Author: Glenn Wallace
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Authorities warn of phone scam targeting UCCS students
The police department tasked with protecting the University of Colorado Colorado Springs student body has issued a warning that scammers are using threatening phone calls to try to scam students. The UCCS Police Department issued the warning on social media Tuesday evening, warning of scammers posing as police officers calling people up and advising them…
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Tornado Watch in effect for El Paso County; funnel spotted south of Colorado Springs
Small hail and a severe thunderstorm warning and a funnel cloud have punctuated another cloudy day in the Pikes Peak region Friday. The National Weather Service issued a 15-minute severe thunderstorm warning around 2 p.m. warning that a severe thunderstorm was located over southeastern Colorado Springs, moving east at 15 mph. The NWS warned of…
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Fountain PD arrest man for allegedly wounding 2 with gun
The Fountain Police Department announced Thursday that an arrest has been made in an April 25 shooting incident that left two men with apparent gunshot wounds. Police were dispatched to the 500 block of Blossom Field Road regarding a call about a shooting. Officers reported finding one adult male with an apparent gunshot wound, but…
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Military training exercises to be held in Colorado Springs near Memorial Park, old St. Francis
The Colorado Springs Police Department announced Tuesday evening that the US Military will be conducting training exercises in Colorado Springs this week. According to the department’s social media announcement, the training exercises, conducted in coordination with local authorities, will take place “from June 3 through June 6” and will take place near Memorial Park and…
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El Paso County sheriff’s deputies make three arrests in May 11 shooting
Two men and a boy were recently arrested in connection with a May 11 shooting at a Stratmoor Hills-area apartment complex that left one person injured, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. Multiple calls for service came in around 8:06 p.m. on May 11 regarding a shooting at the Hampton Village Apartments in…
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Man arrested in connection with April road rage shooting in Fountain
A man accused of following a woman and her two children into a Fountain parking lot and firing multiple shots into their vehicle in April has been arrested. The suspect has been identified as Clinton Padgett, 45. On April 10, a woman called the Fountain Police Department to report a road-rage incident. She said a…
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Armed man in Pueblo West taken safely into custody
A 50-year-old man who had threatened to shoot it out with deputies was taken into custody “after hours of intense moments and impassioned negotiations,” according to the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office. Pueblo County sheriff’s deputies responded at about 5:30 p.m. Sunday to a home in the 700 block of Sandusky Drive in Pueblo West on…
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Convicted felon arrested in backyard after a hit-and-run crash: Police
A convicted felon on parole was jailed and faces multiple charges after his alleged involvement in a hit-and-run crash and eventual capture in a backyard, according to a news release from the Manitou Springs Police Department. Police said that shortly after 12:30 p.m. May 12 officers responded to a report of a hit-and-run traffic crash…
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Father who drowned helping children at Lake Pueblo identified as Colorado Springs man
The 53-year-old man who died in an apparent drowning at Lake Pueblo on May 14 has been identified. The Pueblo County coroner’s office says the man is Manuel DeJesus Villanueva Miranda of Colorado Springs. Colorado Parks and Wildlife reports that Miranda went out into the water to help children swimming in rough waters. Surrounding park visitors…
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Colorado Springs apartment fire leaves 1 injured, 4 units uninhabitable
Two people was treated for minor injuries and possible smoke inhalation and four apartment units were rendered uninhabitable after a fire in the Greenway Flats apartments south of downtown Colorado Springs. The 65-unit apartment building, part of the Springs Rescue Mission, was evacuated during the fire response, which was first reported by the Colorado Springs…