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Police escort school buses after rifle threat in Atlanta

Posted 9:56 AM 5/16/2012 by Matt Stafford

ATLANTA (AP) - After a man aimed a rifle at a school bus and dropped a notebook that listed bus numbers, police in an Atlanta suburb are escorting school buses and guarding students at bus stops. The man fled when witnesses confronted him Monday morning, but police recovered the rifle (More)

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64-year old woman arrested for bank robberies

Posted 2:29 PM 5/15/2012 by Elaine Sheridan

LONGMONT - A 64-year old woman is in jail accused of robbing a Wells Fargo Bank on two separate occasions.

Longmont Police say Datha Lucille Nation - walked into a Wells Fargo Bank inside a Safeway in Longmont and the tellers recognized Nation as the suspect in a bank robbery on June 9 (More)

5/14/2012

Colorado Springs police looking for armed robbers from weekend

Posted 5:10 PM 5/14/2012 by Matt Stafford

Colorado Springs police are investigating armed robberies over the weekend and one early Monday morning.

Saturday at the Family Dollar store on South Spruce St. a man threatened the clerk with a stun gun and a knife around 7:30 pm. He had a stun gun and a knife and demanded that the clerk (More)

20-year-old arrested on child prostitution charges in Colorado Springs

5/13/2012

Police say plumber was stealing from clients

Posted 11:18 AM 5/13/2012 by Matt Stafford

A man working as a plumber is being accused of stealing jewelry from elderly clients; Colorado Springs police are also looking into whether or not the man stole prescription drugs from clients as well.

20-year-old Jared Miller was arrested Saturday night. Officers say Miller pawned a stolen necklace, leading them to him.

Miller is facing charges of a crime against an at-risk adult and providing false information to a pawnbroker.

Senate hearing set on Secret Service scandal probe

Man returns stolen Mothers Day gift from 1958

5/12/2012

Birdman attorney says client is being extorted

Posted 10:24 PM 5/11/2012 by Andy Koen

A lawyer for Denver Nuggets center Chris Andersen gave a statement to the Denver Post that seems to suggest the Birdman is a target of (More)

5/11/2012

New ID theft scam starts with phone call

Posted 6:35 PM 5/11/2012 by Joe Bevans

The Better Business Bureau for Southern Colorado is warning of an ID theft scam that is sweeping the country. A caller claiming to be from Microsoft support or assistance will ask the victim to get online so they can help fix a virus that has been detected. What they actually do is install a (More)

Police make arrest in hammer attack

2 people stabbed trying to break up domestic dispute

5/10/2012

Internet crimes unit seaches home of Nuggets Birdman

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Posted 6:30 PM 5/10/2012 by Andy Koen

LARKSPUR - Investigators with the Douglas County Sheriff's Office searched the home of Denver Nuggets player Chris "Birdman" Andersen Thursday and seized some of his is property.

Sheriff's office spokeswoman Deborah Sherman said deputies with the Internet Crimes Against Children Unit have (More)

5/9/2012

AP source: Leaks probed in terrorism case

Posted 6:58 PM 5/9/2012 by Matt Stafford

WASHINGTON (AP) - A law enforcement official said Wednesday investigators are conducting a probe into who leaked information about an al-Qaida plot in which an explosive device was to have been detonated on a U.S.-bound airline flight. The official spoke on condition of anonymity (More)