DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) – In a federal courtroom on Thursday afternoon Return to Nature funeral home owners Jon and Carie Hallford both plead guilty to charges relating to wire fraud. The two accepted a plea agreement from the U.S Attorney’s office, for their role in scheming to pocket money from customers of their funeral home
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The El Paso County Coroner’s Office has identified the man shot and killed in northwest Colorado Springs earlier this month as 48-year-old Todd Schneider. On Oct. 16, Colorado Springs police were called to the 7400 block of Stonecrop Court just after 9:45 a.m. for reports of shots fired. When they
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) is looking for additional victims in a child sexual assault investigation. CSPD says that on Sept. 3, 2024, they began investigating a report of a sexual assault on a child involving 65-year-old Mark Sikorski. The investigation revealed Sikorski engaged in sexual contact with two
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Colorado Springs Police have arrested and charged 49-year-old Victor Carson for the murder of 52-year-old David Charles Compare. CSPD says its officers and several other agencies followed Carson, who was operating a stolen vehicle, to an apartment in the 3900 block of North Nevada Avenue. Carson barricaded himself inside of
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – A man has been sentenced after a deadly shooting on B Street in 2023. In May 2023, Kevin Rued was arrested and charged with shooting and killing a woman in unincorporated El Paso County. El Paso County deputies responded to a shots fired call at a 7-Eleven on B
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – New court records detail what led the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office to arrest two people for messaging inappropriately with who they believed was a 13-year-old girl over a messaging app. Records also show how one of those arrested purchased three teenage girls for hundreds of dollars but never
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)- Colorado Springs Police say they’ve discovered a decomposing body in Downtown Colorado Springs. On Sunday night a large police presence was seen near I-25 and Bijou. Police say they were first alerted about the remains around 6 p.m. Colorado Springs PD says at this time it’s too early in the investigation
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Area 51 Smoke & Vape on B Street and the US Army Surplus Store had a car run into them earlier today. KRDO13 has reached out to law enforcement for information on if anything was stolen. This is the latest in a string of cars being rammed into businesses, especially
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) is adding a new set of eyes to their enforcement efforts in the city, through the launch of their Real-Time Crime Center (RTCC). CSPD joins other Colorado cities like Pueblo and Denver in the deployment of their RTCC. It’s a specialized unit in the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) responded to a shooting in a parking lot near where a youth football game was being played. The game was at Atlas Prep High School but a group unrelated to the school was renting out the facility. CSPD says that initial reports were that
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Colorado Springs Police are now on the lookout for a suspect involved in an apparent overnight shooting that left one man dead. According to the CSPD, police first received reports of gunfire in an industrial area on Durango Drive — between Delta Drive and Hancock Expressway — at around 3:30
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – After one man was killed in a shooting in the parking lot at a Pop Warner football game, the league tells KRDO13 they will be increasing their security for future events. Atlas Schools, where the youth football game was being played, also tell KRDO13 they’re working on a new agreement
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – One man is dead after a shooting at a youth football game in the southeastern part of Colorado Springs. Colorado Springs police have not arrested anyone in connection to the shooting that sent shock waves through a Pop Warner youth football game. Families at Atlas Prep School described a chaotic scene
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Criminal charges against a Denver firefighter have been dismissed. Court records show the court system dismissed and sealed the criminal charges against Derek Smith in March 2024. PREVIOUS REPORTING: A Denver firefighter is facing criminal charges after a domestic incident in Colorado Springs, the Denver Fire Department (DFD) announced October
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Colorado Springs Police are on the lookout for seven suspects involved in a robbery and assault of a store employee near the Citadel Mall. Just before 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 30, police were called to a robbery in progress on the 600 block of Citadel Drive, near North Academy
Continue Reading COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado (U.S. Attorney) announced that a man has been sentenced to 168 months of imprisonment and 12 years of supervised release after being found guilty by a federal jury on three counts of sexual abuse of a minor. The U.S. Attorney’s
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)- It was a rude awakening for residents in southern Colorado Springs when they heard a loud crash. Viewers called into the station telling KRDO13 someone stole their car and took it for a joyride leaving behind several wrecked cars. At least four cars were all smashed together. One of the car’s
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Colorado Springs Police are investigating an overnight burglary at H&F Smoke Shop, 3007 North Hancock, which involved at least two vehicles. According to one of the owners of H&F Smoke Shop, between five and six individuals allegedly used one of the vehicles to smash into the business, before causing an
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office says they’re still working to figure out why three students brought airsoft guns to Horizon Middle School, but say there wasn’t a nefarious purpose. The sheriff’s office is asking parents to check their students’ backpacks and monitor their social media feeds to prevent
Continue Reading COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs Police Department arrested a 21-year-old in connection to four teenagers having psilocybin mushrooms, two of them overdosing at Fox Meadow Middle School. CSPD says that a school resource officer notified them of two juveniles who overdosed on psilocybin mushrooms at Fox Meadow Middle School on the morning
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