COLORADO SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY APPROVED PUTTING A QUESTION ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER, ASKING RESIDENTS TO GIVE TABOR REFUNDS BACK TO THE CITY FOR A NEW POLICE TRAINING ACADEMY. SPRINGS MAYOR YEMI MOBOLADE AND SPRINGS POLICE CHIEF ADRIAN VASQUEZ SAYS THE CITY HAS OUTGROWN THE CURRENT TRAINING ACADEMY. MOBOLADE SAYS, IF APPROVED BY VOTERS…… MORE
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Suspect behind bars after a series of robberies in Colorado Springs
A suspect wanted in connection to several robberies on the southeast side of the city is under arrest. Colorado Springs police say 22-year-old Benjamin Moore was involved in a robbery spree that took place from July 19th to August 17th. According to investigators, Moore entered restaurants armed with a semi-automatic handgun and demanded cash. In…… MORE
Letecia Stauch is being moved out of state
Letecia Stauch, the El Paso County woman convicted of murdering her 11-year-old stepson Gannon in 2020, has been moved to Kansas prison. Details on why she was moved from Colorado are not released. Last May, Stauch was found guilty of 4 charges including first-degree murder of a child under 12 and tampering with physical evidence.… MORE
Possible arson charges to be filed
A MAN WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY BY COLORADO SPRINGS POLICE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING, SUSPECTED OF SETTING SEVERAL FIRES. 21 YEAR OLD RICHARD MACKIN WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY IN THE 53 HUNDRED BLOCK OF BALSAM JUST WEST OF POWERS AND DUBLIN. POLICE SAY MACKIN HAD AN INCINDIARY DEVICE WHEN ARRESTED. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL SUSPICIOUS FIRES…… MORE
D-20 says threats unfounded
SCHOOL OFFICIALS IN DISTRICT 20 SAID MONDAY MORNING THEY INVESTIGATED A POSSIBLE THREAT MADE AGAINST STUDENTS AND STAFF AT LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL BUT FOUND NOTHING CREDIBLE. OFFICIALS WERE ALERTED TO THREATS MADE OVER THE WEEKEND ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THE DISTRICT WORKED WITH SCHOOL SECURITY AND THE COLORADO SPRINGS POLICE DEPARTMENT. THEY ANNOUNCED THERE WAS NOTHING…… MORE
Judge grants recognizance bond to alleged Fountain murder suspect
A major update on the case of a man accused of killing his girlfriend. Authorities in Fountain say officials may be changing the cause of death in this case from homicide to suicide. In court Friday, the judge issued the suspect—Miles Kirby—a personal recognizance bond which would allow him to bond out; a rare occurrence…… MORE
Authorities investigate a shooting on the north side of the city
An investigation is underway after an early morning shooting the authorities say may have started as a road rage incident. Colorado Springs Police were called to Academy and Briargate just after 1 a.m. where they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. According to CSPD, the man was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening…… MORE
Suspect hospitalized after an officer-involved shooting
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting involving a Colorado Springs Police officer near Fountain and Aeroplaza. Authorities say it all started when the U.S. Marshals Office and the state parole office were looking for a wanted fugitive. Authorities say the suspect is known to be dangerous and violent and is wanted…… MORE
Police continue search for missing at-risk teen
Colorado Springs police are searching for a missing at-risk juvenile. Sixteen-year-old Elizabeth “River” Cathleen Banocsi was reported missing Sunday by staff at a local group home. She was last seen leaving the facility on foot. River is 5’4, 150 pounds, with short, light brown hair with brown eyes. At the time she disappeared, she was…… MORE
Two people including a CSPD officer injured in rollover crash
We’re learning new details after a crash Tuesday night involving a Colorado Springs police officer. Officers were called to a rollover crash at Woodmen and Commerce Center Drive just before 2 p.m., following an investigation authorities learned a vehicle was heading westbound when it struck an officer in an unmarked car. Detectives say the westbound…… MORE
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