Author: Olivia Prentzel
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Authorities ID two victims in fatal crashes in El Paso County
The El Paso County Coroner’s office identified on Thursday a scooter rider and a motorcyclist who died in two separate crashes last month. Kyrie Leary, 33, died April 27 after the 2015 Harley Davidson she was on slid off the right shoulder of U.S. 24 near Calhan and down a steep embankment, authorities said. Leary,…
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Barry Morphew makes first court appearance since arrest in wife’s killing
Barry Morphew, accused of killing his wife, Suzanne, who was reported missing a year ago, made his first court appearance Thursday. Morphew, 52, was charged with first-degree murder, tampering with evidence and attempt to influence a public official nearly a year after his wife, Suzanne Morphew, went missing after going for a bike ride near…
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Suzanne Morphew’s husband arrested on suspicion of murder
The husband of Chaffee County resident Suzanne Morphew, who was reported missing Mother’s Day weekend last year, has been arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder and tampering with evidence, according to court records. Barry Morphew, 53, was booked into the county jail Wednesday, records show. The arrest comes nearly a year after Suzanne Morphew, a…
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Texas authorities arrest man suspected in killing of Colorado Springs woman
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Colorado Springs man was arrested in Texas on suspicion of killing a 33-year-old woman, whose body was found on a roadside south of Fountain last month, authorities said Friday. Joseph Hunnicutt, 41, was arrested on suspicion of murder in the death of Alison Cantrell,…
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Colorado Springs man accused of killing girlfriend had violent past: court documents
A 24-year-old man accused of fatally beating and strangling his girlfriend in an Ivywild hotel had a history of violence, including eight arrests for allegedly attacking his mother and other family members in Florida, according to recently released court documents. Marvin Santiago turned himself in at the El Paso County jail late last month, six…
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Man arrested in killing of Colorado Springs father accused of killing second man five months later, police say
A 37-year-old man, accused of killing a man in October, now faces a second murder charge in the death of a Colorado Springs father of two, who was fatally shot at Memorial Park months earlier, police said Monday. David Bloom was arrested last week on suspicion of first-degree murder in the May 22 death of…
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Man turns himself in to police 6 months after girlfriend found strangled, beaten to death
A 24-year-old man turned himself in to police six months after authorities found his girlfriend beaten and strangled inside an Ivywild motel, officials said Tuesday. Marvin Gabriel Santiago was booked into the El Paso County jail March 26 on suspicion of killing Elena Alinj, 23, who was found unresponsive inside the motel room in September…
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Questions remain after Manitou Springs’ police chief resigns without public explanation
The resignation of Manitou Springs’ police chief remains clouded in secrecy after city officials refused to release details regarding his departure and denied The Gazette’s request for related public records. After he was placed on paid administrative leave late January, chief Brian Churchill resigned March 23 during an executive session of city council. A city…
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Colorado police ranks down amid COVID-19, calls for reform
Sheriffs and police chiefs say they are seeing fewer people choose law enforcement and experiencing staff shortages after the police-custody death of George Floyd sparked weeks of protests and prompted the Colorado legislature to pass a sweeping reform bill last year. Data from police departments in Colorado’s three largest cities initially paints varied pictures about…
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Modern police strategy: Confront the active shooter
In moving to confront the gunman storming a Boulder King Soopers, Officer Eric Talley appears to have acted on the latest guidance for how police respond to shooting sprees: to put innocent lives above their own. Talley, who was among 10 people killed in Colorado’s latest mass shooting, placed himself in danger at a time…