Author: Kassondra Cloos kassondra.cloos@gazettedev.gazette.com
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Report: Colorado Springs police see more calls for service, lower homicide clearance in 2014
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Editor’s note: This story has been updated to clarify information about calls for service at the Sand Creek substation. Police solved just more than three-fourths of Colorado Springs homicide cases last year as drivers testing…
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Sheriff’s office ‘coins’ employees to recognize excellence
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After employees worked for more than a decade under former El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa, the new administration has found itself facing more than just a bit of a morale problem. So, to balance…
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Woman found dead in Black Forest identified
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A woman found dead near a Black Forest hiking trail has been identified by the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. Donna Grimstead, 71, was found in Black Forest Park about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. Her cause…
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Grant would increase Sheriff’s Office staffing for auto theft investigations
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A resolution is on the El Paso County Board of County Commissioners’ Thursday agenda to approve thousands of dollars in expenditures for preventing car theft. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office has received $5,000 in…
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El Paso County Sheriff’s Office seeks missing woman, son
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A mother and son are missing and the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office says there is reason to believe they may be in danger. Donna Curtis, 43, and her son, Anthony, 22, have not been…
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Former Fort Carson soldier sentenced to probation for requesting oral sex from school girls
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A 29-year-old former soldier with a serious combat injury was sentenced Wednesday for two counts of child enticement for asking Widefield elementary school girls to give him oral sex. Justin Nooner was sentenced to 10…
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Missing El Paso County mother, son found safe
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A mother and son who were missing and thought to be in danger have been found safe, according to Gazette news partner KKTV. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Thursday night that Donna Curtis…
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Attorneys argue admissible evidence in convicted killer’s court hearing
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A judge must rule before a late September trial whether to suppress statements by Charles Limbrick that he had put vodka in his coffee the morning he allegedly crashed into two cars in March. Limbrick,…
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Cheyenne Mountain Zoo mourns loss of beloved gorilla Rafiki
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After a brief, sudden illness, a beloved gorilla at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo died Wednesday, the zoo announced, eliciting an outpouring of sadness and support from its Facebook community. Rafiki, 31, had lived at the…
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Colorado Springs boy reported missing reunited with family
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A 10-year-old boy who attends Cheyenne Mountain Elementary School reported missing shortly after school got out on Wednesday afternoon has been reunited with his family. Asher Hardage was reported missing by his father about 3:40…