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1/23/2013

Ohio taxpayer challenges sending fine to Newtown

Ohio taxpayer challenges sending fine to Newtown

Posted 4:04 PM 1/23/2013 by Matt Stafford

CANTON, Ohio (AP) - A taxpayer has challenged an Ohio judge's decision that a $5,000 fine paid by a former high school basketball coach who videotaped boys in a locker room shower should go to the Connecticut community where a gunman killed 26 people. The challenge was sent Wednesday (More)

1/21/2013

Pain killer problems in Colorado

Posted 8:49 PM 1/21/2013 by Matt Stafford

Colorado ranks high when it comes to abuse of prescription pain killers; in fact, only one state ranks higher in a recent study.

Prescribing pain killers has been a concern for Doctor Mark Carroll from the beginning. When his practice - Alliance Family Practice and Urgent Care in Colorado (More)

1/20/2013

Fire chief: Chaplain is 1 of 5 NM shooting victims

Fire chief: Chaplain is 1 of 5 NM shooting victims

Posted 6:19 PM 1/20/2013 by Annie Snead

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A 15-year-old boy remains in custody as detectives try to piece together what led to the shooting of five people, including three young children, who were found dead in a New Mexico home. A Bernalillo County sheriff's spokesman says the teenager was arrested (More)

Police make several arrests in car theft ring

NM teen gunman kills 5 inside home

1/19/2013

Arrest in Pueblo may be connected to rash of recent robberies

Arrest in Pueblo may be connected to rash of recent robberies

Posted 6:16 PM 1/19/2013 by Annie Snead

Pueblo Police say Alfred Montano has been arrested in connection with a home invasion that happened in December in the 2000 block of Carlee Drive.
He was found by officers in Fowler with the help of the Otero County Sheriff.
Investigators say Montano is also a person of interest in several of the robberies that have happened in Pueblo in recent weeks.

Conn. considers workers' comp for Sandy Hook first responders

Man recovering from shooting, police looking for three men

1/16/2013

Marine pleads guilty to urinating on corpses

Marine pleads guilty to urinating on corpses

Posted 5:38 PM 1/16/2013 by Matt Stafford

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) - A Marine who admitted urinating on the corpses of dead Taliban fighters in Afghanistan will likely be demoted one rank. Staff Sgt. Edward W. Deptola pleaded guilty Wednesday to the desecration of remains and posing for unofficial photographs with human (More)

Penn. detective: Prankster registered as 'Obama'

1/12/2013

Robbery at Grandview Apartments

Robbery at Grandview Apartments

Posted 8:44 PM 1/12/2013 by Annie Snead

Three men are wanted after a robbery at the Grandview Apartments off Pikes Peak early Saturday morning.
According to police the victim was walking in the parking lot when he was stopped by the men, one with a gun.
They told him to empty his pockets and took what he had.
The suspects are described as three black men in their twenties all wearing dark clothing.
The may have left in a gold four door car but it's unknown which direction they went.

Man accused in Wyo. abduction faces 3 new charges

Family quarrels add intrigue to lotto winner death

Ex-day care provider sentenced after boy drowns

1/7/2013

Chicago lottery winner died from cyanide poisoning

Chicago lottery winner died from cyanide poisoning

Posted 6:38 PM 1/7/2013 by Matt Stafford

CHICAGO (AP) - With no signs of trauma and nothing to raise suspicions, the sudden death of a Chicago man just as he was about to collect nearly $425,000 in lottery winnings was initially ruled a result of natural causes. Nearly six months later, authorities have a mystery on their (More)

1/5/2013

Airline has to restrain man on flight to NYC

Airline has to restrain man on flight to NYC

Posted 10:29 AM 1/5/2013 by Matt Stafford

NEW YORK (AP) - Icelandair says it had to restrain an unruly passenger on a flight from Reykjavik to New York City because he was hitting people, screaming profanities and spitting. Thursday's flight was gaining attention after a photograph circulated online purporting to show the (More)

4 dead, including gunman in Aurora standoff

1/3/2013

CSPD officers assaulted more than 100 times since 2010

Posted 6:49 PM 1/3/2013 by Andy Koen

COLORADO SPRINGS - There have been at least 102 assaults on officers with the Colorado Springs Police Department during the past three years. The highest year for assaults was 2010 in which there were 41.

The number dropped to 28 in 2011 but then climbed to at least 33 in 2012. Data from (More)

1/2/2013

Police changes take affect for Palmer Lake

Police changes take affect for Palmer Lake

Posted 6:10 PM 1/2/2013 by Matt Stafford

January brings changes for the Palmer Lake Police Department; a complete shuffling of the staff. News 5 first brought you this story in November.

As we move forward in 2013, there will be no more full-time officers for Palmer Lake PD -- only part-time. Also, there will be no more police (More)

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