Tag: crime
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Father, son arrested in La Junta after allegedly menacing neighbor
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation and La Junta police arrested a father and son who barricaded themselves in their apartment after allegedly pointing a gun at a neighbor, according to a news release by the state agency. Police responded around 6:30 p.m. Thursday to the 1100 block of Raton Avenue in La Junta for a…
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Broncos linebacker Jonathon Cooper arrested on domestic violence charges
Denver Broncos linebacker Jonathon Cooper was arrested and faces charges of domestic violence. Cooper, 28, was booked into the Douglas County Jail early Friday morning, according to jail records. He faces two charges of domestic violence and one charge of criminal mischief between $300 and $1,000. Cooper was scheduled to appear in court Friday morning.…
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Reward offered for ‘dumb luck’ gun theft believed to be largest in Colorado Springs history
The theft of over $100,000 in firearms from a trailer traveling to a gun show in March now has law enforcement officials offering a reward for information related to the incident, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced Thursday. Eric Vasquez, 42, of Colorado Springs was arrested April 1 on suspicion of committing…
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Man accused of kidnapping, sexual assault of at-risk adult in El Paso County
A man is in custody after authorities found a missing person with an intellectual disability inside his unincorporated El Paso County mobile home in September 2025. According to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, authorities arrived at the home of 69-year-old Eugene Romero the day of Sept. 24 and talked to the missing person, who…
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CSPD officer justified in shooting woman, District Attorney’s Office says
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the definition of a “loaded” shotgun. The shooting of a woman who attempted to grab a loaded duty shotgun in a Colorado Springs police vehicle during a call for service on Jan. 31 was ruled justified by the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, the office announced…
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Arvada woman charged with murder after her teen daughter dies from alcohol abuse
An Arvada woman has been charged with murder after authorities said she supplied her 16-year-old daughter with alcohol for a prolonged period, leading up to her death. Arvada Police Department officers were called at about 8:15 a.m. on March 9 to the 6400 block of West 85th Avenue on reports of an unresponsive teenage girl,…
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Pueblo SWAT officers shoot, injure suspect after ‘domestic fight’
Pueblo police shot and wounded a man they say fired at them following a report of a “domestic fight” on Tuesday, according to a news release from the department. Police were dispatched around 3:30 p.m. to the 900 block of Alexander Circle for a report of a fight with weapons, but the suspect left before…
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Trial set after alleged DUI crash that killed former Calhan superintendent
With a plea deal still on the table, a tentative trial is scheduled for a woman accused of driving into and subsequently killing a retired Calhan School District superintendent while impaired. Colorado State Patrol investigators allege in court documents that Amy Dalton, 37, was driving a Subaru when it went airborne and struck 79-year-old Robert…
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Pueblo shooting victim, 18, ID’d; teenager turns himself in
The victim of a fatal shooting on Pueblo’s east side on Monday was identified as 18-year-old Desi Ortiz, the Pueblo County Coroner’s Office announced. In an update to their news release on Monday, Pueblo police said a 17-year-old boy turned himself in later in the day for the early afternoon shooting in the 2100 block…
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1 dead after shooting on Pueblo’s east side
An early afternoon shooting in Pueblo on Monday left one person dead near the 2100 block of Oakshire Lane, according to a news release by police. The department’s ShotSpotter system detected gunfire shortly before several calls were made to 911 about a gunshot victim. “A vehicle involved in the incident” was stopped in the 1500…