Tag: property crime
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El Paso County Sheriff’s Office arrest ‘prolific offender’ with history of property crime
A “prolific offender” with a long history of property crimes is facing 44 felony-level charges, including burglary and money laundering, after his arrest by the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. Michael Cates, 47, of Colorado Springs was arrested Tuesday after a chase by detectives from the Sheriff’s Office, according to a Friday news release. The…
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Colorado Springs church vandalized for the fourth time in six months
Emily Bond’s first thought when she got to work on Tuesday morning was, “Oh, no! We have to get another banner. Again.” Shortly before 8 p.m. Monday night, as members of the Out Loud Men’s Chorus were rehearsing inside First Congregational Church in downtown Colorado Springs, a neighbor’s video cam captured two cars pulling up,…
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CU Study: 2020 police pull-back led to more crime
Police pull-back in response to law enforcement reform measures in Colorado’s metro areas led to more instances of violence and property crimes, according to a University of Colorado Boulder study. Still, researchers stressed that more policing is not necessarily the answer. “It’s an interesting time. The pendulum swung pretty far in 2020 and 2021, but…