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U.S. 24 homicide victim found with 3 gunshots to head, court records say
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The man found dead in the passenger seat of a pickup truck after a three-vehicle crash on U.S. 24 in late August was allegedly shot three times on the left side of the face and once in the neck, according to court documents. A person…
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Man suspected of shooting sister’s ex-partner in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man was arrested for allegedly shooting at his sister’s ex-partner Tuesday in southeast Colorado Springs, according to an online police blotter entry. Officers were called to the 3700 block of Astrozon Boulevard, located along a commercial strip with a thrift store and King Soopers,…
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Arrest made in connection to U.S. 24 homicide east of Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man believed by authorities to be responsible for the death of a man found with a gunshot wound following a three-vehicle crash on U.S. 24 in late August has been arrested. Jose Cruz Diaz Vazquez, 26, was arrested in connection to the death of…
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Man accused of trying to break into El Paso County Sheriff’s Office
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man is in custody for allegedly attempting to break into the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office in downtown Colorado Springs. The arrest came after the main entrance of the office, 27 E. Vermijo Ave., was damaged and vandalized early Friday morning, the Sheriff’s Office…
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Fort Carson soldier accused of sexual assault, kidnapping waives preliminary hearing
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Fort Carson soldier arrested after investigators connected his vehicle to a July kidnapping and sexual assault in Quail Lake Park waived his preliminary hearing Tuesday to continue ongoing plea deal negotiations. Caden Meade, 19, was charged with felony kidnapping, sexual assault and menacing, alongside…
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1 arrested after man beaten unconscious with hammer
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A 44-year-old man faces a charge of second-degree assault after authorities say he used a hammer to beat another man unconscious on Thursday near the Colorado Springs Airport, prompting the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office to issue a shelter-in-place order. At about 1:50 p.m., emergency…
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4 pounds of meth sniffed out from vehicle in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man is in custody after the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said it found 4 pounds of meth inside a vehicle that it believes is used to transport “large quantities” of illegal drugs, authorities said Friday. On Aug. 18, deputies spotted a suspicious Chevrolet…
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Suspected drug dealer arrested at Colorado Springs motel
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A suspected drug dealer was arrested at a Colorado Springs motel Thursday evening, police say. The Colorado Springs Police Department went to a Best Inn Motel, 3920 N. Nevada Ave., a little before 7:30 p.m.…
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Suspect in deadly May shopping center shooting was defending brother, testimony reveals
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The man suspected in a shooting outside a Colorado Springs shopping center that left one man dead was allegedly standing up for his brother, testimony and video evidence revealed during his preliminary hearing Thursday. Emmanuel Cooley, 50, was arrested on suspicion of fatally shooting Bryan…
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Teens face numerous charges after Colorado Springs police find drugs, body armor
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two teens were arrested after Colorado Springs police said they found a felony amount of fentanyl, a handgun and military-grade body armor in a stolen vehicle they allegedly drove around. One of them, a minor, had a nationwide warrant for an assault, and the other,…