Author: Daniel Chac
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Firetruck incident leads to arrest
An alleged sticky-fingered man who Colorado Springs firefighters say was filching items from their truck was arrested by police Friday afternoon. Firefighters were working on a medical call just after 3 p.m. at 3490 Afternoon Circle in southeastern Springs when they spotted Robert Monteil, 32, climb into the cab of a fire engine take items…
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Detective injured after suspect rams into police car
Colorado Springs police arrested a man driving a stolen vehicle Friday after he allegedly rammed into a police cruiser driven by a detective, who suffered minor injuries in the incident. Detectives looking for a stolen Nissan Altima followed the suspect, Timothy Hartig, into the parking lot of an apartment complex in the 3900 block of…
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$20K city ‘error’ led to shutdown of Springs bar
The drug deal went down without a hitch. Days after scoring methamphetamine and prescription pills from an alleged drug runner at her home, undercover Detective Greg Young arranged another deal with the 33-year-old woman at the Irish House bar on East Platte Avenue. Described as “a crappy little bar in a crappy little area,” the…
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Citizens get a chance to learn about Police Department
The Colorado Springs Police Department — a learning institution? You bet. The department is accepting applications for its next citizens’ academy, a 12-week course about law enforcement in the community. The academy covers a range of topics, including the SWAT team, Internal Affairs, gangs, the dispatch call center and crime scene investigations. The classes are…
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Tragic stabbing deaths leave community, families grieving
FALCON – The community struggled to cope Thursday with the tragic deaths of a 1-year-old girl and her 3-year-old brother in a horrific stabbing the night before on a rusty old horse ranch northeast of Colorado Springs. Left grieving is a young mother who a family friend said is about 16 weeks pregnant by the…
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Police arrest man driving wrong way on I-25
Colorado Springs police arrested a 49-year-old man Wednesday on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs after he drove the wrong way on Interstate 25. Police received a call about a SUV traveling south in the northbound lanes of I-25 near the North Nevada Avenue interchange about 1:47 p.m. An officer tried to stop…
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Body discovered in Widefield home during burglary call
A body was found inside a Widefield home Wednesday evening by deputies who were called by a woman who arrived home to find her door open, El Paso County Sheriff’s Lt. Jeff Kramer said. The woman did not go into the house in the 100 block of Judson St., just west of Widefield Community Park.…
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Palmer student struck by car in crosswalk
A Palmer High School sophomore was injured in a crosswalk Wednesday morning when he was struck by a car that was rear-ended by another vehicle. “It is the third pedestrian accident that we’ve had this year,” none of which has been the students’ fault, said Devra Ashby, a spokeswoman for District 11. The student was…
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Troopers arrest NM man after high speed pursuit
State troopers arrested a New Mexico man Tuesday after a high speed pursuit on Interstate 25. Dustin Henley, 22, was arrested on suspicion of felony eluding, and other charges are pending, Trooper Nate Reid said. Just after 10 a.m., the Colorado State Patrol received a report of a stolen truck south of Colorado Springs. Troopers…
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Downtown surveillance cameras aid in drug arrest
The downtown surveillance cameras led to the arrest last week of a man on suspicion of possession with intent to distribute marijuana, Colorado Springs police said Monday. About 1:45 p.m. Wednesday, officers were monitoring the cameras and saw a “known individual” near the Acacia Park playground with a large baggie of what they believed to…