Author: Carlyn Ray Mitchell
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Man arrested after woman, 85, hurt in hit and run
A man was arrested Wednesday morning on suspicion of hitting an 85-year-old pedestrian with his car in a south-side parking lot and leaving the scene. Donald Clements, 46, is suspected of hitting the woman in the business parking lot at 1920 S. Nevada Ave. about 10:30 a.m. The woman was taken to the hospital and…
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Officer fires at burglary suspect
Colorado Springs police arrested two suspected burglars this afternoon after an officer caught one in the garage of a northeast-side home and fired a shot at him, police spokesman Lt. David Whitlock said. The burglar was not hit by the officer’s shot. Police have not said if the suspects, whose names and ages were not…
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Parents meeting near Broadmoor learn more about students’ heroin use
In a church off a quiet street lined with mansions near the Broadmoor, parents Tuesday night discussed the horrific heroin addiction that has gripped some of their children. The 30 parents were brought together by Peak Addiction Recovery Center, a nonprofit, residential treatment facility that has had at least one Cheyenne Mountain High School grad…
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Man wanted in Wal-Mart robbery arrested
A man suspected of firing a gun inside a Colorado Springs Wal-Mart in early January after being caught shoplifting was arrested Friday in Thornton. Jason Lopez, 38, led authorities on a short foot chase after he was located by FBI SWAT team, the Thornton and Aurora police departments and other agencies. Lopez was wanted by…
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Multiple crashes shut down I-25 near Security exit
A chain reaction of crashes involving six cars on Interstate 25 Friday night shut down northbound and southbound lanes for two hours and sent several people to the hospital with serious injuries. One car was in the shoulder of the southbound lanes just before 7:25 p.m. when another car pulled behind it to help. That…
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Three arrested in Pueblo slaying case
Three more suspects have been arrested in the December killing of the Pueblo man found beaten, stabbed and burned in his home. The Pueblo County Sheriff said Karen Sue Depierre, 40, Sheena Sann Baker, 45, and Elizabeth Ann Abeyta, 38, went to Robert M. Piserchio’s home the week before his death under the guise that…
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Cops make arrest in embezzlement case
A woman accused of embezzling more than $113,000 from the Cimarron Hills Fire Department was arrested Wednesday. Theresa Klein is accused of stealing the money over a three-year period beginning in 2005. As the administrative assistant, she had sole responsibility for managing the department’s finances and keeping records. She was fired in 2008 after financial…
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10-year nonprofit ban for 2 who ran shelter
The former operators of the Colorado Humane Society have been barred from operating a nonprofit for a decade as part of a settlement with the state after a 2008 lawsuit, Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced Wednesday. Robert Warren and Mary C. Warren are also prohibited from owning or operating any animal-related business for five…
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Springs police seize $13,000 in heroin during sting
Colorado Springs Police on Tuesday seized more than $13,000 in heroin after a man sold the drug to an undercover cop, police said. Angel Urenda-Flores, 21, faces felony distribution charges after 100 balloons of heroin, weighing 27.1 grams, were found in his car during the sting operation. Police also seized $735 in cash. Photo by
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DNA leads to suspect in 2007 liquor store robbery
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office believes DNA evidence has solved a 2007 robbery of a west-side liquor store in which the robber escaped after shattering a bottle over an employee’s head. Marvin LeClaire, 22, has been charged with aggravated robbery, second-degree assault and menacing in the June 12, 2007, theft at 3601 W. Colorado…