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Colorado’s prison population management plan activated due to overcrowding
Updated 1 year ago
Ongoing issues within the Colorado Department of Corrections have prompted the state to trigger its Prison Population Management Measures — a policy framework established in...
Weld County Sheriff condemns law that led to release of violent suspect
Updated 1 year ago
Weld County Sheriff Steve Reams says a 2024 law required him to release a man who had been charged with attempted murder stemming from an...
Trial for suspect in Custer County 2023 triple homicide delayed again
Updated 1 year ago
The triple homicide case that shook Custer County nearly two years ago was set to go before a jury this week, but a Fremont County...
Crime recap: Colorado Springs police made 349 arrests last week
Updated 1 year ago
Colorado Springs police saw gun violence, traffic accidents and arson around the city, making a total of 349 arrests last week, according to department records....
Victim and suspect in Thursday’s road-rage fatal shooting identified
Updated 1 year ago
Motorcyclist killed in Powers Boulevard crash on June 10 identified
Updated 1 year ago
Colorado Springs police K-9 officers receive body armor donations
Updated 1 year ago
Suspect killed in officer-involved shooting in southeast Colorado Springs
Updated 1 year ago
CSPD implements new reporting methods, mental health resources
Updated 1 year ago
Colorado Springs police seize ‘hundreds’ of illegal fireworks from home
Updated 1 year ago
Man accused of UCCS double homicide will not plead insanity
Updated 2 years ago
The man accused of killing two people in a dorm room at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs last year won’t be pleading not guilty...
Former Colorado Springs defense attorney accused of sexually assaulting 14-year-old waives preliminary hearing
Updated 2 years ago
A former El Paso County public defender waived his right to a preliminary hearing Thursday after being arrested in November for allegedly having sex with...
Colorado Springs to face trial over adequacy of police training, federal judge rules
Updated 2 years ago
Senior Judge William Martínez previously decided four individual officers would face trial for allegedly violating the constitutional rights of Chad Burnett
Missing 15-year-old girl last seen Friday found safely
Updated 2 years ago
UPDATE: Cyrena Frates has been safely located. The Colorado Springs Police Department is searching for 15-year-old Cyrena Frates, who was reported missing by the agency on...
Woman arrested for allegedly starting Highland Lakes fire in October
Updated 2 years ago
Missing 13-year old girl located safely
Updated 2 years ago
1 dead, 2 injured in shooting in Security-Widefield Thursday morning
Updated 2 years ago
Man accused of triple homicide in Custer County pleads not guilty
Updated 2 years ago
Colorado Springs police release new details in officer-involved shooting
Updated 2 years ago
Father of Colorado Springs man who shot 9-year-old girl sentenced to prison
Updated 2 years ago
Man held on suspicion of attempted murder of ex-girlfriend in north Colorado Springs
Updated 2 years ago
A man was arrested last week on suspicion of attempted murder of his ex-girlfriend in the Rockrimmon area in north Colorado Springs. Ronald Dorsey, 19,...
Man arrested on suspicion of sexual assault on runaway girl
Updated 2 years ago
Colorado Springs police last week arrested a man suspected of sexual assault on a 13-year-old girl. Dakota Shane Yates, 31, was arrested Dec. 18 and...
Man who crashed into Skirted Heifer sentenced to probation
Updated 2 years ago
The Colorado Springs man who crashed his car into downtown businesses after being shot during a break-in was sentenced to probation on Friday. Fidencio Meza-Pelayo,...
Students at Manitou Elementary School evacuated due to potential HAZMAT incident
Updated 2 years ago
Manitou Springs Elementary School D14 students were evacuated Tuesday morning to Manitou Springs High School due to an air contamination incident. Crews with the Manitou Springs Fire...
Woodland Park City Market shooting death investigation points to self-defense
Updated 2 years ago
Woman crashes after allegedly stealing vehicle: Colorado Springs police
Updated 2 years ago
Woman suspected of eluding Colorado Springs police arrested
Updated 2 years ago
New details revealed in shooting death of teen
Updated 2 years ago
Case involving Club Q shooter’s mom dismissed by court
Updated 2 years ago
1 arrested in alleged arson in Colorado Springs, police say
Updated 2 years ago