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• Police say gay encounter may have led to murder

  February 28, 2011 6:37 PM

  New details are emerging about the murder of a Pueblo man and the suspicious death of a teenager the same day. Police believe the cases are connected--and the murder tied to a secret world of gay sexual encounters. Pedro Solis-Astorga, 45, was shot and beaten to death, according to... more »

• Murders up in Pueblo this year

  February 14, 2011 8:08 PM

  In 2010 murders were down in the City of Pueblo. "Last year whether you want to call it luck, or by the grace of God or karma, we had one homicide." explains Capt. Dayton Robinson with Pueblo PD. In a city that averages about 6 murders a year it... more »

• Victims of deadly shooting in Pueblo identified

  January 7, 2011 3:57 AM

  Pueblo police have identified the three men shot on Pueblo's northside Thursday night. According to Sgt. Eric Bravo, 18 year-old Marco Morales died after suffering gun shot wounds to the head. 18 year-old David Lucero is stable right now, and a 17 year-old is in critical but stable condition after... more »

• Bessemer Park blasted by taggers

  November 30, 2010 7:12 PM

  Pueblo Municipal Judge William Alexander says he can't recall any worse case of graffiti. Sometime over the weekend Bessemer Park on Northern Avenue was hit by taggers. Picnic tables, walls, the empty Bessemer Pool, trees, sidewalks and even a memorial to steelworkers was painted. Work crews tackled the clean... more »

• Robbery suspect sought in Colorado Springs

  September 10, 2010 7:23 PM

  The Colorado Springs Police Department is looking for help in locating a suspect in multiple robberies. The suspect is wanted for robberies at several businesses in Colorado Springs, including three Walgreens drug stores, between January and August of this year. He may also have robbed some Pueblo businesses. ... more »

• Pueblo Police arrest teen in gang-related shooting

  August 12, 2010 11:32 AM

  Pueblo Police say they've arrested a 16-year-old gang member for attempted murder in the shooting of a rival gang member. The suspect's name has not been released because of his age. The arrest Wednesday came one week to the day after Matthew Miller, 20, was shot once in the... more »

• Probation for Pueblo marijuana dispensary owner

  May 20, 2010 1:28 PM

  A medical marijuana dispensary operator in Pueblo has been sentenced to 18 months of probation for marijuana possession, but he plans to appeal the conviction. A judge sentenced Tom Sexton on Wednesday and granted an exemption from the usual probation prohibitions on drug use to allow for medical marijuana.... more »

• Despite publicity, murder suspect faces trial in Pueblo

  May 18, 2010 6:13 PM

  Jury selection will begin in Mid-July in the case of a Pueblo West man accused of killing his 14-year old neighbor. In court Tuesday, the defense argued Paul Stark can't stand a fair trail in Pueblo, because of the high publicity surrounding the case. "We have serious concerns about finding... more »

• Meth arrests up 46 percent in Pueblo

  May 3, 2010 9:56 AM

  Authorities say methamphetamine arrests are up 46 percent in Pueblo since the Colorado Meth Project began in May 2009. Pueblo police say 38 meth-related arrests were made since then, compared with 26 in the preceding 12 months. It's not clear whether the numbers reflect an increase in meth use or... more »

• Graffiti on juror's car ends intimidation trial

  March 11, 2010 3:16 PM

  Graffiti on a jury member's car in Pueblo has resulted in a mistrial for a man accused of intimidating the mother of a drive-by shooting victim. After the mistrial Wednesday, the defendant pleaded guilty to harassment and prosecutors dropped charges of intimidating a witness. Kenneth Christopher Casados Jr., 20,... more »

• Pueblo Police arrest Sexually Violent Predator

  March 10, 2010 5:04 PM

  A Sexually Violent Predator was arrested in Pueblo for violating a protection order and parole violations. Emmanuel Bitsuie, 24, was arrested Monday and is expected to return to prison. The city's 2 other SVPs, Gary Donato and Jefferson Benfield, are currently in compliance with the Colorado Registered Sex Offender... more »

• Police search for "texting burglar"

  March 5, 2010 2:22 PM

  Pueblo Police are looking for a multi-taking man who broke into a store while apparently sending text messages on his cell phone. It happened on February 16 at around 1:15 a.m. at the Family Dollar at N. Elizabeth. When Officers arrived they observed the glass on the front door was... more »

• Pueblo jail - no visiting Tuesday

  February 15, 2010 2:39 PM

  The Pueblo County Sheriff's Office is updating software at the jail. As a result, the Video Visitation Center will be closed all day Tuesday. Visitation is scheduled to resume normal hours on Wednesday. more »

• New police satellite office opens on east side

  February 8, 2010 4:42 PM

  The Pueblo Police Department has opened a new satellite office on the east side of town. The office is located at 731 E. 4th St. and will be open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. The office will be staffed with a detective and a civilian clerk,... 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 »

• Pueblo Police suspect foul play in man's disappearance

  January 13, 2010 5:03 PM

  A burned-out car was found in the prairie 25 miles east of Pueblo last Oct. 9. When police tried to contact the man to whom it was registered, his girlfriend said she hadn't seem him since the previous day. She reported him missing. Since more than three months has... more »

• Murder suspect makes first court appearance

  January 8, 2010 3:46 PM

  A Colorado Springs man accused of killing a denture maker from Pueblo and assaulting an elderly woman in the Springs made his first appearance in district court Friday on the assault charge. Aaron Wilkerson, who also goes by the name Aaron Foster, is being held at the El Paso... more »

• Pueblo Crime Stoppers cracks down on graffiti

  January 5, 2010 1:27 PM

  Pueblo Crime Stoppers has increased the reward money for tips that lead to the arrest of graffiti vandals. The crime fighting organization will now offer up to $500 in reward money based on the severity of the graffiti. On Tuesday, Pueblo Crime Stoppers kicked of its 2010 campaign called "Graffiti... more »

• Victim identified in possible Pueblo Co. murder

  December 10, 2009 8:44 AM

  Pueblo County Sheriff's investigators are probing a suspected homicide that happened early Thursday morning. Pueblo County Coroner James Kramer says the man suffered multiple, external injuries. The Sheriff's Office has identified the victim as 50-year-old Robert Piserchio. News First 5 has learned the victim is the brother-in-law of Fountain... more »

• Pueblo man arrested in Canon City internet sex sting

  September 23, 2009 11:54 AM

  A Pueblo man was arrested in Canon City in an internet sex sting. Christopher Mallory Choate, 27, was arrested Monday by members of the Fremont County Combined Investigative Response team (CIRT). Choate is believed to have traveled to Cañon City to meet with a 14 year old female for... more »

• Memories stolen from Pueblo family

  September 7, 2009 7:52 PM

  A day at the state fair turned into a nightmare for one Pueblo family this weekend. "I woke up because I heard my daughter crying." says Nadine Triste. That's when she went into the living room of her home and heard the story from her heartbroken daughter, Alicia. "We... more »