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Owner of Carlos Bistro in Colorado Springs charged with sexual assault of waitress trainee

Editor’s note: This story contains details of a sexual assault allegation and may be upsetting for some readers. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A Colorado Springs restaurateur is facing charges of sexual assault, with the reported victim being a woman training to work at his restaurant. According to court records, Carlos Echeandia, owner of Carlos

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Kimberlee Singler, Colorado Springs mother accused of killing her children, returns to U.S.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — After two years, Kimberlee Singler will face a court for the alleged murder of her two children. Singler is a Colorado Springs mother accused of drugging and killing her children in December 2023. Police say two of her children, 9-year-old Ellie Wentz and 7-year-old Aden Wentz, were found dead, and

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Police locate ‘armed and dangerous’ juvenile who escaped mental health facility with stolen car

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Colorado Springs police say they’ve located an “armed and dangerous” juvenile suspect with a history of violence who escaped a mental health facility on Sunday. According to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD), at around 4:24 p.m. on Dec. 21, officers were sent to the Emily Griffith Center, a mental

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Investigation puts Fountain man behind bars for alleged sexual exploitation of children

FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KRDO) — A multi-agency investigation by the Fountain Police Department has landed a Fountain man accused of sexual exploitation of children behind bars, police say. The Fountain Police Department alleges that 41-year-old Eric Mundy committed sex crimes against children in Colorado and Lebanon, Missouri. The police department’s investigation began back in October and

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Colorado Springs Police investigating shooting linked to late-night car meet

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Two people are recovering in the hospital as Colorado Springs Police Officers CSPD investigate a shooting connected to a late-night car meet in eastern Colorado Springs. Police say officers were called to a local hospital around 2:30 Sunday morning after two people were dropped off with gunshot wounds. Investigators say

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