Tag: public safety
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‘Not your normal warning’: NWS Pueblo issues first particularly dangerous situation red flag warning
Critical fire weather conditions are expected to return to southeastern Colorado on Wednesday, prompting the National Weather Service in Pueblo to issue its first-ever particularly dangerous situation red flag warning. The agency’s Pueblo office implemented the new criteria for a PDS at the beginning of this year to better communicate “higher-end” events, senior meteorologist Steve…
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Man arrested in Fremont County for alleged sex crimes after similar acts in Colorado Springs
A Fremont County man was arrested and faces 61 counts related to allegedly sexually assaulting and exploiting a child, approximately five months after he was charged with the same crimes in Colorado Springs. Stephen King, 65, of Cotopaxi turned himself in to the Sheriff’s Office on Monday after a warrant was issued for his arrest…
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Sheriff’s office releases AI-generated image of hunter missing in Chaffee County
The search for a turkey hunter on Mount Shavano in Chaffee County by more than a dozen agencies continued into its fifth day Monday as officials released an AI-generated image of the man. The Sheriff’s Office posted the generated image of 27-year-old Kaden Sites of Salida on social media Monday, showing what he was believed…
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Crime recap: 328 arrested last week in El Paso County
Colorado Springs police saw a homicide, a downtown carjacking and fatal crashes last week, with law enforcement making a total of 328 arrests in El Paso County. From April 12 to April 18, the Colorado Springs Police Department posted six blotter entries to its database of arrests approved for public release. Here is a recap of…
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Crews make headway on containing Schwachheim fire as they prevent further growth
Despite the highest winds experienced so far, containment lines have continued to hold for the Schwachheim fire burning near Trinidad, officials reported Saturday. Containment lines were tested amid the high winds Friday, but a Saturday morning update from Colorado’s Type 3 Incident Management Team states containment has grown to 63%. Discovered on Sunday, April 12,…
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Man arrested after shooting in Pueblo parking lot injures 1
Pueblo police arrested 20-year-old Antoni Sandoval after an argument turned into a shooting Thursday, according to a news release by the department. Sandoval is accused of shooting another man following an argument while the pair were walking to their vehicles in a parking lot in the 4200 block of Dillon Drive, the address for the…
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39-year-old identified as man killed in Colorado Springs crash Sunday
Authorities identified a motorcyclist killed in a crash Sunday as 39-year-old Jeffrey Lampman, according to a Friday news release by the Colorado Springs Police Department. Police said the motorcyclist was traveling at a “high rate of speed” shortly after 10 p.m. in the 3400 block of Hancock Expressway when the motorcycle rear ended a moving…
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Former Academy District 20 special education employee traded child sexual abuse materials, court documents allege
A tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about child sexual abuse materials led to the arrest of a former Academy District 20 educator, court documents obtained by The Gazette reveal. Theodore Mendoza, 33, worked as a special education behavior tutor from August until February at 16 D-20 locations, including elementary, middle…
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48-year-old man identified as motorcyclist killed in Colorado Springs crash
Police on Friday identified the man who died in a crash on April 7 in Colorado Springs as 48-year-old Michael DeRivera. DeRivera’s motorcycle collided with a pickup truck around 8:45 a.m. near Corporate Drive and Mark Dabling Boulevard. DeRivera suffered severe injuries and was pronounced dead at a hospital, according to police. The truck driver…
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‘The case has to move forward’: Judge reluctantly grants delay as DA, Fort Carson grapple for control of child sexual abuse charges against soldier
A Fort Carson soldier facing 64 charges related to sexually assaulting a child under 15 and possessing thousands of illegal images of children will wait until May for a preliminary hearing in the case. Judge Samuel Evig reluctantly granted the motion to delay again made by an attorney representing Sgt. 1st Class Marquez Parker following…