Author: Lauren Fellers
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UPDATE: Man likely shot himself after police attempted traffic stop
An attempt to pull over a vehicle on a residential street near Circle Drive and Fountain Boulevard Thursday evening turned tragic when a man police were pursing apparently shot himself in the head. Colorado Springs said officers attempted to stop a vehicle in the 800 block of Doniphan Street, but it didn’t stop. As it…
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UPDATE: Man likely shot himself after police attempted traffic stop
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An attempt to pull over a vehicle on a residential street near Circle Drive and Fountain Boulevard Thursday evening turned tragic when a man police were pursing apparently shot himself in the head. Colorado Springs…
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Man suspected in carjacking arrested in liquor store robberies
A man who was in custody in a carjacking was linked to several liquor store robberies, Colorado Springs police said Wednesday. Brett Harris, 33, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of robbing two liquor stores several times from January through March. Harris is accused of robbing Lake Liquors on South Union Boulevard three times and JW…
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Springs police on lookout for fugitive ex-Army ranger
Colorado Springs police are searching for John Calvin Buckley IV, an escaped convict from Lexington, Ky. Barbara Miller, police spokeswoman, said Buckley, 29, is believed to be headed to Colorado Springs because he has family living in the area. “We can’t definitively say he is headed to Colorado Springs, but knowing he has family here…
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UPDATE: Fire near Custer, Fremont county line contained
UPDATE: Crews achieved 100 percent containment of a small fire near Wetmore, west of Highway 67, Wednesday night. A U.S. Forest Service helicopter, two SEATs (Single Engine Air Tankers) and an air attack were ordered to battle the fire, said Jeff Vanis, the Inter-agency Fire Management Officer in Pueblo. Vanis said crews reached the area…
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UPDATE: Springs police make arrest for violation of camping ordinance
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Police arrested Steven I. Wood, 52, Tuesday morning on suspicion of camping on public property. The City Ordinance against camping was passed in 2010, and this one of the first arrests that has been made…
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Motorcyclist confirmed dead in Highway 24 crash
Colorado State Patrol confirmed in a press release Tuesday afternoon that Jeffrey Baker, 52, died Monday as a result of injuries in a crash on Highway 24. Baker, of Aurora, was driving a motorcycle eastbound on Highway 24 on Saturday when he crashed into the back of a 2006 Lincoln at Highway 24 and 31st…
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UPDATE: Springs police make arrest for violation of camping ordinance
Police arrested Steven I. Wood, 52, Tuesday morning on suspicion of camping on public property. The City Ordinance against camping was passed in 2010, and this one of the first arrests that has been made relating to it. Wood was found Tuesday by the Homeless Outreach Team while they were looking into camps on public…
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Search continues for lizard in Teller County
The Nile Monitor lizard that escaped from a front yard Monday in Teller County is still on the loose as of Tuesday evening. According to Sherril Sirochman, with the Teller County Sheriff’s Office, both law enforcement and Animal Control officers are patrolling the area in search of it. A reverse-911 call was made to residents…
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Search continues for lizard in Teller County
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Nile Monitor lizard that escaped from a front yard Monday in Teller County is still on the loose as of Tuesday evening. According to Sherril Sirochman, with the Teller County Sheriff’s Office, both law…