Author: Brandon Buchmeier
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Names of Colorado Springs police officers involved in shootout released
The names of three police officers involved in a shootout in north Colorado Springs last week were released Friday. Cpl. Nathan Hefty and Officers Christopher Helland and Janel Langdon-Isaac had been placed on administrative leave for approximately six working days following the exchange of gunfire with a suspect Aug. 6 The man accused of firing…
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Bicyclist seriously injured after collision with vehicle
A person was struck by a vehicle in northeast Colorado Springs Thursday evening, according to fire department spokesman Capt. Mike Smaldino. At about 5:45 p.m. the fire department arrived at North Nevada Avenue and Mount View Lane and found an injured pedestrian who was taken to the hospital after reportedly being struck by a vehicle,…
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Colorado Springs credit union robbed by gunman
A man got away with an undisclosed amount of cash after holding up a Colorado Springs credit union Thursday at gunpoint, police said. The gunman entered the ENT Credit Union branch at 2336 N. Wahsatch Avenue in the Bon Shopping Center at 4:18 p.m., pointed a handgun at a teller and demanded cash, police said.…
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Wounded man shows up at hospital after shooting in Colorado Springs
Police are investigating a possible shooting Thursday involving two vehicles just east of the Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs police said. The two vehicles pulled up next to each other about 4 p.m. near Swope and Platte avenues and the occupants began firing, police said. Police believe a man who showed up later at a…
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Body found nearly 30 years ago near Woodland Park that of missing Colorado Springs-area woman, authorities say
Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock and Undersheriff Holly Nicholson-Kluth discuss recent progress in a 1993 cold case death investigation. CASTLE ROCK — A body found nearly three decades ago at a makeshift campsite between Woodland Park and Deckers is that of Rebecca Ann Redeker, a 20-year-old woman reported missing from the Colorado Springs area, the Douglas…
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2 injured as car crashes into Old Colorado City marijuana dispensary
Two people were injured Tuesday when a car crashed into a storefront just west of 30th Street on West Colorado Avenue at about 12:15 p.m., according to the Colorado Springs Fire Department. The vehicle crashed into the front of Garden of the Budz on Colorado Avenue, doing significant damage to the front and interior of…
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I-70, Eagle County mountain pass closed as wildfires grip Colorado’s Western Slope
The Grizzly Creek fire continued to burn along Interstate 70 five miles east of Glenwood Springs and kept the roadway shut down as firefighters worked to contain the blaze Tuesday, officials said. Evacuations have been issued for the Coulter Creek area, according to a tweet from the Eagle County Sheriff’s Office. The interstate between Glenwood…
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Colorado Springs shooting victim identified as 15-year-old boy
Police on Tuesday released the identity of the juvenile male who was fatally shot Sunday afternoon at a north-central Colorado Springs apartment complex where he lived with his family. Officers found the body of Dakota Foraker, 15, of Colorado Springs, with gunshot wounds around 2:10 p.m. in the parking lot of the Greentree Village Apartments, 3562 N.…
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Free drive-up coronavirus testing in Colorado Springs begins Tuesday
Free coronavirus testing will be offered at The Citadel mall in Colorado Springs to try to counteract a rise in infections in recent weeks, health officials said Friday. Beginning Tuesday, drive-up testing will be conducted in the parking lot south of the J.C. Penney department store at the mall, 680 Citadel Drive. Testing hours are…
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Family of 6 escape house fire in north Colorado Springs
Six people were able to safely escape their home in the Northgate area after a large fire started late Friday night, according to the Colorado Springs Fire Department. The house on Crane Canyon Loop was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived just before 11 p.m. The fire started in the garage and spread into the…