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WATCH: Body-cam footage of officer-involved shooting near Palmer Park released
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs police on Monday released the body-worn-camera and drone footage of an officer-involved July shooting in east Colorado Springs. The suspect was uninjured and was identified as Don Woodson for the first time in…
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El Paso County Sheriff’s Office investigating shots-fired call
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On Thursday, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office started an investigation into a shots-fired call in the 4100 block of U.S. 85 outside of Colorado Springs. The Sheriff’s Office said in a social media post that no one was injured from the incident, and it…
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Police arrest several in homeless encampment sweep along Greenway Trail
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office deputies made multiple arrests and issued several citations during a sweep of a homeless encampment along the Greenway Trail Monday. The Sheriff’s Office news release said deputies worked with other agencies during the sweep, which was in response to “a surge of complaints and reports of increased camping,” in…
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Authorities find vehicle connected to El Paso County missing persons investigation
Law enforcement in Hattiesburg, Miss., found the 1994 Ford F-150 pickup truck connected to a missing persons case in El Paso County early Saturday morning, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. But investigators are still searching for two people they described as persons of interest in the case. During a call for service on…
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Victim identified in fatal officer-involved shooting near Astrozon Boulevard
A man slain by police in a Colorado Springs officer-involved shooting on Dec. 13 has been identified as 33-year-old Dean Ackerman. A call for service came in at 11 p.m., alerting law enforcement to shots being fired near the 3800 block of Astrozon Boulevard. When officers arrived, they found a man later identified as Ackerman…
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Suspect identified in Tuesday officer-involved shooting on Colorado Springs’ east side
Law enforcement has identified the suspect in Tuesday’s officer-involved shooting in eastern Colorado Springs as 43-year-old Kari Anstett. The shooting was reported in the 5600 block of Buckskin Pass Drive, near North Powers Boulevard and South Carefree Circle. Colorado Springs police officers were dispatched to the area around 3 p.m. after a caller stated his ex-girlfriend…
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UPDATE: Air Academy High School student found
UPDATE: The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office reported on Dec. 4 that Beitelman has been located. An Air Academy High School student, 17-year-old Brock Beitelman, has been reported missing. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office says Beitelman left school around 2 p.m. Wednesday on foot and has not been seen since. Beitelman is 5-foot-11 and…
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Two injured in apparent shooting in Security-Widefield area
Two men were injured in an apparent shooting in the Security-Widefield area Thursday. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office reports receiving a call around 2:20 p.m. about multiple gunshots heard in the vicinity of the 200 block of Cunningham Drive. Deputies responded to the scene and sent out a shelter-in-place alert for the surrounding area,…
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Ellicott School District 22 sends students home after lockdown: Sheriff’s Office
Ellicott School District 22 has sent students home from school Thursday morning after a lockdown. An El Paso County Sheriff’s Office spokesman, Kurt Smith, said that the lockdown and shortened school day was out of “extreme caution” for an unspecified investigation. “There is no actual, credible threat to the school itself,” Smith said. Ellicott School…
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Accidental activation: No lockdown at Fountain grade school
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office says an accidental activation of lockdown protocols occurred at a K-8 school in Fountain. The Sheriff’s Office social media announced the lockdown of Grand Mountain School at 11:15 on Wednesday. Some 20 minutes later the department posted “Accidental activation. Everyone is safe.” It is unclear at this time what…