Tag: cspd
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Police planning ‘surge’ of vehicle registration compliance enforcement in El Paso County
Several law enforcement agencies operating in El Paso County will increase enforcement of expired and unregistered vehicles from Sunday to April 11, according to a news release by the county’s Sheriff’s Office. El Paso County Sheriff Joe Roybal promised a “surge of enforcement” by increasing the focus on identifying non-compliant vehicles, he stated in the…
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Non-credible threat temporarily locks down Twain Elementary
A potential threat called into Twain Elementary on Wednesday morning prompted Colorado Springs District 11 officials to place the school on lockdown in coordination with police, according to a spokesperson with the district. The school had downgraded its lockdown to secure status and later resumed normal operations within 40 minutes of the call. Police told…
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Colorado Springs police investigating ‘suspicious’ death on city’s east side
Police are investigating what they term a “suspicious” death after a body was found in the 5700 block of Constitution Avenue on Monday, according to Colorado Springs police. Officers responded to the area near the intersection of North Powers Boulevard and Constitution Avenue in eastern Colorado Springs around 7:10 a.m. after a “suspicious circumstance call”…
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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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Police searching for missing at-risk adult in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs police are attempting to locate 34-year-old Sean Buis, who is described as a missing at-risk adult, according to a post by police on social media on Friday. Buis is 5-foot-9, 170 pounds, and has black hair with some facial hair. He was last seen around 7:45 p.m. on Thursday in the 2700 block…
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3 arrested after money laundering, motor vehicle theft investigation in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs police arrested three people during the execution of an arrest warrant related to accusations of money laundering, motor vehicle theft, identity theft and burglary on Tuesday, according to a blotter entry by police. Carl Goodwin and two others were taken into custody near Dublin Boulevard and Rangewood Drive and police allegedly recovered a…
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Pedestrian killed while crossing Wahsatch Avenue identified as 77-year-old man
A 77-year-old man who was hit and killed while crossing Wahsatch Avenue at Costilla Street last Tuesday was identified as Anton Gerhard, Colorado Springs police announced on Monday. Gerhard was walking westbound on the north side of the intersection when a truck hit Gerhard while turning left onto Wahsatch. He was pronounced deceased at the…
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Pedestrian dies in crash at East Costilla and South Wahsatch
A single-vehicle crash involving a pedestrian around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday near the intersection of East Costilla Street and South Wahsatch Avenue was fatal, Colorado Springs police told The Gazette. Police anticipate both streets to be closed in all directions at the intersection for several hours Tuesday evening.
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‘I’m thankful for my life’: Woman shot inside CSPD vehicle pleads guilty to resisting arrest
A woman shot by Colorado Springs police accepted a plea agreement on Monday that sentenced her to two years of probation and 30 days in jail for resisting arrest and third-degree motor vehicle theft. Micaela Pasillas, 30, said in her guilty pleas to the El Paso County judge that she knowingly attempted to drive away…
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Woman found dead in Colorado Springs; police investigating
Colorado Springs police are investigating the death of a female inside a residence in the 4200 block of Date Street early Thursday morning, according to a blotter entry by the department. Police say the circumstances of finding the woman after a call for medical service prompted calling the department’s homicide unit, which assumed the investigation.…