Tag: public safety
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1 injured in shooting in southwest Pueblo
Pueblo police are investigating a shooting that injured one person in the 3000 block of West Northern Avenue around 6:50 p.m. Thursday, according to a release by the department. Officers located everyone involved in the shooting, but there was no word of an arrest. The victim was taken to a hospital in stable condition, and…
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Pueblo man charged in downtown Colorado Springs assault
An anonymous tip helped detectives identify an 18-year-old as a suspect in an alleged assault that caused “significant injuries” to another teenager in downtown Colorado Springs on March 15, according to city police. Detectives obtained an arrest warrant Thursday for Elijah Benjamin Valdez of Pueblo, who already was in custody at the Pueblo County jail…
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13-year-old missing in Colorado Springs located safely: Police
Update: Izobella has been safely located, according to a Colorado Springs Police Department X post.Colorado Springs police are searching for Izobella Castillo, 13, who was last seen around 9:45 a.m. Friday in the 700 block of Riverview Lane, the department posted on social media. Izobella is 5-foot-1, 130 pounds and has black hair, brown eyes…
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Pueblo man sentenced for shooting at Chaffee County deputies while barricaded
A domestic disturbance that led to Chaffee County deputies exchanging gunfire with a man in early 2025 resulted in him being sentenced to 15 years in prison Wednesday, according to a news release from the Sheriff’s Office. Richard Borrego, 55, of Pueblo, barricaded himself in a home near Garfield on Jan. 8, 2025, and fired…
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U.S. marshals arrest Oklahoma murder suspect in Alamosa
A man charged in the 2016 murder of a 23-year-old hiker near a lake in Oklahoma was arrested by U.S. marshals in Alamosa on Tuesday, according to news release by the agency. Charles Shamblin, 35, was released in 2017 due to a lack of evidence in the case, but the authorities obtained a warrant Tuesday…
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Two children missing, likely together, in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs police are searching for two children who are believed to be together and attempting to “avoid being found,” according to a post on social media by the department. Giuliano Hurtado, 13, and Lilyana Norris, 12, were last seen Thursday around 5:30 p.m. at a Panera Bread in the 1800 block of Briargate Parkway.…
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Colorado Springs police summon 26 after allegedly street racing, ‘taking over’ parking lot
Officers stopped over 20 vehicles that allegedly were street racing and conducting a “takeover” of a parking lot, according to a blotter entry by the Colorado Springs Police Department on Wednesday. Officers made contact with the vehicles in a lot in the 2700 block of Palmer Park Boulevard on Saturday, leading to 26 people being…
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Crane operator dies while trapped in equipment near Colorado Springs Airport
The Colorado Springs Fire Department said a crane operator died after being trapped in equipment at a construction site near the city’s airport Tuesday morning. According to fire officials, heavy rescue crews began performing a recovery operation around 8:30 a.m. near the Northrop Grumman aerospace building, located by the intersection of Peak Innovation Parkway and…
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Student allegedly threatens peer with loaded gun in Sierra High School restroom
Colorado Springs police arrested a student at Sierra High School who reportedly threatened another student in one of the school’s restrooms on Monday, according to a blotter entry by Colorado Springs police. The school resource officer later contacted the student and found a loaded .380 cal handgun during a “frisk.” The student was taken into…
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14-year-old boy missing in Security-Widefield area
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is searching for 14-year-old Donald, who was last seen near his home on Wainwright Drive in Security-Widefield on Monday afternoon, the Sheriff’s Office posted on social media. Donald is 5-foot, 130 pounds and has brown hair and eyes. He was last wearing a green shirt, black shorts and green…