Author: Carlyn Ray Mitchell
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Sheriff’s debate centers on jail manpower issue
Sheriff Terry Maketa continually dismissed Monument Police Chief Jake Shirk’s ideas as naive on Tuesday night at the first debate between the two opponents in the Republican primary race for El Paso County Sheriff. The debate centered on Shirk’s proposal to replace deputies at the Criminal Justice Center with civilians to bolster street patrol. Shirk…
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Grant helps city chip away at fire hazards in foothills
A $1.1 million federal grant will keep the Colorado Springs Fire Department battling unruly brush and grasses in an effort that barely scratches the surface of the massive, perpetual wildfire mitigation needed on Colorado Springs’ west side. The funds, from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Colorado Division of Emergency Management, will go toward…
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Judge says Stolen Valor Act violates First Amendment rights
A military hero impostor who duped Colorado’s veteran community was let off the hook after a federal judge in Denver on Friday ruled the federal law making it illegal to lie about military service violates the First Amendment. In his written opinion, U.S. District Judge Robert E. Blackburn said that to punish Rick Strandlof, who…
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Girl maimed by pit bull coming to terms with appearance
Six-year-old Meagan Garrow told her mom she didn’t want to see her face — severely damaged Monday when a pit bull attacked her — until she was 10. But the girl took a peek at that swollen, stitched face through gaps of towels her mom, Genevieve Riedel, had put over the bathroom mirror at Memorial…
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Shot fired on city bus
A man fired a shot inside a city bus pulling into the Chapel Hills Mall this afternoon. Police said the bus driver at first thought the shot was a firework, and she asked the man to get off the bus. A bullet casing was later found on the bus. There were no injuries. No arrests…
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Second pit bull incident involving children in two days
A young boy was knocked down by a pit bull today at an apartment complex on Coleridge Avenue in east Colorado Springs, police reported. The boy had some scratches on the back of his head and neck and some marks on his back, and was taken to a hospital as a precaution, according to Dave…
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6-year-old girl attacked by pit bull
A 6-year-old girl suffered extensive injuries to her face this afternoon after a pit bull attacked her. The attack occurred around 1:15 p.m. in the 3600 block of Dogwood Drive. The dog’s owner, Rachel Goran, was cited for illegal ownership of a dangerous dog, a misdemeanor, said Stacey Candella, Humane Society spokeswoman. The dog, an…
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Fireworks illegal, dangerous and ignored by police
Everyone who set off a firecracker, bottle rocket or M-80 in Colorado Springs to celebrate the nation’s independence during last weekend’s Fourth of July holiday broke the law. They all got off scot-free, although, that wouldn’t have been true if it had been up to firefighters who had to put out three dozen fires blamed on…
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Restoration work under way for firehouse museum
There are boxes upon boxes of fading photographs, toy firetrucks, hand-written fire alarm logs and old rubber boots lining the top of file cabinets. But it is the rows of dead horseflies in the windowsills that tell the oldest story of the old Fire Station No. 4: In 1909, when the station at 29 S.…
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Families of fallen EMS workers gathering in Springs
The families of fallen emergency medical services personnel will gather this weekend in Colorado Springs, the new home to the National EMS Memorial. The Springs’ picturesque setting and “cosmopolitan but small” feel were among several reasons why it was chosen over 40 other cities to host the annual event and maintain a memorial. “The folks…