Tag: arson
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Appeals court clarifies criteria for extending juvenile speedy trial deadline
Colorado’s second-highest court clarified for the first time earlier this month that the same criteria used to extend an adult criminal defendant’s speedy trial deadline also apply to juveniles. The federal and state constitutions guarantee the right to a speedy trial. In Colorado, that means the government generally must bring defendants to trial within six…
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Neighbors prevent arson suspects from fleeing scene in east Colorado Springs, police say
Several citizens restrained a man and woman who were trying to flee after they allegedly set fire to a home in east Colorado Springs on Saturday, police said. Kenneth Williams and Alexandra Petsche could face arson charges, according to law enforcement. Neighbors reported a house fire in the 1200 block of East Willamette Avenue at…
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Fires at Colorado Springs businesses investigated as arson: Police
The Colorado Springs Fire Department extinguished two fires in Old Colorado City businesses Wednesday night, and police are investigating them as arson, law enforcement said. Firefighters first put out a “small fire” inside a flag shop at 2822 W. Colorado Ave. at about 11:45 p.m., firefighters tweeted. Less than an hour later, crews responded to…
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Boys, 13, charged with murder in California library fire
PORTERVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Murder charges have been filed against two 13-year-old boys suspected of starting a blaze that killed two firefighters at a central California library. Police said the boys were arrested after they were seen running from Porterville City Library shortly after flames erupted on the afternoon of Feb. 18. The Tulare County…