Tag: el paso county sheriff’s office
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Man arrested after allegedly firing gun at car on I-25 during road rage incident
Castle Rock police arrested a man after he allegedly fired a gun at another car on Interstate 25 on Saturday, according to a news release by the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. The incident was initially reported to the El Paso County communications center around 7:30 p.m. from someone claiming the driver of another vehicle…
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4 arrested in tri-agency Colorado Springs motor vehicle theft operation
Several law enforcement agencies arrested four people in Colorado Springs during a Beat Auto Theft Through Law Enforcement (BATTLE) operation on Monday. According to a blotter entry by Colorado Springs police, officers responded to a carjacking of a blue 2006 Jeep Liberty in the 500 block of South Nevada Avenue on Thursday. After locating the…
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Parolee arrested, stolen vehicle recovered in El Paso County
El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a parolee who was driving a stolen car in an unincorporated part of the county Monday, according to a release by the office. Deputies were conducting a patrol near the Econolodge Hotel in the 6700 block of Spruce Village Avenue when they observed a vehicle matching the description of…
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Guns, drugs found during arrest in Cimarron Hills
El Paso County sheriff’s deputies recovered two guns, fentanyl and methamphetamine after finding two people who appeared to be unconscious in a vehicle Saturday morning, authorities said Thursday. Deputies observed a Chevrolet pickup truck towing a Dodge Ram stopped in a traffic lane near Meadowbrook Parkway and Woolsey Heights in Cimarron Hills. After announcing themselves…
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El Paso County Sheriff’s Office looking for runaway child
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is searching for 12-year-old Noah Broadbent, who ran away, according to a post on social media by the agency. Noah is 5-foot-6, 170 pounds and ran away from the 200 block of Security Boulevard. He is wearing black pants and a black hoodie and is considered at risk due…
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UPDATE: El Paso County Sheriff’s Office finds missing 10-year-old boy
UPDATE: Charlie Sweezey was safely located within an hour of an alert being issued about his disappearance. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office was searching for the 10-year-old boy, who was last seen at Grand Mountain School in Lorson Ranch around 2:45 p.m., according to the missing person alert by the office. Charlie is 4…
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U.S. 24 homicide victim found with 3 gunshots to head, court records say
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The man found dead in the passenger seat of a pickup truck after a three-vehicle crash on U.S. 24 in late August was allegedly shot three times on the left side of the face and once in the neck, according to court documents. A person…
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Arrest made in connection to U.S. 24 homicide east of Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man believed by authorities to be responsible for the death of a man found with a gunshot wound following a three-vehicle crash on U.S. 24 in late August has been arrested. Jose Cruz Diaz Vazquez, 26, was arrested in connection to the death of…
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Man accused of trying to break into El Paso County Sheriff’s Office
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man is in custody for allegedly attempting to break into the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office in downtown Colorado Springs. The arrest came after the main entrance of the office, 27 E. Vermijo Ave., was damaged and vandalized early Friday morning, the Sheriff’s Office…
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Law enforcement sweep car on East Platte Avenue after report of bomb
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save About 1.5 miles of westbound Platte Avenue was closed Monday afternoon, from Peterson Road to Powers Boulevard, after a report of a bomb inside a car. The Cimarron Hills Fire Department originally told The Gazette the department was responding to a “possible bomb threat.” El…