Author: Nick Smith
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Police chase ends in car crash in Colorado Springs
A man is in custody after allegedly causing a crash while fleeing from Colorado Springs police just after midnight Wednesday. Officers from the Colorado Springs Police Department found the man passed out in the driver’s seat of a car just north of the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, according to an online police blotter entry.…
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Colorado Springs weather: Cold, misty Tuesday forecast ahead of warmup
Another misty day with below-average seasonal temperatures is expected across southern Colorado Tuesday before warmer highs return for the rest of the week. Highs will be about 10-15 degrees below seasonal averages, according to Gazette news partner KOAA. The fog is expected to partially clear along the Interstate 25 corridor and Eastern Plains later in…
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Colorado Springs police arrest ‘prolific’ car theft offender
A “prolific” car theft convict is accused of stealing another car after police connected her to a stolen car in Colorado Springs, authorities say. The car, a gray 2006 Toyota Corolla, was reportedly stolen on Sept. 30 in Aurora after its owner left the keys in the ignition. The Colorado Springs Police Department spotted the…
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Woman shot, suspect arrested after police pursuit in Colorado Springs
A man suspected of shooting a woman in the stomach overnight in east Colorado Springs is in custody after a police chase, authorities say. Officers responded to the 2400 block of North Union Boulevard shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday and found the woman, who gave them a description of the shooter and his vehicle, the…
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Stabbing suspect arrested after police chase in Colorado Springs
A man suspected in a stabbing in early September was arrested after trying to escape police while riding a bicycle in southeast Colorado Springs, police said. Officers arrested Jeffrey Alan Wallace, 38, at a shopping center near South Academy Boulevard and Hancock Expressway Thursday morning, the Colorado Springs Police Department reported in an online blotter…
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26-year-old woman dies in Colorado Springs motorcycle crash
A rider is dead after losing control of her motorcycle while driving along a Colorado Springs road Thursday, police said. Officers arrived to the 4000 block of Maizeland Road at around 4:45 p.m. and found a 26-year-old woman badly injured, Colorado Springs police reported in an online blotter entry. Medical personnel attempted life-saving measures, but…
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Popular Colorado mountain pass closed after Kia Telluride SUV gets stuck near Telluride
Black Bear Road in southwestern Colorado is closed indefinitely because of a vehicle that is “teetering off the edge” of the popular high-altitude mountain pass, San Miguel County authorities said. A man from South Carolina drove up the pass east of Telluride in a white Kia Telluride – yes, that’s SUV’s make and model –…
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Small plane lands along major Colorado Springs road Wednesday morning
A small airplane made an emergency crash landing onto Powers Boulevard in Colorado Springs early Wednesday morning, authorities reported. At least one lane of southbound Powers Boulevard at Barnes Road remained closed at 7 a.m. after a single-engine plane landed there at 4:15 a.m., according to the Colorado Springs Police Department. Three people were on…
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More bodies identified in Davis Mortuary case; charges months away
PUEBLO • Two more bodies found at former Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter’s Davis Mortuary have been identified, leaving 18 more to be put through a DNA identification process that could take months, authorities announced. The six identified bodies were reportedly sent to the mortuary between 2010 and 2012, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation said…
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PPSC, UCCS students could lose money from government shutdown
As a possible government shutdown looms, Colorado Springs-area colleges are left wondering if parts of their military student populations will lose money. If Congress can’t pass a short-term funding measure by 10 p.m. Tuesday, the government will shut down. Military members will not receive pay until the shutdown ends. For schools like Pikes Peak State…