Author: Carlyn Ray Mitchell
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Infant left in car outside restaurant taken to hospital
An 8-month-old left in a locked car this afternoon outside a restaurant at the Southgate shopping center was taken to a local hospital as a precaution after firefighters were called to check on the child. The call came in about 1:30 p.m. and the child was out of the car, awake and breathing when firefighters…
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Bear is killed after breaking into Manitou apartment
A 375-pound black bear was put down by the Department of Wildlife Thursday after repeatedly going in and out of a small studio apartment in Manitou Springs. The bear, thought to be 5 or 6 years old, broke in through a window of the apartment, opened the refrigerator and took food back outside to eat.…
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Review: Deputy hurt in traffic stop ignored safety policies
An El Paso County sheriff’s deputy injured when he was dragged 40 yards during a traffic stop in May did not follow two safety policies before contacting the driver, according to an internal investigation released today. Deputy Chris DeStefano, an 11-year veteran, suffered severe road rash, a broken facial bone, a dislocated finger and received…
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FIRE UPDATE: Cloud cover gives firefighters a break
CAÑON CITY • Three helicopters taking thousands of gallons of water from the Arkansas River and three elite Hot Shot teams have helped turn the tide Tuesday on a wildfire west of Cañon City that destroyed a home. Still, 50 residents remained in danger, and a full evacuation of homes south of U.S. Highway 50…
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Teen shot early Sunday dies from injuries
A Colorado Springs teenager shot in an early morning brawl Sunday at a southeast apartment complex died today from his injuries, police said. Isiaih Goss, 17, was hospitalized after a brawl at the Camelot Apartment Homes, 458 S. Murray Blvd., that escalated when one man pulled out a gun and fired into the air. The…
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3-year-old starts fire; dog saved
A 3-year-old playing with a lighter and a candle started a house fire Friday afternoon, leaving a family of three out of a home for at least one night. It took 30 firefighters 36 minutes to put out the blaze in the 1300 block of Hamstead Court. The fire started upstairs and spread into the…
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Heated exchanges punctuate medical marijuana meeting
An emotional town hall meeting on Colorado Springs’ north side Thursday night was dominated by medical marijuana proponents. The meeting packed far more than the 71 people allowed by fire code into the community room at Fire Station No. 19. It was hosted by Councilman Darryl Glenn and El Paso County Commissioner Wayne Williams, who…
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Dead man found on Rampart Range identified; four arrested in homicide
A man missing after an assault at a southside apartment complex June 7 was found dead off Rampart Range Road Tuesday, his death ruled Colorado Springs’ ninth homicide. Duane Maasch, 40, died of asphyxiation, the El Paso County Coroner’s office ruled. Colorado Springs Police have arrested four people in connection with Maasch’s death. Jason Bomsta,…
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Fountain Police Chief Corsentino resigns
Citing more opportunities and bigger pay in the private sector, Fountain Police Chief Dan Corsentino submitted his resignation to the city manager Tuesday, 16 months after taking the job. The former longtime Pueblo County sheriff has taken a private security job that will send him all over the nation planning event security and consulting on…
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Downtown gets stepped up patrol
The Colorado Springs Police Department has put together a new downtown division that will step up patrols of the rowdy Tejon Street corridor five days a week. On Friday and Saturday nights from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m., downtown officers will have a separate radio channel and a dedicated dispatcher to increase response times. The…