Tag: colorado springs police
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Colorado Springs councilmembers launch new committee to address gaps in public safety funding
Two Colorado Springs City Council members have launched a new committee to sort through the biggest issues with resources and funding for the city’s first responders. The first meeting of the public-safety working committee, organized by Councilmembers Nancy Henjum and Roland Rainey, took place on May 19. The meeting included city Chief of Staff Wayne…
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Habitual offender, teenager arrested in alleged racing crash that killed Colorado Springs woman
Two men accused of illegal street racing will face multiple charges after a crash on the city’s north side left one woman dead on March 22, according to a news release Friday from Colorado Springs police. Jerome Archer, 48, and Leeanaya Joey Martinez, 18, were allegedly racing on Briargate Boulevard when one vehicle entered oncoming…
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Colorado Springs police summon 26 after allegedly street racing, ‘taking over’ parking lot
Officers stopped over 20 vehicles that allegedly were street racing and conducting a “takeover” of a parking lot, according to a blotter entry by the Colorado Springs Police Department on Wednesday. Officers made contact with the vehicles in a lot in the 2700 block of Palmer Park Boulevard on Saturday, leading to 26 people being…
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EDITORIAL: Springs is getting safer — with an assist from drones
Colorado Springs saw marked improvements in core crime data from 2024 to 2025. At the top of the list is a 28% decline in homicides from 2024 to 2025. Car theft was down an even more impressive 42%, and vehicle burglaries decreased 32%. The statistics are encouraging, of course. Police will tell you hard data…
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Crime recap: 320 arrested last week in El Paso County
Colorado Springs police saw a fatal “speed contest” and death threats last week, among other incidents, with law enforcement making 320 arrests in El Paso County. From March 22 to 28, the Colorado Springs Police Department posted seven blotter entries to its public database of incidents approved for release. Here is a recap of those entries:…
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Colorado Springs police search for missing man
Colorado Springs police are asking the public for help in finding a missing 20-year-old man. Police released photos Sunday of Jonathan Stephens, who was last seen about 7:45 p.m. Saturday in the 100 block of Troy Hill Road. He is 6 feet, 1 inch tall, weighs 130 pounds and has sandy hair with gray eyes.…
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Suspect’s dog bites Colorado Springs officer during arrest
A Colorado Springs police officer was bitten by a dog during the arrest of a male who was wanted on multiple felony warrants, according to a post on the department’s blotter on Wednesday. Officers Matt Kirby and Justin Cropper spotted the suspect, Ryler Olson, 37, in America the Beautiful Park on Wednesday morning, walking with…
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Colorado Springs’ Fire Training Academy returns thanks to $1.3 million in marijuana sales tax revenue
The return of the training academy for Colorado Springs firefighters this week is due to the tax revenue the city has generated from recreational marijuana sales. The Colorado Springs Fire Department kicked off the training academy on Tuesday with 36 recruits moving through the firefighting and medical training, city officials said. The city canceled the…
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2 dead, several hospitalized after Colorado 115 crash
Colorado Springs police said two people died in a crash Monday afternoon along Colorado 115 at the Cheyenne Mountain Boulevard intersection. Police said the crash occurred after one of the vehicles involved drove into oncoming traffic, causing a head-on collision. Multiple other people were taken to the hospital, but their conditions were unknown. All of…
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PIKES PICK: Share a Valentine with a policeman
Kids ages 3 to 10, create something special for police during the annual Valentine’s Day Contest and maybe win fuzzy Officer Barry Custard. All entries go to police officers. Send homemade cards to Community Relations Unit, drop off by Feb. 10 at or mail to Police Operations Center, 705 S. Nevada Ave., 80903., with child’s…