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• Three years later: Parents pleading for answers about son's death Play Video

  April 2, 2013 8:59 PM

  It was April 2nd, 2010; eastern Pueblo County rancher Chris Spera found something on his land that he'll likely never forget. "I turned around and came back and it was a human skull," says Spera. "It seems like yesterday to me," Spera adds. "I think about it often."... more »

• POLICE: Several recent burglaries, looking for suspicious couple

  March 30, 2013 11:32 AM

  Colorado Springs Police are asking people to be on the lookout for burglars in the area of Gold Camp Road. They say there have been several burglaries in the last week. Police say around the time of the burglaries, neighbors have reported a suspicious couple; according to a release, the... more »

• Shotgun fired at backyard fence with people on the otherside

  March 9, 2013 11:48 AM

  Colorado Springs Police say they're looking for a suspect who fired a shotgun at the fence of a backyard, near Union and Dublin Blvds, while people were attending a party. Police say they were called just after midnight early Saturday morning because of a loud party and gunshots at 2810... more »

• Could there be an arsonist on the east side of Pueblo?

  September 25, 2012 2:28 PM

  There may be an arsonist on the east side of Pueblo. The Fire Department says they've noticed a cluster of about ten fires this past year in one area. They know some of them were not caused by arson, but they are investigating others. They're hoping for any information that... more »

• Colorado Springs police looking for two armed robbers in separate incidents

  September 8, 2012 1:47 PM

  Colorado Springs police are looking for two men that robbed local convenience stores in separate scenes, both men threatened people with handguns. The first robbery was at the Diamond Shamrock store at 4825 Galley Road just before midnight Friday. A man walked in and pulled out a black semi-automatic... more »

• Robber threatens Pizza Hut employee with a gun

  September 1, 2012 2:23 PM

  Colorado Springs police are looking for a man they say held up a local Pizza Hut employee Friday night around 11 p.m. Police say the employee was outside of the business on Star Ranch Road, smoking a cigarette, when a man approached him from behind. "The victim said... more »

• Armed robber still on the loose

  August 13, 2012 7:51 PM

  The search continues for a man who robbed an El Paso County medical marijuana facility at gunpoint Monday around noon. It's the New Horizons dispensary on Woolsey Heights, on the east side of Colorado Springs. Sheriff's deputies say a man in his mid to late 20s walked in,... more »

• Police looking for armed robber

  August 12, 2012 10:56 AM

  Colorado Springs police are searching for a man they say robbed the Subway sandwich shop at 5613 N. Academy Blvd., demanding money from the clerk with a gun. In a report police say a lone gunman entered through the rear door of the store around 9 p.m. Saturday night... more »

• Troops recruited by gangs big concern for local law enforcement Play Video

  August 5, 2012 5:28 PM

  The number of gang members tracked by the Colorado Springs Police Department has doubled since 2006 and right now that number is hovering around 1,200 known gang members; that's according to the department's Community Impact Team, or COMMIT for short. Six officers on the team do nothing but track suspected... more »

• Troops recruited by gangs big concern for local law enforcement

  August 5, 2012 5:20 PM

  The number of gang members tracked by the Colorado Springs Police Department has doubled since 2006 and right now that number is hovering around 1,200 known gang members; that's according to the department's Community Impact Team, or COMMIT. Six officers on the team do nothing but track suspected gang activity... more »

• 74-year-old escapes assisted living facility, wanted on charges

  July 29, 2012 11:00 AM

  Colorado Springs Police are looking for a 74-year-old man with multiple warrants for his arrest, including for a parole violation on a murder charge out of Oregon; Wayne A. Lufkin left an assisted living facility he had been checked into sometime after 2:00 a.m. Sunday. Lufkin has a state... more »

• CO Springs Police looking for stabbing suspect

  July 28, 2012 4:18 PM

  Colorado Springs Police are looking for a man they say went in a motel room at 1624 S. Nevada Ave. and stabbed a 25-year-old several times. The man was stabbed in the chest, abdomen, hand, and leg. He was taken to Penrose Hospital by personal vehicle where he underwent surgery.... more »

• Possible kidnapping in Pueblo Play Video

  June 13, 2012 7:54 PM

  A reported kidnapping last week in Pueblo has police asking for your help. Just before 9:00 PM last Wednesday, June 6th, witnesses saw a man in a dark SUV pull over and reportedly assault a woman walking down the 2200 block of Lake Ave then force her into the... more »

