Tag: assault
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Crime recap: 219 arrested last week in El Paso County
Colorado Springs police saw assault, motor vehicle theft and a fatal crash last week, among other incidents, with law enforcement making 219 arrests in El Paso County. From Dec. 21 to Dec. 27, the Colorado Springs Police Department posted seven blotter entries to its public database of incidents approved for release. Here is a recap of…
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Security guard seriously wounded after assault with bats and tools
Two people were arrested Saturday after what Colorado Springs police said was a possible attempted burglary turned into an assault. City police responded to a condemned building in the 4300 block of East Pikes Peak Avenue just before 11:30 a.m. Saturday and found a security guard beaten, according to an online blotter entry. Officers learned…
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‘Prolific juvenile offender’ steals car, escapes mental health facility — eventually caught: Colorado Springs police
By O’Dell Isaac A juvenile offender with an extensive and violent criminal history was on the run for nearly a day after escaping from a mental health facility in Colorado Springs, law enforcement officials said. The teen, whose name was not released, was considered “armed and dangerous,” police said. At about 4:25 p.m. Sunday, officers…
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6 victims of Denver rapist sue parent company of Tinder, Hinge
Six women who were drugged and sexually assaulted after matching with a Denver man on online dating apps are now suing the apps’ parent company. The plaintiffs, all victims of Stephen Matthews, a Denver cardiologist found guilty in 2024 of sexually assaulting 11 women, allege that IAC and its subsidiary Match Group Inc., which owns…
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Two hospitalized after being attacked with hammer, knife at Loveland tanning salon
Two people were hospitalized after a man attacked them with a hammer and knife at a Loveland tanning salon Tuesday night. Both victims required emergency medical treatment after Loveland Police Department investigators said Kyle Behrens, 20, entered Endless Summer Tanning located in the 1500 block of Madison Avenue around 7 p.m. Tuesday. Behrens, known to…
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Police swarm northeast Colorado Springs neighborhood after man found with severe injuries
Police flooded into a northeast Colorado Springs neighborhood early Tuesday morning after they learned that a man was found with severe blunt force trauma. Officers found the man bleeding outside a residence in the 4000 block of Hollow Road just after 4:30 a.m., according to a Colorado Springs Police Department blotter entry. The man had…
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Cog Railway assault suspect set for spring 2026 trial, seeks use of PTSD condition in defense
The Arvada man accused of punching a Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway parking lot employee pleaded not guilty Thursday to the assault charges at a hearing in 4th Judicial Court, setting his case for an April trial. The case started Aug. 18, when Randy Blevins, 50, and his wife were walking through the…
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38-year-old cold case murder tied to infamous Denver-area serial killer
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office announced a resolution to a 38-year-old cold case murder Tuesday. Using modern DNA and forensic analysis, investigators determined that the killer of Rhonda Marie Fisher — found dead in 1987 — was Vincent Groves, believed to be responsible for at least a dozen killings in the metro Denver area during…
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Employee assaulted during robbery at Colorado Springs business: Police
A man is in custody after police say he robbed a downtown Colorado Springs business and assaulted an employee overnight. The employee told police the suspect walked into the location at the 500 block of South Nevada Avenue just after 1 a.m. Tuesday, took some items and then assaulted them after being confronted, according to…
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El Paso County woman arrested for allegedly stabbing man
El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies on Sunday arrested a woman suspected of stabbing a man in a domestic violence incident, according to a Monday news release. Amanda Fahey, 31, is facing multiple charges, including attempted murder, second-degree assault and child abuse, officials said. At about 10:30 p.m. Sunday, deputies responded to a 911 call about…