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CSPD issues community notification for Sexually Violent Predator

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — In accordance with state law, the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) is notifying the community of a Sexually Violent Predator (SVP) who has moved to a new address in the city.

According to CSPD, 66-year-old Mitchell Wayne Bishop is registered at the Springs Rescue Mission, which is located near the I-25 and South Tejon Street interchange.

CSPD says Bishop's past behavior has led him to be labeled as an SVP. He was convicted of the following incidents:

  • domestic violence-harassment in 1995
  • attempted sexual assault on a child and child abuse in Denver County in 2007

According to CSPD, Bishop is one of 20 registered sex offenders in Colorado Springs.

Bishop is described as a white man with gray hair and brown eyes. He is 6'0" tall and weighs 248 pounds.

If you have any questions about Bishop or the community notification process for SVPs, you can call Detective J.R. Brown at (719)444-7672.

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