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• Trial set for man accused as accessory

  February 27, 2013 3:27 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - A man accused of helping a teenage homicide suspect to evade capture will stand trial for his alleged role in the crime. Jerel Couch, 19, is charged with being an accessory to murder for letting homicide suspect Macyo January stay at his apartment. Fourth Judicial District... more »

• Man critically wounded in stabbing downtown Play Video

  November 28, 2012 12:34 AM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - A man was hospitalized in critical condition after being stabbed multiple times during a fight in Downtown Colorado Springs. It happened at around 5:48 p.m. along East Kiowa Street between Cascade and Tejon. Officers with the Colorado Springs Police Department Homicide/Assault team say the attacker left... more »

• Police investigate peculiar stabbing

  October 9, 2012 5:43 PM

  Colorado Springs Police officers are investigating a unusual stabbing incident that happened just before noon at the Park Meadows Apartments on Mount Werner Circle, near the intersection of Lake Avenue and Southgate Road. According to police department spokesperson Barbara Miller, a 911 call was made from the apartment at... more »

• 2 in custody, 2 others sought in Colo. crime spree

  July 23, 2011 6:18 PM

  GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) - Police in Grand Junction, Colo., say two suspects are in custody and two others are being sought in connection with a one-day crime spree that involved a slaying, two armed robberies and a home burglary. Police say 18-year-old Lester Isaac Miranda-Davis was booked into... more »

• Body dumped in ravine identified

  October 26, 2010 10:32 AM

  FORT COLLINS (AP) - Authorities say a woman found dead in a wooded area in northern Colorado is a 57-year-old Fort Collins woman reported missing earlier this month. The Larimer County sheriff's office said Monday that the body of Kathy Adams was found Saturday in a ravine along U.S.... more »

• John Elway invests $15M with alleged Ponzi schemer

  October 14, 2010 11:03 AM

  Former Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway and his business partner gave $15 million to a hedge-fund manager now accused of running a Ponzi scheme. The Denver Post reported Thursday that Elway and Mitchell Pierce filed a motion saying they wired the money to Sean Michael Mueller in March. ... more »

• Colorado Springs sex offenders probed in Wilson case

  July 13, 2010 9:03 AM

  Dozens of sex offenders have been interviewed as part of the investigation of the death of 12-year-old Kayleah Wilson. Greeley Police spokesman Joe Tymkowych told the Greeley Tribune that they're checking anybody who is a sex offender within a 100 miles of Greeley. Tymkowych told the paper their search... more »

• El Paso County hearing on marijuana regulations

  July 12, 2010 10:33 AM

  El Paso County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on medical marijuana regulations Tuesday. The legislature passed a law this year requiring medical marijuana dispensaries to obtain state and local licensing approval and to be in compliance with all local zoning codes. Tuesday's hearing is the first step of... more »

• Sex offenders sweep snares 152 in Colorado

  July 9, 2010 8:36 AM

  More than a 150 people were arrested in June as part of a monthlong check of sex offenders and a sweep of those wanted on suspicion of sex crimes. The U.S. Marshals Service, along with 84 city, state and federal law enforcement agencies conducted the sweep in Colorado. ... more »

• Hearing set on Greeley sex-assault suspect's bail

  June 16, 2010 8:33 AM

  A judge has scheduled a hearing on whether to lower the bail of an 18-year-old man accused of having a sexual relationship with a missing 12-year-old Greeley girl who was later found dead. Robert Laurencio Montoya is being held instead of $100,000 bond on charges of sexual assault on... more »

• Colorado cold case murder solved by DNA

  June 11, 2010 8:33 AM

  Authorities say a 28-year-old unsolved murder of an elderly Longmont woman has been solved after recent DNA testing. Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden said Tuesday that a recent DNA test tied John Agrue to the 1982 death of 94-year-old Orma Smith, a former librarian and teacher. Smith's body... more »

• Colorado father of dead infant files for divorce

  June 11, 2010 8:23 AM

  The husband of a Colorado woman accused of smothering their infant son because she believed he was autistic has filed for divorce, according to court documents. Thirty-four-year-old Stephanie Rochester of Superior is charged with first-degree murder in the June 1 suffocation of 6-month-old Rylan. An arrest affidavit says she... more »

• Charlie Sheen set to appear in Colorado court today

  June 7, 2010 8:19 AM

  Charlie Sheen is expected to appear in a Colorado court for a hearing related to domestic violence allegations involving his wife. Prosecutors confirmed last week that Sheen reached a plea agreement in the case, but no details have been released and it's possible the deal will be discussed when Sheen... more »

• Not guilty verdict in murder-for-hire plot

  May 28, 2010 10:24 AM

  A woman accused of offering an undercover officer $2,000 to kill her ex-husband in Pitkin County has been acquitted. Jefferson County jurors acquitted Elinor Dvir on Thursday of solicitation of first-degree murder and solicitation of first-degree assault of her former husband, Pitkin County Deputy District Attorney Richard Nedlin. The... more »

• Bond delayed for man in Kayleah Wilson case

  May 25, 2010 1:56 PM

  An 18-year-old Colorado man accused of having sex with a girl who has since been found dead in an irrigation ditch is due back in court next month. A judge on Tuesday delayed a bond hearing for Robert Laurencio Montoya. Montoya was in court on charges including sexual assault... more »

