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• Suspect in destructive chase drove toward police station

  January 31, 2013 12:20 AM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - An armed man who went on a dangerous crime spree along Powers Boulevard just before rush hour Wednesday has been taken into custody. Ivan Commodore Stamps, 45, faces a slew of charges ranging from carjacking to assaulting an officer. A Colorado State Trooper tried to pull... more »

• Cops look for men who tried to lure children

  January 29, 2013 11:05 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - Officers with the Colorado Springs Police Department are looking for three men they believe tried to lure children on two occasions this week. In the first case, a Hispanic man in his late 20's, approximately 6'2" tall with a thin build and possible mustache approached a... more »

• Canon City cops nab fugitive from Colorado Springs

  November 29, 2012 6:49 PM

  FREMONT COUNTY - Officers with the Canon City Police Department arrested a Colorado Springs man Tuesday who had open warrants from both the Springs and California. The officers were responding to a report of shots being fired at the North 9th Street Storage facility when they found Roger Wayne... more »

• UPDATE: abuse suspect denies strangling charge Play Video

  May 31, 2012 7:45 PM

  We're getting very different accounts of an alleged animal abuse case involving a Fort Carson Soldier. Animal welfare officers say 28 year-old Brian Jones admitted to strangled two dogs to relieve homicidal urges. However, he says it never happened. Specialist Jones was formally charged with one count of Cruelty... more »

• Group home director formally charged Play Video

  May 30, 2012 7:43 PM

  A group home director accused of sexually assaulting a 13 year old girl in his care formally heard the charges against him in court Wednesday. Michael Broadnax, 29, was arrested on Friday by investigators with the El Paso County Sheriff's Office on a charge of sexual assault on a... more »

• Suspected gunman in police chase confesses Play Video

  April 10, 2012 6:33 PM

  The gunman who shot at officers with an AK-47 assault rifle during a high speed chase along Powers Boulevard Saturday morning told detectives he was trying to shoot out the tires of the police cruiser to get the cops to stop chasing them. According to the arrest warrant, 20-year-old... more »

• Teen in court for drug deal shooting

  December 5, 2011 11:49 PM

  A Peyton teen accused of murder faced a judge for the first time this afternoon. 18 year old Danny Fields, a father of two with one on the way, is accused of gunning down an 18 year old near Fountain and Chelton in Colorado Springs last Friday. Newly obtained... more »

• 2011 homicides tie record high Play Video

  November 30, 2011 12:19 AM

  In just about 11 months there have been 28 homicides in Colorado Springs. "That matches our highest homicide year, which was 2007." explains Colorado Springs Police Spokeswoman Barbara Miller. Why the number is so high, police may never find out. But what we found out when we looked at... more »

• Police looking for domestic violence suspect

  November 20, 2011 11:28 PM

  On Saturday night Colorado Springs Police were called to Memorial Hospital North. A 32 year old woman was taken there the night before. She was in bad shape. "It was determined that it was a domestic violence situation." explains Lt. Thomas Harris with CSPD. Police say she was beat... more »

• Update: Pawn shop fire

  July 11, 2011 7:01 PM

  Thousands of dollars of people's property has been lost after a fire struck the Fast Cash Pawn Shop in Eastern Colorado Springs around 4:00 Monday morning. Crews took the blaze out quickly but the damage was already done to the interior of the building on the corner of Chelton and... more »

• Man tries to expose himself to 9 year old

  July 5, 2011 11:13 PM

  It was a scary moment for a family in Colorado Springs on the 4th of July after a man tried to expose himself to a 9 year old girl who was waiting for an ice cream truck. When the little girl rejected his initial advance, police say he then... more »

• Burglary suspect chased through local elementary school

  April 27, 2011 2:34 PM

  News First 5 has confirmed with Supervisors at the Colorado Springs Police Department that they had responded to a call for a possible Burglary near Madison Elementary. When officers found a vehicle that had been described by a caller as one possibly involved one male ran from the scene. Two... more »

• Assaults on police up in Colorado Springs

  April 24, 2011 11:41 PM

  It's a scene becoming all too familiar across the country. Police officers are getting killed at an alarming rate. Already this year 63 officers have been died in the line of duty nationally. 30 of those officers were killed by gunfire. "I'm very deeply concerned for the safety not only... more »

• Dogs poisoned in Old North End neighborhood

  March 27, 2011 1:16 AM

  It's a crime pattern that's shocked the neighborhood called the Old North End in Colorado Springs. Someone is poisoning dogs in the area. "It was sort of disbelief that someone would take a harmless animal and be so cruel." says Beth Carlson. She lives with her husband Bob in the... more »

• Arrest in Black Forest burglaries

  January 19, 2011 11:26 PM

  The El Paso County Sheriff's Office has recovered some of the items stolen during a rash of robberies in the Black Forest area. Unfortunately, a stolen urn was not among the items. Jeremy Farr was arrested Wednesday afternoon accused in connection with the robberies. Sheriff's Deputies served search warrants... more »

• Three Fort Carson soldiers are accused of MMJ dispensary break in

  November 13, 2010 2:49 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Three Fort Carson soldiers are accused of breaking into a medical marijuana dispensary in Colorado Springs. The soldiers were arrested at Rocky Road Remedies early Saturday. Police say they were arrested as they tried to leave through the dispensary's front door. The Gazette reports... more »

• Fountain police look for possible cop impersonator

  November 11, 2010 7:19 PM

  Area police are looking for a man who may be impersonating a Fountain Police Officer. Around midnight last night they got a call from a woman who said a man pounded on her door. She said he was wearing a uniform similar to Fountain Police, with a utility belt that... more »

• MPs team up with cops to decrease crime downtown

  August 31, 2010 11:00 AM

  The Colorado Springs Police Department says it has been able to help reduce crime in the downtown area with help from the military. In February of 2008 officers began addressing a growing crime problem that peaked from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. It was believed the increase in problems... more »

• UPDATED: Soldier arrested; baby lost 3 pounds in 60 days

  August 20, 2010 4:15 PM

  The Fort Carson soldier accused of starving his 8 month old baby boy admitted to detectives that he probably should have taken the child to the hospital sooner. Trevor Williams, 22 is in jail facing a felony child abuse charge and is being held on $25,000 bond at the El... more »

• Personal robberies on the rise in Colorado Springs

  July 20, 2010 5:56 PM

  Around 1:30 Tuesday morning two people were robbed at gunpoint and pistol whipped at the Windmill apartment complex on Murray and Lacy. "The victims were driving in the area and had another vehicle cut them off, and stopped them right where they were." explains Sgt. Steve Noblitt with CSPD. It... more »

• Woman accused in death of 3-year-old adopted son

  April 3, 2010 9:12 AM

  A 39-year-old woman is in jail after authorities accused her of being responsible for the head injury that killed her 3-year-old adopted son. The El Paso County Sheriff's Office says Michelle Dosdall, of Peyton, Colo., faces first-degree murder and child abuse charges for the death of the boy, who was... more »

• Good Samaritan mugged in Colorado Springs park

  September 14, 2009 10:02 AM

  Colorado Springs Police Officers say a Colorado Springs man was assaulted and robbed when he pulled over to help a man who flagged him down. Police say the victim was driving through Memorial Park at about 11 p.m. Sunday when he stopped for the other man, thinking he needed help.... more »