• Authorities looking for owners of malnourished horses

  June 1, 2012 12:31 PM

  The Colorado Humane Society & SPCA and the Costilla County sheriff's office are looking for the owner of six abandoned horses found in a rural area near San Luis, Colo. The 6 horses are described as extremely sick and malnouished were found on Road 10 and Road Z. The... more »

• Man fires gun outside of Colorado Springs party

  May 19, 2012 11:10 AM

  Gunshots outside of a party in Colorado Springs early Saturday morning cause damage to a car and have police searching for the shooter. Police were called to the 4400 block of Melville Circle around 1:30 a.m. They say a man showed up to a party in the area and... more »

• Police looking for robber who doused clerk with lighter fluid

  May 19, 2012 10:47 AM

  Colorado Springs police are looking for a man they say doused a hotel clerk with lighter fluid and threatened to light them on fire during a robbery. It was at the Clarion Hotel, on West Bijou St., around 1:30 Saturday morning. Police say a black man in his 40s... more »

• Police looking for suspects after large house party fight

  May 6, 2012 10:59 AM

  One person was hit in the head with a large rock and another cut on the neck with a knife during a large fight outside of a house party in Colorado Springs early Sunday morning. Police were called to the area of 800 East High Street just before 3... more »

• One man dead, another with life threatening injuries after Nevada Ave. accident Play Video

  February 13, 2012 7:23 PM

  One man is dead and another injured after a chain-reaction auto-accident Monday morning just north of downtown Colorado Springs. Around 9 a.m. an SUV traveling south on N. Nevada Avenue, just a couple of blocks north of E. Uintah St., slammed into a car parked on the shoulder. That... more »

• Sculpture damaged in Pueblo

  July 27, 2011 1:16 PM

  Someone broke a $5,000 sculpture in downtown Pueblo and left the public to pay the bill. The piece consists of a large concrete medallion with insets shaped like doves. It was on display at the corner of 3rd and Santa Fe near the Pueblo Chamber of Commerce and Sangre de... more »

• UPDATE: Tip came from News First 5 viewer resulting in arrest of hit and run suspect

  June 4, 2011 11:54 AM

  News First 5 has just confirmed that the tip that led police to the suspect involved in the deadly hit and run accident that occurred on May 27th at Rangewood and Randall Drive, came from a News First 5 viewer. Following our report detailing the description of the suspect vehicle,... more »

• Family of Pueblo hit and run victim want justice

  February 4, 2011 11:09 PM

  A hit and run in Pueblo Thursday night left a 25-year old woman critically hurt. Pueblo Police and Crime Stoppers are trying to find the driver who left the scene. It was about 5:30 p.m. when a Jeep Liberty lost control and spun around on I-25 near Abriendo Ave.... more »

• Truck may be clue in burglary

  August 12, 2010 5:57 PM

  Pueblo Police believe a truck might be the key to solving a break-in that happened last month. On July 23 around 2:15 a.m. a JR's Country Story at 3920 Hollybrook Lane in Pueblo was burglarized. The front window was broken out and the alarm was blaring when police... more »

• Pueblo Police look for identity theft suspect

  May 28, 2010 2:45 PM

  Pueblo Police are looking for a woman who was caught on tape, apparently cashing forged checks. Julia Zaya reported on April 28, that someone had taken her purse when she accidently left it on a bench at the Riverwalk in Pueblo. A week later it became apparent someone... more »

• Pueblo Police try to track down two identity theft suspects

  May 3, 2010 7:24 PM

  Pueblo police are looking for a man and woman caught on surveillance video cashing stolen checks. The suspects are described as a female with long brown hair, 5' 4" to 5' 7" and weighing between 130 and 160 pounds. The man is between 5' 5" and 5' 8" and... more »

• Police hope uncommon truck leads them to robbery suspect

  April 30, 2010 6:54 PM

  Pueblo Crime Stoppers are asking for your help in finding a robbery suspect. The male suspect walked into the Albertson's on South Prairie Avenue and demanded money. He said that he was armed and got away with an unknown amount of cash. The suspect is described as a Hispanic... more »

• Elderly woman robbed in grocery store parking lot

  January 28, 2010 5:40 PM

  Pueblo police are asking for your help in locating the man in this photo. He is accused of robbing the 80-year-old woman beside him. The woman told investigators that she was at the 8th Street Safeway, when the man followed her from the store and out to her car.... more »

• Police looking for suspect that choked and robbed a woman

  October 3, 2009 8:11 AM

  On Friday night, at close to 11 p.m., Colorado Springs police officers were dispatched to the 4000 Block of Lacy Ln, near Murray Blvd, in regards to a personal robbery. The investigation revealed that the 17 year-old female victim was walking home when she heard someone running towards her.... more »