Tag: investigation
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Free housing, cash and a catch: Investigation finds Colorado program targeting homeless clients, billing millions to Medicaid
Editor’s Note: This story is part of a series. Read about how home health in Colorado is a complex setup and about the group On Going HHC. They call it “the program.” For the past four years, dozens of homeless people in the Denver metro area have been recruited to live rent-free in suburban houses…
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1 injured in shooting in east Colorado Springs; no arrests announced
Colorado Springs police are investigating a shooting that left one person injured on Saturday evening, according to an online blotter entry. Officers responded to an 8 p.m. emergency call about a shooting in the 600 block of North Union Boulevard on the city’s east side, police said. When they arrived, they found one person suffering…
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1 injured in fight near Territory Days in Old Colorado City; suspect sought
Colorado Springs police are looking for a suspect in an assault that left one person bleeding and unconscious in the area of the Territory Days festival on Sunday, according to an online blotter entry. Officers responded to a 4:25 p.m. call about a disturbance near 25th Street and Colorado Avenue. Witnesses told police that two…
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1 dead, 2 wounded in shooting in east Colorado Springs; suspects sought
One person is dead and two others are hospitalized following a shooting in east Colorado Springs early Sunday, law enforcement officials said. Officers responded to a 12:30 a.m. call about a shooting in the 2800 block of Powers Boulevard, near Constitution Avenue, according to an online blotter entry. When they arrived, they found three people…
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Woman fatally shoots man, calls 911: Florence police
A Florence woman called authorities after allegedly shooting a man to death on Saturday, law enforcement officials said. At about 2:25 p.m. Saturday, Florence police responded to a call about a shooting in the 100 block of Railroad Avenue. When officers arrived, they found a 40-year-old man with a fatal gunshot wound. Also at the…
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Former substitute teacher arrested, faces multiple sexual misconduct allegations
A former Colorado Springs substitute teacher was arrested for allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with a student, according to a Monday news release from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. William Boden, 33, faces multiple felony charges related to alleged sexual misconduct with a minor, including sexual assault on a child by a person in…
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Motorcyclist dies in crash with SUV: Colorado Springs police
A motorcycle rider was killed in a collision with an SUV in southeast Colorado Springs on Sunday, according to an online blotter entry. Officers responded to a 10:06 p.m. call about the crash, which took place in the 3400 block of Hancock Expressway, near Astrozon Boulevard, police said. When the officers arrived, they found a…
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1 killed in rollover crash in northeast Colorado Springs
A motorist is dead following a single-vehicle crash on Sunday, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department. The rollover crash took place just after 1 p.m. near Dublin Boulevard and Gambol Quail Drive West, officials said. Medical personnel responded to the scene and were administering aid to the injured driver when police arrived. The driver…
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Suspect shot to death after firing at officers: Colorado Springs police
A suspect was fatally shot after allegedly firing a gun at Colorado Springs officers on Saturday, law enforcement officials said. Just before 11 p.m., Metro Task Force officers from Colorado Springs Police Department and the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office saw a “suspicious” vehicle while patrolling in the 1200 block of North Academy Boulevard, near…
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Inmate at El Paso County jail dies after being hospitalized: Sheriff’s Office
An individual who was in custody at the El Paso County jail has died following hospitalization, according to a Sunday news release. The female decedent, whose name was not released, was being treated by medical personnel at the jail on Friday afternoon when staff members concluded that she needed additional care and had her transferred…