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• Man watched standoff live on internet while barricaded inside with hostages Play Video

  December 13, 2012 8:46 PM

  Officers on the west side of Colorado Springs spent more than seven hours Thursday morning trying to end a hostage situation at the Cheyenne Vista Apartments. They say social media may have worked against them. Police say Julian Adolf Gutierrez had two hostages inside: a woman believed to be... more »

• Neighbors witnessed argument moments before police standoff Play Video

  October 19, 2012 1:01 AM

  A seven-hour standoff in northeast Colorado Springs ended Thursday night with one man dead. News 5 crews were there talking to neighbors who witnessed an argument between the deceased homeowner and young man believed to be his son just minutes before the man barricaded himself in his house. That... more »

• RadioShack standoff over after 6 hours

  September 7, 2012 6:19 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Police say a hostage has been released unharmed and two suspects are in custody after a 6-hour armed standoff with officers at a Denver RadioShack store. Police Chief Robert White says one or both suspects fired a weapon during the standoff Friday but no one was injured.... more »

• Standoff ends after 26 hours

  September 5, 2012 5:30 PM

  DURANGO, Colo. (AP) - A standoff between a driver and police in southwestern Colorado has ended after 26 hours. Fifty-nine-year-old Mark Trail was arrested in Pagosa Springs on Wednesday after police forced their way into the van where he had been holed up since being pulled over Tuesday morning. Detective... more »

• Update: Standoff over

  June 15, 2012 8:11 AM

  Update: Police say the man who barricaded himself in an apartment in Manitou Springs is in custody. Manitou Springs police responded to a drunk and disorderly conduct call on the 1200 block of Manitou Avenue a little before 3:30 this morning. When they arrived the man was refusing... more »

• Police say man stabs mother, forces standoff

  June 2, 2012 12:45 PM

  A man is in custody after allegedly stabbing his mother, and then forcing a standoff with local law enforcement in Limon Friday. Police say 43-year-old Wade Cornett stabbed his mother three times, Friday afternoon around 2:30, before she was able to run to a local store to call for... more »

• Pueblo West man charged with menacing

  April 17, 2012 2:19 PM

  Pueblo County Sheriff's Deputies arrested a man after about a three hour standoff in the 600 block of Paradise Road last night in Pueblo West. Family members reported Michael Seedorf, 53, had threatened them and talked of suicide. Area homes were evacuated and just after midnight Seedorf was... more »

• Four in jail after assault and standoff in Pueblo

  April 16, 2012 6:35 PM

  Four people are in custody after a SWAT standoff that lasted for hours Monday morning. It was triggered by an overnight home invasion along East Abriendo in Pueblo. Two people were injured, but were able to help police track the suspects. The victims on Abriendo were able to... more »

• Killing spree suspect dead after standoff

  March 22, 2012 7:08 AM

  TOULOUSE, France (AP) - A police official says that the suspect in a three-attack killing spree who claims links to al-Qaida is dead. The official, Didier Martinez of the Unite SGP police union, says the news was announced Thursday on the police radio shortly after a 5-minute volley of gunfire.... more »

• Man watches as brother is arrested after standoff Play Video

  November 8, 2011 12:34 AM

  22 year old Henry Armijo, wanted for stealing several guns, was holed up inside an apartment building near Vickers and Union Tuesday evening. "He did not come out. He would not come in to contact with us but it was confirmed he was inside the apartment." explains Sgt. Dennis Juhl... more »

• House cleared, suspect at large

  November 3, 2011 6:26 PM

  Authorities say the house at the center of a suspected standoff was clear, their suspect is now at large. Authorities say Josh Mueller, 26, should not be contacted if you see him, but call police. He's described as 5'10". He's wanted out of Park County for motor vehicle theft.... more »

• Update: Murder suspect found dead

  July 30, 2011 6:41 PM

  After a 4 hour standoff, Colorado Springs Police has confirmed that the man they believe to be 24 year old Michael Arangio has been found dead. Police tell us he died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Arrangio was wanted in connection with a shooting that left 3 dead... more »

• Update: Murder suspect standoff

  July 30, 2011 5:02 PM

  Colorado Springs Police have confirmed to us that 24 year old Michael Arangio is still held up in an apartment near the intersection of Rockhurst and Collegiate. Just moments ago, police tear gassed the apartment but Arangio still has not surrendered yet. He has told police he will not... more »

• Suspect in Pueblo West standoff identified

  June 25, 2011 3:42 PM

  A standoff this morning in Pueblo West ended with a man going to jail. Nicholas Bouzos, 31, was arrested on menacing and assault charges as well as for the discharge of a firearm. The incident began when a deputy spotted a woman walking in the middle of the road... more »

• Fountain standoff

  May 16, 2011 5:25 PM

  Police is Fountain are at a home in the 79-hundred block of Gate Post Lane. There are scanner reports that the man allegedly shot a woman and then barricaded himself inside the home. A crew is on the way and will have more details as soon as they become available. more »

• Suspect arrested after standoff

  May 13, 2011 5:29 PM

  An arrest has been made in that standoff last night in the Midway Ranches area, near PPIR. Michael Duncan, 28, faces charges of attempted first degree murder and menacing, after allegedly firing at a couple and chasing their vehicle along I-25. He surrendered to SWAT officers last night,... more »

• Standoff in Colorado Springs

  April 2, 2011 8:16 PM

  Woodburn is closed at Cheyenne Rd. due to a standoff. It's happening at the Emerald Towers, 107 W. Cheyenne Road. The suspect is in the towers on second floor. more »

• 17 arrested in Denver home invasion and standoff

  January 1, 2011 5:46 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Seventeen people were arrested in a New Year's Day standoff following a suspected home invasion in Denver. Denver Police say the standoff happened after officers were called to a possible home robbery early Saturday morning near Invesco Field at Mile High Stadium. Police tell The Denver... more »

• Suspect ends standoff after needing potty break

  November 3, 2010 2:14 PM

  Six hours into a standoff on Pueblo's eastside, the suspect told police he needed to use the bathroom--then he'd surrender. It happened on the 1300 block of E. 19th St. early Wednesday morning. Capt. Tom Rummel with the Pueblo Police Department says officers were trying to make contact with a... more »

• Evacuations lifted following police standoff

  October 19, 2010 9:18 AM

  Colorado Springs Police have lifted an evacuation order at an apartment building in Colorado Springs. It had been issued because of a suicidal man in the building. The building is in the Pine Creek Apartments complex in the 900 block of Chapman Dr. The suicidal man did not... more »

• SWAT situation in Colorado Springs ends without arrest

  August 12, 2010 11:01 PM

  A several hour stand off with Colorado Springs police ended Friday morning without arrests It was at Kiowa St. and Logan Ave. Neighboring streets were also shut down as a precaution. Police say they received a 911 hangup call from the home at 4 Logan Ave. When they... more »

• Man arrested after early morning standoff with Springs Police

  July 5, 2010 12:48 PM

  One man has been arrested in Colorado Springs after a several hour standoff with police lasting into Monday morning. 26 year old Rocky Ortiz was arrested for felony menacing. Springs Police say they were called to a home in the 4300 block of Roundtree Court just before 11 p.m.... more »

• Standoff that wasn't in Colorado Springs

  December 30, 2009 9:12 PM

  Colorado Springs Police tried to serve a warrant this afternoon at a hotel near Platte and Swope. When no one came to the door, officers went into standoff mode. They entered the room this evening to find no one there. No word yet on who Police were looking for.... more »