Author: Ryan Maye Handyy
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State patrol may take over DUI checkpoints in Springs
The announcement this week that Colorado Springs police planned to end DUI checkpoints in favor of saturation patrols seemed to sound the death knell for the roadblocks some claim are unconstitutional. Maybe not. Instead of police officers or sheriff’s deputies, Colorado State Patrol troopers would be the ones checking for drunken drivers if the state…
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What led ex-Springs resident to kill his mother?
A Gulfport, Miss., man originally from Colorado Springs has been charged with murder in the death of his mother. Gulfport Police Chief Alan Weatherford said 29-year-old Ryan Allen Abeyta was arrested Wednesday in Semmes, Ala., by the U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force. Weatherford said the search for Abeyta began Tuesday when a warrant was issued…
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Springs police chief retiring in November at mayor’s request
Forced out by Mayor Steve Bach’s desire to “change direction,” Colorado Springs Police Chief Richard Myers said Monday he has agreed to retire in mid-November. “When Mayor Bach was elected, I told him I was here to serve, and would do so loyally and do my best to lead the department in the direction he…
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Police release name, photo of shooting suspect
Police are searching for a 28-year-old man with a history of violence in Monday night’s shooting during a brawl in east Colorado Springs that left one man critically wounded. Donny Lopez, 28, is wanted on suspicion of attempted second-degree murder in the shooting around 7 p.m. in the 5500 block of Bonita Village Road, near…
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Fountain Valley teacher among 3 who died in weekend crash
A Fountain Valley High School teacher was among the three people killed in a two-car head-on collision on I-25 early Saturday morning. The Colorado State Patrol identified the two other people involved in the crash as Binu George, 38, of Pueblo West and Aleysa George, 36, also of Pueblo West. Michael Russell was driving a…
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Pigs mauled by pit bulls expected to make full recovery
Three pigs are expected to make a full recovery after they were mauled by a pair of pit bulls Tuesday at Venetucci Farms, according to an update on the farm’s Facebook page. Managers of Venetucci Farms, the beloved place where generations of Pikes Peak area children have picked pumpkins, have not yet explained how the…
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SUNRISE: Police say suspect was shot while reaching for knife
AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Police say an extortion suspect punched a plainclothes officer and reached for a knife before the officer shot and killed the suspect.Authorities said Monday that Juan Contreras, 49, was shot three times in the confrontation on Saturday night and was pronounced dead at a hospital. Authorities say Contreras was sitting in…
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Firefighters throttle Teller blaze, residents can return home
Teller County residents who fled ahead of a wind-driven fire that broke out Wednesday west of Cripple Creek were allowed to return to their homes by 9 p.m. Friday evening, the Teller County Sheriff’s Office said.The fire is contained, but fire hoses are being left out as a precautionary measure, and firefighters will be patrolling the…
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Councilman Leigh wants to save downtown structure
Colorado Springs City Councilman Tim Leigh made a pitch Tuesday to save a late-19th-century boiler room from destruction. The crumbling downtown building was formerly attached to an ice house, which was demolished last week. Leigh said he hopes to rally the public to preserve the remaining structure. “We’ve been knocking down our Western heritage in…