Tag: public safety
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Crime Recap: 306 arrested last week in El Paso County
Colorado Springs police saw a homicide, a juvenile death in a crash and several fires last week, with law enforcement making a total of 306 arrests in El Paso County. From April 19 to April 25, the Colorado Springs Police Department posted 10 blotter entries to its database of arrests approved for public release. Here is…
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Alleged drug deal led police to stop man before trading fire, killing him, body cam shows
Limited body-camera footage released Friday from a fatal officer-involved shooting on April 4 revealed that at least one of the three Colorado Springs police officers on the scene questioned whether or not the victim fired his gun. The three officers tried to stop a man, Benjamin Greenfield, 40, for an alleged drug deal inside a…
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‘I don’t believe you’: Judge, man argue during sentencing for orchestrating ‘horrific’ assaults
A man accused of orchestrating several nearly fatal assaults interrupted and argued with a 4th Judicial District judge as she sentenced him to 45 years in the Department of Corrections on Friday in an El Paso County courtroom. Shemor Mitchell, 37, and several other co-defendants are most notably accused of beating a man at his…
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Man, 22, identified as victim of fourth Colorado Springs homicide in 2026
Colorado Springs police on Thursday identified the victim of a homicide on April 17 as 22-year-old Marley Day. Danna Corral-Montelongo, 23, is accused of shooting Day in the torso during a disturbance just after 11:30 p.m. in the 1500 block of East Buena Ventura Street near the Patty Jewett Golf Course, police said. Police arrested…
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3 injured in explosion at mobile home in Colorado Springs
Three people were injured following an explosion at a mobile home, according to Fort Carson Fire & Emergency Services. The report came in around 9:15 p.m. Thursday at the Cheyenne Mountain Estates, which is located off of Colorado 115 south of Fort Carson Gate 5. According to the Fort Carson Fire & Emergency Services, three…
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Construction workers help residents evacuate burning Colorado Springs condo complex
Two residents of a Colorado Springs condominium complex were displaced after a fire Thursday, according to the Fire Department. The department responded to the two-alarm fire shortly after 7:30 a.m. at the Hunting Meadows Condominiums on the southeast side of the city. It was extinguished with no injuries to residents, officials said. Two units were…
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UPDATE: Evacuation orders lifted for Hammer fire burning near Fountain; blaze 60% contained
Firefighting crews on Thursday reached 60% containment on a 4,969-acre wildfire southeast of Fountain that grew by 800 acres overnight after igniting Wednesday, El Paso County officials posted in an update on social media. Crews from 20 agencies were battling the flames that were stoked by strong wind gusts and low humidity, which prompted a…
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Pueblo police investigating death as murder-suicide
Two people died in shootings in the 3300 block of Alturas Drive on Wednesday morning, according to Pueblo police. When officers arrived at the address on the city’s southwest side they found a deceased female and an injured male, who later died of his injuries. Police said they are investigating the matter as a “homicide-suicide,”…
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Fatal crash closes North Academy Boulevard in all directions
Colorado Springs police closed North Academy Boulevard in all directions at Lehman Drive for a fatal traffic crash on Wednesday afternoon, according to police. The public is advised to use alternate routes and avoid the area. The crash occurred along North Academy Boulevard several blocks north of its intersection with North Union Boulevard.
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Grass fire near Circle Drive and Fountain Boulevard under control
Colorado Springs firefighters quickly gained control of a grass fire near Circle Drive and Fountain Boulevard on Tuesday evening, the department posted on social media. Several crews responded to the scene and are continuing to put out hotspots. No structures were threatened in the fire.