Tag: public safety
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Soldier facing child sex charges waives hearing in exchange for plea deal talks
El Paso County Judge Samuel Evig granted a request from a Fort Carson soldier’s attorney to waive his right to a preliminary hearing in court on Monday for 64 charges of child sex offenses he is facing. Sgt. 1st Class Marquez Parker’s attorney, Joshua Lindley, told the judge that the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office…
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Oklahoma wildfires continue spreading into Colorado; Campo evacuation lifted
More than 36,000-acres has been burned by two fires that both originated around five miles south of the Colorado-Oklahoma border, prompting evacuation orders that were lifted late Sunday. They are two of three fires that ignited within the Oklahoma panhandle in Cimarron County since Thursday, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. Meanwhile, another fire…
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Walsenburg Junior/Senior High School evacuated after bomb, weapons threats
Several law enforcement agencies evacuated Walsenburg Junior/Senior High School on Monday after a bomb threat and report of weapons at the school were called into the city’s police department, according to police. Walsenburg police determined the reports were not deemed credible after clearing the school and surrounding areas. The neighboring Peakview School was closed due…
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Coroner releases name of person fatally shot by Pueblo police
The Pueblo County coroner on Friday identified the person fatally shot by Pueblo police on Thursday as Tayshawn R. Redford, 19. The coroner did not release any additional information regarding the incident, which police continue to investigate. The incident began when officers responded to Carousel Lane after receiving reports of a “fight with weapons” at…
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Barricaded suspect prompts brief shelter-in-place order by Colorado Springs police
A shelter-in-place order that was issued by Colorado Springs police to apprehend a person on Thursday afternoon was lifted less than an hour later, according to the Peak Alert. The one-block radius for the order extended along the 1300 block of North El Paso Street, between East Columbia Street and East San Miguel Street. The…
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Person shot, killed by Pueblo police following alleged fight in city park
Pueblo police shot and killed a suspect who reportedly brandished a gun as officers approached a van, according to a news release by the department. Officers responded to Drew Dix Park at 12:18 a.m. Thursday after receiving reports of a “fight with weapons,” police said. Three people fled in a van before officers arrived. Police…
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El Paso County lowers fire restrictions
Fire restrictions were downgraded Tuesday to Stage 1 following late spring showers in the Pikes Peak region, according to a news release from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. Restrictions started at Stage 2 for the county on Feb. 16 amid fire weather conditions that has had officials on edge. The Sheriff’s Office said in…
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Kimberlee Singler case: Mountains of new documents introduced, judge grants defense motion
A mother accused of killing two of her children and attempting to kill a third will wait until June for a preliminary hearing after the defense’s motion was granted by Judge William Bain in an El Paso County courtroom on Monday. The attorneys for Kimberlee Singler, 37, requested that the judge continue the hearing to…
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Crime Recap: 315 arrested last week in El Paso County
Colorado Springs police saw a conclusion to a months-long investigation into organized crime and a vehicle theft last week, among other incidents, with law enforcement making 315 arrests in El Paso County. From May 3 to May 9, the Colorado Springs Police Department posted five blotter entries to its public database of incidents approved for…
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Driver who died after Prospect Lake crash was under the influence of fentanyl, autopsy reveals
A man who drove over a curb and into Prospect Lake on Feb. 19 died of drowning in the “setting of fentanyl intoxication,” according to his autopsy results from the El Paso County Coroner’s Office. The coroner ruled that 39-year-old Cedric Harp’s manner of death was an accident. Colorado Springs police and firefighters were on…