• Colorado man gets life, plus 96 years in fatal carjacking

  May 20, 2010 8:11 AM

  A 21-year-old man convicted in a fatal carjacking in Denver has been sentenced to life in prison without parole plus 96 years. Quent Scaggs was convicted in April of first-degree murder in the 2008 shooting of 19-year-old Aaron Garcia. He was also convicted of second-degree kidnapping, aggravated robbery and... more »

• Man attacks 2 women on Durango river trail

  May 17, 2010 8:36 AM

  Durango Police are looking for a man suspected of assaulting women on a riverside trail. Police say Alan Nastacio, 23, is a suspect in separate assaults earlier this month on the Animas River Trail. In the first incident, a woman told police she was touched inappropriately on May 6.... more »

• Colorado arrest in cold case murder

  May 11, 2010 8:18 AM

  Police say a Grand Junction man has been arrested in the 1994 beating death of a Boulder man after investigators matched evidence from the crime scene with information in a national crime database. Boulder police say 42-year-old David John Trujillo was arrested Monday on second-degree murder charges in the... more »

• Colorado inmate charged in cold case

  May 7, 2010 8:18 AM

  A Colorado inmate serving time on a drug conviction faces charges of sexually assaulting one woman and trying to assault another 16 years ago. Denver police and the district attorney said Thursday DNA evidence led them to 38-year-old Jody Smith. Smith is accused of trying to grab a woman... more »

• Suspect arrested in Colorado fire station burglaries

  March 30, 2010 6:22 PM

  Westminster police have arrested a man suspected of breaking into Front Range fire departments to steal gear and narcotics used on patients. Police said Tuesday that 48-year-old Robert John Burns Jr. was arrested on suspicion of second-degree burglary for controlled substances, first-degree trespass to a vehicle, and theft of... more »

• Balloon boy dad now on home detention

  March 24, 2010 12:48 PM

  Sheriff's officials say the Colorado man who pleaded guilty to falsely influencing the sheriff by saying his son had floated off in a huge balloon is completing his sentence at home. Larimer County sheriff's spokeswoman Eloise Campanella said Wednesday that Richard Heene finished his time in jail and with... more »

• Judge says Charlie Sheen can see wife

  February 8, 2010 6:18 PM

  A judge has modified a protective order allowing actor Charlie Sheen and his wife, Brooke, to see each other as Sheen faces domestic violence allegations. Prosecutors filed charges of felony menacing, third-degree assault and criminal mischief against Sheen stemming from his arrest Dec. 25 at his Aspen home. He... more »

• Balloon boy dad transferred to start work-release

  February 8, 2010 5:16 PM

  The man who pleaded guilty in the balloon boy hoax has been released from the Larimer County jail to serve the rest of his sentence through the alternative sentencing unit. Sheriff's office spokeswoman Eloise Campanella says Richard Heene was transferred Sunday and is expected to work during the day,... more »

• 2 held in $27,000 Aspen shoplifting spree

  January 15, 2010 11:32 AM

  Aspen police have jailed two men on suspicion of shoplifting $27,000 worth of high-end clothing, champagne and other goods. They were arrested Wednesday. Authorities allege shoplifted from at least six shops in Aspen and possibly from merchants in Vail. Police say they found nearly 60 stolen items in a rental... more »

• 2 killed, 1 hurt in Denver drive-by shooting

  January 12, 2010 2:16 PM

  Denver police say two men were killed and a woman was injured in a drive-by shooting. Authorities say the shootings occurred Monday night after an argument at a liquor store. Investigators haven't released the names of the victims or the condition of the injured woman. One of the men died... more »

• Lamborn hopes "ICE" agents will help free up police, jail

  November 22, 2009 12:08 AM

  After years of work it's finally been done. An Immigration and Customs Enforcement or ICE office will open up in Colorado Springs. "Their very presence in our community has a very chilling effect on a number of criminal activities." says El Paso County Commissioner Jim Bensberg. Colorado Representative Doug... more »

• Man gets sentence reduced from 264 years to 40

  November 7, 2009 12:56 PM

  A Colorado Springs man serving a 264-year sentence for a violent burglary has seen his sentence slashed to 40 years. Thirty-one year-old Jeremy Michael Petschow got the reduced sentence after getting a new trial because of mistakes made by his original attorney. He's already served nine years. Petschow's second... more »

• Former Focus on the Family worker sentenced on sex charge

  October 20, 2009 6:02 PM

  A former radio producer for Focus on the Family was sentenced to five years probation after pleading guilty to attempted sexual assault of a child, according to the Jefferson County District Attorney's Office. Juan Alberto Ovalle was nabbed in an internet sting. Investigators say he drove from Colorado Springs... more »

• Fifth suspect arrested in Pueblo murder

  September 22, 2009 5:50 PM

  Pueblo police arrested a fifth suspect Tuesday in the murder of Brian Swartz. Perry Lohnes, 24,is being held for Accessory to 1st Degree Murder at the Pueblo county jail. He was already in jail on other charges. Lohnes is suspected of helping to dispose of Swartz' body. On Sept.... more »