Author: Daniel Chac
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Man found dead eluded police in same area months before
A man found dead Friday in Fountain Creek had eluded police in the same vicinity after he crashed his pickup into a pole two months earlier. But police don’t know if the man, identified Monday as Fountain resident Nathaniel Ryan Vialpando, 27, died immediately after the police pursuit the night of Dec. 2. “The time,…
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UPDATE: Coroner identifies body found Friday in Fountain Creek
The El Paso County Coroner’s Office identified a body found Friday afternoon in a tributary of Fountain Creek as 27-year-old Nathaniel Vialpando. Vialpondo was found partiallly submerged in the water off Interstate 25 near Bandley Drive in Fountain, police said. Fountain police are still investigating Vialpando’s death, but Deputy Chief Bill Elder said Monday that…
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TRAFFIC ALERT: Westbound lanes of Platte blocked off
The westbound lanes of Platte Avenue west of Platte Place are blocked by emergency vehicles because an accident involving a pedestrian. Stay tuned to gazettedev.gazette.com for updates. Photo by
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Light snow expected in Pikes Peak region
A quick moving storm is expected to leave about an inch of snow in the lower elevations of Colorado Springs by sunrise, according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo. Areas of higher elevation, such as Monument and the Air Force Academy, could get up to three inches of snow. “This is a fairly quick…
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Rollover crash blocks lanes on southbound I-25
A rollover crash on southbound Interstate 25 just south of Cimarron Street delayed traffic this afternoon. The accident happened about an hour ago. The crash has been removed and all lanes are now open. Photo by
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Dylan Redwine’s 14th birthday marked in Monument
MONUMENT – What was supposed to be a day of celebration was another day of gut-wrenching pain for the family of Dylan Redwine, a Monument boy who vanished in southwest Colorado while visiting his father over Thanksgiving break. Dylan turned 14 on Wednesday. His family and friends sang happy birthday, ate cake with white and…
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Police chase ends with man zapped on auto repair shop roof
Colorado Springs police zapped a man “numerous times” Thursday after a chase that ended on the roof of a building. It was the second police pursuit in two days where a suspect allegedly used a vehicle as a weapon against officers. The latest incident started about 2 p.m. when police from the Sand Creek Division…
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Wild crime spree ends with vehicle ramming police cars
Even Colorado Springs police were shocked by the boldness of a man who rammed into police cruisers to try to get away Wednesday after a carjacking and attempted bank robbery. The crime spree started about 3:25 p.m. when a Colorado State Patrol officer tried to pull over the driver of a stolen black Subaru near…
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Police seek help in two separate child enticement incidents
Police are asking for help in identifying suspects in two separate incidents of attempted child enticement in southwestern Colorado Springs this week. Both incidents occurred after the children were walking home from school, police said. The first incident happened about 4:45 p.m. Monday in the area of 2000 S. Corona Street when a man asked…
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Taking the needle tough for 6-year-old
Reporter Daniel Chacon took this video of Ziad Yousef, 6, who grimaced and cried Saturday at the sight of a needle at a free flu shot clinic run by the Colorado Springs Fire Department. “I don’t want to do it. No! No!” Yousef wailed as his mother, Sandy, covered his eyes and held him in…