Author: Perry Swanson
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Firefighters train to rescue people who fall through ice
The mechanics of rescuing someone who’s fallen through the ice on a frozen lake seem simple enough. A rescuer heads out onto the ice, jumps in the water, wraps a rope under the arms of the victim, and a team on shore pulls both people in. Colorado Springs firefighters who practiced ice rescues at Prospect…
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Authorities identify man who died ice fishing Saturday
The man who froze to death after falling through the ice on Nichols Reservoir on Saturday was 46-year-old Tony Ikehara, a Colorado Springs resident and optometrist, authorities said Monday. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office was called to the reservoir near Rampart Range Road about 12:15 p.m. Sunday to investigate a report of a body…
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Man robs Radio Shack at gunpoint
A man reportedly robbed a Radio Shack store on the west side of Colorado Springs on Monday morning and got away with an undisclosed amount of cash and electronics, police said. It was the second of two armed robberies police reported in Colorado Springs on Monday. Officers haven’t arrested anyone or identified suspects in either…
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Springs air travelers unaffected by tighter security, director says
Tighter security measures at the Colorado Springs Airport since Friday’s failed attack haven’t affected passenger routines, Aviation Director Mark Earle said Monday. All the changes have happened behind the scenes, and the Transportation Security Administration hasn’t issued new rules that would affect how people get through their flights, Earle said. Incidents similar to the attempt…
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State patrol investigating delayed response to crash before fatal rollover
Three Colorado State Patrol communications officers have been placed on paid leave while authorities investigate a nine-minute delay in sending a trooper to a crash last week on Interstate 25. The first crash was followed about 13 minutes later by another one in which a woman was killed and a passenger severely injured in a…
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Police arrest robbery suspect
Colorado Springs police Thursday arrested a man suspected of attacking a woman and robbing her in a Wal-Mart parking lot last month. Michael Smith, 45, was arrested at the Airport Value Inn and Suites, 6875 Space Village Ave., according to a police report. He had just arrived at the hotel in a stolen vehicle, police…
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SUNRISE: Today’s high temperature should break freezing point
Expect a high near 33 degrees and mostly sunny skies today, according to the National Weather Service forecast. The expected temperature is about double Thursday’s high of 16 degrees, but still way off the normal highof 43 degrees for today. For drivers headed to Pueblo, the Colorado Department of Transportation reports high wind on Interstate…
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East library reopens after flood
The east branch of the Pikes Peak Library District reopened this morning after being closed Thursday because of a flood caused by a busted water pipe. The broken pipe flooded the basement of the building at 5550 N. Union Blvd. early Thursday afternoon, leaving more than 2 inches of standing water. It damaged computer servers…
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Airport Road Dollar store robbed at knifepoint
A knife-wielding man robbed the Dollar Store at 3770 Airport Road in Colorado Springs on Monday afternoon and got away with an undisclosed amount of cash, authorities said. No one was hurt. A police report said the man entered the store about 5:45 p.m., approached a cashier and pulled a plastic bag from one pocket…
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Police search for man who attacked woman with stun gun
Police are looking for a man suspected of attacking a woman with a stun gun Monday morning in a Colorado Springs shopping center parking lot. The woman was not seriously hurt, authorities said. She told police she was getting out of her vehicle in the Office Max parking lot at 1640 E. Cheyenne Mountain Blvd.…