Tag: burglary
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Sleeping children found amid burglary arrests in southern Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two adults and two teenagers were arrested in southwest Pueblo County after allegedly burglarizing a property Tuesday evening, according to a news release from the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to the 6000 block…
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Burglary suspect found sleeping in victim’s bed: Colorado Springs police
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs police on Sunday arrested a burglary suspect who was found sleeping in the victim’s bed when law enforcement arrived, according to an online blotter entry. Chance Garcia, 20, is being held on $50,000…
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Stolen vehicle slams Colorado Springs store in latest smash-and-grab robbery
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs police are investigating a burglary that took place early Tuesday on the city’s east side, the latest in a rash of smash-and-grab thefts that have plagued the city in recent months. Officers responded to a 2:40 a.m. call about a burglary at a…
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Thieves drive through vape shop window, steal empty cash register and $200 in products
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Thieves smashed through the barred front window of a vape shop on North Academy Boulevard early Wednesday morning in the latest in a ongoing string of similar burglaries, according to Colorado Springs police. “They took a stolen car and backed it into the brick wall…
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Smoke shop hit again in smash-and-grab burglary
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The latest in a string of smash-and-grab burglaries left a business off South Academy Boulevard with cleanup and repair — again. Colorado Springs police responded to the burglary shortly after 4 a.m. Wednesday at a smoke shop in the 2400 block of South Academy Boulevard,…
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Colorado justices find double jeopardy violation in woman’s conviction in ‘outlier’ case
The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday rejected the prosecution’s argument that a woman’s Adams County trespassing conviction — which all parties believed was unconstitutional — should nevertheless stand because the violation was not obvious at the time of her sentencing. The constitutional prohibition on double jeopardy protects defendants from being prosecuted again for the same offense…
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Man arrested after allegedly breaking into Colorado Springs apartment
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs police arrested a man early Saturday after he allegedly threatened a woman with a gun. Officers responded around 1 a.m. to a disturbance in the 300 block of North Tejon Street where a woman was reportedly screaming. The woman told police that a…
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Colorado Springs man convicted of prolific burglary spree
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Colorado Springs man’s burglary spree came to an end earlier this week, after he was convicted of 140 criminal counts. Brandon Kerby, 50, pleaded guilty to the criminal charges in an El Paso County courtroom and was sentenced Tuesday to 34 years in prison.…
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Appeals court upholds conviction in ‘unique’ case hinging on gender identity
Colorado’s second-highest court last week upheld an Arapahoe County burglary conviction in a case where the key disputed element was the defendant’s gender identity. A jury convicted Michael Allen Fresquez of burglary, a component of which is the unlawful entry into a building. Shortly before trial, Fresquez noted they do not identify as male. Therefore,…
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‘Why are we here?’ Colorado justices skeptical of state’s push to uphold woman’s conviction
Members of the Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday struggled to understand why prosecutors remained opposed to overturning a woman’s trespassing conviction, even as both sides agreed the conviction would not stand under current law. The constitutional prohibition on double jeopardy protects defendants from being prosecuted again for the same offense following acquittal, but also from…