Author: Daniel J. Chacon
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Ruptured gas line forces closure of Burgess Road in Black Forest
Burgess Road just east of the intersection with Black Forest Road is expected to be closed until Friday evening as crews repair a gas line that was accidentally hit. “There’s road construction up there, and I think they hit the gas line,” Dave Rose, spokesman for El Paso County government, said. Traffic on Burgess Road…
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Arrest warrant issued for wife of Dog the Bounty Hunter
Dog the Bounty Hunter is used to taking people to jail. But his wife? An arrest warrant has been issued for Beth Chapman, Dog’s outspoken sidekick on their popular reality show, stemming from the alleged harassment of a teen-age girl July 10 at Monument Lake. The warrant, which alleges one count of misdemeanor harassment, was…
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Residents evacuated after gas line hit near downtown Colorado Springs back home
A Colorado Springs Utilities crew working on a water project near East Cache La Poudre and El Paso Street accidentally ruptured a gas line Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of two homes. “There were … between six and eight people evacuated, but they’re all back in now,” utility spokeswoman Natilia Sibert said. The gas line was…
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Colorado Springs police evacuate substation after woman takes two grenades for disposal
Police Sgt. Paul Martinez found himself in an explosive situation Tuesday when a well-meaning woman took two rusty grenades to the Falcon substation for officers to dispose. The Colorado Springs Police Department evacuated the substation for a couple of hours and shut down Goddard Street because of the grenades, at least one of which was…
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Two people robbed at gunpoint at Colorado Springs park
Two people were robbed at gunpoint at Roy Benavidez Park in southeast Colorado Springs about 2:47 p.m. Tuesday. Police said the victims were sitting in a car at the park, 975 Afternoon Circle, when they were approached by the robber, who took out a handgun and demanded items. Officers searched the area, but the robber…
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Armed robbers targeting victims drive-thru ATMs in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs police are advising the public to avoid drive-thru ATMs at night after a series of robberies this month by a pair of brazen robbers armed with guns and pepper spray. “The suspects wait until their victims are stopped within the confined area of the drive-thru service area and then approach very aggressively,” Colorado…
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Police ask community to help identify Monument bank robber
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help in identifying a man who robbed Peoples Bank in Monument on Monday. “The same Peoples Bank was robbed on May 24 of this year,” the sheriff’s office said in a news release. “There are several similarities concerning the suspect’s description and suspect’s actions…
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Woman arrested in El Paso County crash that killed mom, toddler
State troopers arrested a Peyton woman Monday in connection with a July 12 crash east of Falcon that claimed the life a 42-year-old woman and her 3-year-old son. Arica Vlach was booked into the Denver County jail on suspicion of two counts of vehicular homicide while under the influence of alcohol or drugs or both,…
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Weather service issues flood advisory, says minor flooding expected
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a flood advisory for west central El Paso County until 6 p.m. The weather service said Doppler Radar estimated two to four-tenths of an inch of rain over the lower portions of Williams and Waldo canyons. “Runoff from this excessive rainfall will cause minor flooding to occur,…
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Heavy rains over burn scars could produce flash flooding Friday
Heavy rains Friday over the Waldo Canyon and Black Forest burn scars could produce flash flooding again, the National Weather Service in Pueblo said Thursday. “Conditions are going to be rather favorable for heavy rains,” meteorologist Steve Hodanish said. “We could see some more flash flooding on the burn scars. Both of them,” he said.…