Tag: police
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1 dead in late-night crash on Colorado Springs’ south side
One person died and another was hospitalized after a head-on crash late Sunday night on the south side of Colorado Springs, according to police. Just after 11:30 p.m., Colorado Springs police received “several calls” about a head-on, two-vehicle crash near the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Bypass and South Circle Drive, according to an…
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Crime recap: Colorado Springs police made 354 arrests last week
Colorado Springs police saw motor vehicle theft, gun violence and domestic abuse, among dozens of other offenses, last week, making a total of 354 arrests, according to department records. From Sept. 21 to Sept. 27, the Colorado Springs Police Department posted 13 blotter entries to its database of arrests approved for public release. Here is…
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Man arrested after K-9 deployment in northwest Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs police arrested a man Saturday night after he allegedly set fire to a home and caused “thousands of dollars” in damage to nearby businesses and vehicles, according to an online blotter post. Officers were dispatched around 10 p.m. to a domestic violence call in which Jordan Ahola, 25, allegedly set fire to a…
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Crime recap: Colorado Springs police made 265 arrests last week
Colorado Springs police saw theft, gun violence and domestic abuse, among dozens of other offenses, last week, making a total of 265 arrests, according to department records. From Sept. 14 to Sept. 20, the Colorado Springs Police Department posted 17 blotter entries to its public database of arrests approved for public release. Here is a…
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1 dead in motorcycle crash involving SUV in east Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A motorcyclist is dead following a collision with an SUV in east Colorado Springs on Saturday, according to an online blotter entry. The crash took place just after 6 p.m. at the intersection of Union…
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Authorities warn of phone scam targeting UCCS students
The police department tasked with protecting the University of Colorado Colorado Springs student body has issued a warning that scammers are using threatening phone calls to try to scam students. The UCCS Police Department issued the warning on social media Tuesday evening, warning of scammers posing as police officers calling people up and advising them…
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Federal judge grants immunity to Colorado Springs paramedic, officer for man’s death
A federal judge has concluded that a Colorado Springs paramedic and police officer could not be held liable for their roles in restraining a man in mental health crisis, leading to his death. U.S. District Court Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney determined Sean Reed and Nick Fischer were entitled to qualified immunity, which is a judicial…
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10th Circuit sides with Golden officers in constitutional lawsuit over arrest, cell phone search
Members of the Golden Police Department did not violate a man’s clearly established rights when they arrested him on suspicion of retaliating against a witness and used a defective warrant to search his phone, the federal appeals court based in Denver ruled last week. Wayne Dean Wieber was involved in a long-running neighborhood dispute, to…
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WATCH: Bystander tackles truck thief in Arapahoe County police chase
The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office yesterday released helicopter footage from a 2023 incident in which a bystander tackled a truck thief that led sheriff deputies on a chase. Bystander Johan Sebastian Eslava-Osorio promptly pursued the fleeing suspect after they crashed the stolen F-150. The suspect, James McDonald, 41, was sentenced to 40 years in prison…
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Federal judge eases path for plaintiffs to hold Denver liable for 2020 protest response
A federal judge last month reversed course on her previous decision and ruled a group of one dozen plaintiffs who were injured during the police response to Denver protests can hold the city liable for failing to train its officers on the use of chemical weapons and projectiles. Last March, U.S. District Court Judge Nina Y.…