police that when she called and texted her phone, a man replied and agreed to give the phone back to her, but only if she gave…
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Winds that ravaged state Tuesday expected to recede Wednesday
Wind gusts up to 60 mph ravaged parts of the state Tuesday, blowing semitrucks onto their sides and closing highways for hours. Although high winds are expected in Colorado Springs and across the state for the rest of this week, they’re not expected to be as intense as Tuesday’s gusts, forecasters said. Heavy winds Tuesday…
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Canon City triple killing suspect’s court appearance scheduled
A preliminary hearing for a convicted sex offender accused of killing a woman and her two young children and sexually assaulting the woman’s teenage daughter in Canon City is scheduled for June 30. Jaacob Harding Vanwinkle, 31, was arrested in connection to the March 9 killings of Mandy Folsom, 35, Marissa Folsom, 9, and Mason…
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No evidence linking man with Colorado Springs burglary
Police did not find evidence tying a man to a reported burglary in east Colorado Springs, but a previous felony conviction landed him in jail Sunday. Geno Duane Patterson, 24, was arrested on suspicion of weapons possession by a previous offender and booked into the El Paso County jail, records show. Police responding to a…
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No ID of man found dead in Cheyenne Canyon Park
Police have not been able to identify a man whose body was found in North Cheyenne Canyon Park on Saturday. The man, who carried no identification, apparently fell more than 200 feet down an incline, according to police. Three hikers discovered the body lying 200 yards from Cheyenne Canyon Road about 6:30 p.m., police said.…