Author: Andrea Sinclair
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Cause of Colorado Springs apartment fire remains under investigation
The cause of the blaze that displaced 26 people and forced the evacuation of 12 apartment units Monday remained under investigation Thursday, according to City of Colorado Springs communications officials. The single-alarm fire at the Shannon Glen Apartments, 260 N. Murray Blvd., started in the bedroom area of a single apartment and was contained to…
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Northern El Paso, Teller counties bore brunt of the storm
Colorado Springs woke up Thursday to dry roads and frosted-over lawns, but northern El Paso and Teller counties got several inches of snow, according to the National Weather Service. Trace amounts of snow were measured at the Colorado Springs Airport but the brunt of the storm was north of the city, said meteorologist Patrick Cioffi.…
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Colorado Springs man wanted on kidnapping, sexual assault in custody
Justin Jay Hatfield, the man wanted by Colorado Springs police on suspicion of the kidnapping and sexual assault of another man, was arrested Thursday, according to police. Hatfield, 38, was booked into the El Paso County jail, records show. Police released a statement with Hatfield’s mugshot Wednesday, saying he should be considered dangerous. Hatfield allegedly…
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One in custody after shots fired at Medicine Shoppe in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs police have arrested one man in connection with the investigation of shots fired and an armed robbery on North Union Boulevard Thursday afternoon. Scanner traffic indicated an armed man was inside The Medicine Shoppe at 2431 N. Union Blvd., off East Van Buren Street. The man was taken into custody about 2:30 p.m.…
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UPDATE: Academy Boulevard and Airport Road open after 2 wrecks
All lanes of Airport Road reopened two hours after two separate wrecks closed off the intersection at Academy Boulevard Thursday, the first crash possibly injuring a police officer. Airport Road was shut off in both directions, while one southbound lane of Academy Boulevard was closed, police spokeswoman Lt. Catherine Buckley said. The first crash, which…
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Former Liberty High School teacher acquitted of sexual assault charges
A former Liberty High School teacher and coach accused of sexually assaulting a student at the Colorado Springs high school in 2012 was acquitted of all charges Friday. Travis Clark, 33, a former science teacher and boys basketball coach at the District 20 high school, was arrested in July 2012 after allegations arose that he…
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Police search for robber
Colorado Springs police are asking for the public’s help to identify a man they say threatened employees at a Sprint store and stole merchandise. Detectives believe the man could be linked to a string of robberies targeting cell phone and electronic stores, with the most recent one happening Sunday at the Office Max on 3826…
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26 people displaced in Colorado Springs apartment building blaze
Two people were injured and 26 more were displaced from 12 apartment units Monday night when a fire roared through the third floor of an apartment building in east Colorado Springs, according to city officials. The single-alarm fire at the Shannon Glen Apartments, 260 N. Murray Blvd., was first reported at 8:30 p.m. and heavy…
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Wednesday storm could dump 2 inches of snow on Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs residents shouldn’t put away their winter wear yet, because the National Weather Service in Pueblo is forecasting a storm that could dump a few inches of snow on the Pikes Peak region Wednesday. The storm system could drop up to two inches of snow on El Paso County, with increased accumulations possible in…
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Man, 18, walks into firehouse with gunshot wound
As El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies were responding to reports of gun shots in Cimarron Hills early Tuesday morning, a man walked into a nearby fire department with a gunshot wound. But officials have not confirmed whether the two incidents were linked. The man, an 18-year-old, suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound and was taken to…