Author: Cleo Westin cleo.westin@gazettedev.gazette.com
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Pueblo shooting victim, 18, ID’d; teenager turns himself in
The victim of a fatal shooting on Pueblo’s east side on Monday was identified as 18-year-old Desi Ortiz, the Pueblo County Coroner’s Office announced. In an update to their news release on Monday, Pueblo police said a 17-year-old boy turned himself in later in the day for the early afternoon shooting in the 2100 block…
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1 dead after shooting on Pueblo’s east side
An early afternoon shooting in Pueblo on Monday left one person dead near the 2100 block of Oakshire Lane, according to a news release by police. The department’s ShotSpotter system detected gunfire shortly before several calls were made to 911 about a gunshot victim. “A vehicle involved in the incident” was stopped in the 1500…
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Severe thunderstorm watch issued for parts of southeastern Colorado
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for several counties until 8 p.m. Monday as forecasters anticipate possible 75 mph winds, tennis ball-sized hail and a few tornadoes. The watch, issued by several Weather Service offices, covers over 5 million people from Baca County to northern Nebraska and eastern Wyoming…
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Motorcyclist dies in crash along Fillmore Street
A motorcyclist was struck and killed near the intersection of East Fillmore Street and North Prospect Street on Monday morning, according to a blotter entry by Colorado Springs police. A truck eastbound on Fillmore was making an “unprotected left turn” into a parking lot when it hit the westbound motorcyclist, who was pronounced deceased at…
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Man arrested after allegedly robbing bank in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs police located and arrested a man shortly after he robbed a bank in the 1100 block of West Garden of the Gods Road on Friday, according to a blotter entry by the department. Jeremiah Raggio, 44, allegedly presented a note to the bank teller and left with an “undisclosed amount of money” without…
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Woman arrested after allegedly supplying fentanyl that killed man in Salida
Police arrested a woman on Wednesday after she allegedly provided and administered fentanyl to a man who later died in a Salida motel on Jan. 26, according to a news release by police. The pair from Monte Vista was in their room at the motel when Vanessa Salvio, 39, allegedly blew fentanyl from her mouth…
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Former Colorado public defender sentenced for sexually assaulting child
A man accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old while working as a Colorado public defender was sentenced to 10 years to life in prison by an El Paso County judge on Thursday, according to a news release by the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office. Thomas Cushing, 27, pleaded not guilty to one charge he faced,…
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Habitual offender, teenager arrested in alleged racing crash that killed Colorado Springs woman
Two men accused of illegal street racing will face multiple charges after a crash on the city’s north side left one woman dead on March 22, according to a news release Friday from Colorado Springs police. Jerome Archer, 48, and Leeanaya Joey Martinez, 18, were allegedly racing on Briargate Boulevard when one vehicle entered oncoming…
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Death of Pueblo teen found in crash ruled homicide
Pueblo County Coroner Gregory Grahek ruled the death of a 15-year-old who was found deceased after a crash in Pueblo on Sunday was a homicide, according to a news release by police. Police discovered the teenager in the driver’s seat around 4:30 p.m. near the intersection of Summit Avenue and Routt Avenue, where the single-vehicle…
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80-year-old ID’d as victim of fatal Union Boulevard crash
Colorado Springs police identified the victim of a crash near Union Boulevard and Parkside Drive earlier this month as 80-year-old Paul Montoya, according to a news release by police. Montoya’s northbound vehicle was hit in the right through lane of the intersection around 10 a.m. on May 8 after a vehicle attempted to turn left…