Tag: police department
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Burglary suspects shoot at security personnel near Citadel mall: Colorado Springs police
Colorado Springs police are looking for three burglary suspects who allegedly opened fire when security personnel confronted them early Tuesday, law enforcement officials said. Officers responded to the 700 block of Citadel Drive East after a 12:40 a.m. shots-fired call, police said. When they arrived, they found two security officers who were unharmed. The suspects…
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Gunshots fired into Colorado Springs apartment with 5-year-old inside, police say
Colorado Springs police on Monday arrested a man and woman suspected of firing several gunshots into an apartment, narrowly missing a child inside, according to an online blotter entry. Crystal Burke, 33, and Tristan Price, 40, face several felony charges, including multiple counts of attempted murder, police said. Officers responded to a 12:55 a.m. call…
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Woman arrested after hourslong standoff: Colorado Springs police
Colorado Springs police on Tuesday arrested a woman after an hourslong standoff, according to an online blotter entry. Amy Scheppach, 51, faces multiple felony and misdemeanor charges, police said. At about 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, officers responded to a call for service at a residence in the 1000 block of Hans Brinker Street. When they arrived,…
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2 injured in stabbing after argument escalates: Colorado Springs police
Colorado Springs police are investigating an incident that left two men hospitalized with stab wounds early Sunday, according to an online blotter entry. Police dispatch received multiple calls, beginning at about 12:45 a.m., about an injured person near Galley Road and Murray Boulevard. Two of the callers said a male was bleeding on the ground…
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Pedestrian seriously injured after being hit by train: Colorado Springs police
A pedestrian was hospitalized with serious injuries on Sunday after being hit by a train in Colorado Springs, according to an online police blotter entry. Just after 7:30 p.m. Sunday, police received a call from BNSF Railroad about a pedestrian being hit near Mesa Road and Cache La Poudre Street, near Monument Valley Park. Responders…
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Colorado Springs police warn of synthetic opioid 100 times stronger than fentanyl as overdoses rise
The Colorado Springs Police Department is alerting the public to the growing prevalence of a synthetic opioid believed to be 100 times stronger than fentanyl. Carfentanil, a synthetic drug originally developed for veterinary use on large animals like elephants, is one of several “fentanyl analogues” — substances similar in chemical structure — currently in circulation,…
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Vehicle hits train near Trainwreck sports bar: Police
By O’Dell Isaac A motorist was uninjured, but cited by police, after his vehicle was hit by a train on Sunday, according to law enforcement officials. The collision took place about 10 p.m., south of the designated east-west railroad crossing South Conejos and Las Animas streets, police said. Crew members on a southbound BNSF train…
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1 injured in drive-by shooting in east Colorado Springs; suspects sought
Colorado Springs police are looking for suspects in a drive-by shooting that left one person injured early Sunday morning, law enforcement officials said. Officers responded to a call just after 3:30 a.m. about a shooting in the 1900 block of South Chelton Road. Witnesses told police that “unknown suspects” in a light-colored minivan drove past…
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Colorado Springs police arrest domestic violence suspect after brief standoff
Colorado Springs police arrested a domestic violence suspect after a brief standoff early Monday, according to an online blotter entry. Donte Mayo, 32, faces several charges, including assault and illegal discharge of a firearm, officials said. Officers responded to a 3:20 a.m. domestic disturbance call at a home in the 1100 block of Quivira Drive,…
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Colorado Springs police investigating suspected shootout at Astrozon Plaza
At least three Colorado Springs businesses were damaged by gunfire Sunday in what police suspect was a shootout, law enforcement officials said. At about 7:30 a.m. Sunday, officers responded to a call about broken windows at businesses at the Astrozon Plaza in the 3700 block of Astrozon Boulevard, police said. Evidence at the scene suggested…