COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — Law enforcement agencies in El Paso County recovered seven stolen vehicles and arrested three people as part of a BATTLE deployment, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD).
The El Paso County Sheriff's Office, Colorado State Patrol, and CSPD conduced the operation Monday.
According to CSPD, the sheriff's office attempted to block in a vehicle that 29-year-old Jesus Madrid and 25-year-old Lexus Banovich were in. Police say Madrid rammed the vehicle into a patrol car and drove off.
Detectives located Madrid and Banovich in the 1000 block of Mazatlan Circle, which is located near the East Fountain Boulevard and Chelton Road interchange.
Madrid and Banovich were arrested and booked into the criminal justice center. They have both been charged with motor vehicle theft and obstruction, according to CSPD.
Police say 39-year-old Albert Blackburn was also arrested as part of the operation following a disturbance at a gas station in the 400 block of West Garden of the Gods Roads near I-25.
Police say Blackburn had an axe at the time of the incident, and he was taken into custody on a felony menacing charge.
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