Tag: carjacking
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Crime recap: 328 arrested last week in El Paso County
Colorado Springs police saw a homicide, a downtown carjacking and fatal crashes last week, with law enforcement making a total of 328 arrests in El Paso County. From April 12 to April 18, the Colorado Springs Police Department posted six blotter entries to its database of arrests approved for public release. Here is a recap of…
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Police looking for suspected armed carjackers in Colorado Springs
Two suspected armed carjackers are on police’s radar after a brief vehicle chase in Colorado Springs overnight Friday. Authorities believe the two individuals, who have yet to be identified, escaped in a Jeep Grand Cherokee after carjacking the vehicle from a person while armed, the Colorado Springs Police Department reported in an online blotter entry.…
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15-year-old suspect arrested in Colorado Springs after carjacking spree
A 15-year-old suspect is in custody after allegedly shooting at a mother with her three kids nearby during a carjacking crime spree in Colorado on Tuesday. The Colorado Springs Police Department was alerted to a report of a carjacking involving a handgun in Custer County around noon Tuesday, according to an online police blotter entry.…
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Reported carjacking leads to police pursuit in downtown Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs police pursued a carjacking suspect Sunday until the vehicle drove against the flow of traffic on Interstate 25, according to an online police blotter entry. Police responded at 9:15 a.m. to a reported carjacking and kidnapping in the 1200 block of East Pikes…
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Man accused of causing woman’s death outside Colorado Springs bingo hall intends to plead not guilty
The man accused of causing the death of 62-year-old Dorothy King in an alleged April carjacking attempt outside the South Academy Boulevard bingo hall intends to plead not guilty to all charges. Nathaniel Buchmann, 33, appeared in court Thursday for a plea hearing where his attorney informed the court that he intends to plead not…
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Colorado Springs police arrest carjacking suspect after electronically tracking vehicle
Colorado Springs police officers arrested a man suspected of attacking a motorist and stealing his car, according to a blotter entry. Brandon Henn, 36, faces charges related to automobile theft, assault and eluding police, law enforcement officials said. Officers responded to a 1:30 p.m. call about a carjacking and assault, police said. Using an electronic…
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Man arrested after allegedly crashing stolen car, carjacking another in Monument
A man was arrested in Colorado Springs on May 2 after allegedly crashing a stolen vehicle on Interstate 25 while eluding law enforcement, then carjacking a second vehicle, according to CSPD officials. Christopher Esquivel, 30, faces several felony and misdemeanor charges in connection with the incident, police said. Colorado State Patrol officers had been chasing…
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Man arrested in Colorado Springs after allegedly crashing stolen car, carjacking a second
A man was arrested in Colorado Springs on Thursday after allegedly crashing a stolen vehicle on Interstate 25 while eluding law enforcement, then carjacking a second vehicle, according to CSPD officials. Christopher Esquivel, 30, faces several felony and misdemeanor charges in connection with the incident, police said. Early Thursday, Colorado State Patrol officers had been…
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Colorado Springs police arrest carjacking suspects after brief pursuit
Just after midnight on Monday, Colorado Springs police arrested a man and woman after seeing them in a vehicle that had been carjacked on Saturday, according to law enforcement officials. Brian Lecomte, 31, and Emilie Deering, 27, face a number of charges including theft, menacing, robbery and eluding. Both had outstanding warrants as well, police…
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District attorney announces ruling on Colorado Springs fatal police pursuit
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The 4th Judicial District Attorney’s office announced that it has ruled the actions justified of a Colorado Springs police officer in 2023 to knock a vehicle off the road, resulting in the death of a man suspected of carjacking. Henry Jackson, 20, was killed April…