COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Colorado Springs Police were involved in a shooting with at least one suspect just before 1 a.m. near the 4200 block of Deerfield Hills Road. According to police, officers arrived on-scene just after 10:30 p.m. the night of May 18 following reports of gunshots coming from inside of a home
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Colorado Springs Police (CSPD) officers tell KRDO13 a car theft suspect suffered a “medical episode,” after being arrested. The arrest happened on Dewey Dr. in southeast Colorado Springs at around 3 P.M. Saturday afternoon. Their original call for service was for an assault that occurred at N Academy Blvd at
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Colorado Springs Police say one person is dead following an overnight shooting in the area of 100 South Union Boulevard. Just before midnight, officers responded to the area following reports of a shooting. Officers located one victim with at least one gunshot wound. Police say the victim died on-scene. Police
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COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — The Rocky Mountain Division of the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) has announced an operation targeting the money proceeds of cartel activity, specifically the trafficking of fentanyl in Colorado. The effort, called “Operation Cash Out,” aims to stop the supply of drug money through financial institutions back to countries like Mexico, where
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – On Tuesday, Colorado Springs City Council approved a settlement of $2.1 million in an ongoing use of force lawsuit between a man who alleges he was severely beaten, using excessive force by officers from the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD). The City Council voted to approve the settlement with 7
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – A jury of 12 in El Paso County has decided the verdict in the murder trial of Fountain Police Officer Julian Becerra. That jury found Devon Bobian guilty of all five charges he’s facing: 2nd-degree-murder, aggravated robbery, vehicular eluding, felony menacing, and car theft. This comes after passionate closing
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A family owned business is now sounding the alarm about a pair of recent thefts at their store. They said the incidents happened just a week a part. The owners of Blue Spruce Mercantile remain frustrated that they lost over a thousand dollars worth of goods. One of the owners told KRDO13 the
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Colorado Springs Police say a “known prolific offender” is now in police custody following a months-long investigation.
Continue Reading EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — A jury of 12 in El Paso County is now deliberating in the murder trial of Fountain Police Officer Julian Becerra. This comes after impassioned closing arguments by the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s office and the defense team for Devon Bobian, the man accused of murder. On Feb. 2,
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A quadriplegic man is suing a Colorado Springs Police Officer for $100 million after he claims a police tasing two years ago resulted in his paralysis. Attorneys for the plaintiff, Jacob Root, claim the officer, Robert Comstock, acted outside of the “Use of Force” policy by tasing Root without explicitly
Continue Reading COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced that an El Paso County man has been sentenced after being arrested for multiple sex crimes against a child under the age of 15. The DA’s office says that Michael Edward Newton was arrested in Oct. 2022. His victim disclosed the abuse in
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FORT CARSON, Colo. (KRDO) – A former Fort Carson soldier is facing state felony charges for defrauding women. He was recently discharged from the Army for the same scheme. On April 26, at a general Fort Carson court martial, Sgt. Gavin Pobst pleaded guilty to eight counts of larceny, one count of violating a general
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs Police Department cracked the case of the 1977 murder of 14-year-old babysitter Maria Honzell. Police confirm the suspect in the case, William C. Kernan Jr. died in 2010. Honzell was just 14 years old when she was robbed of her future. The teen accepted a babysitting job
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — On Day 1 of the murder trial against Devon Bobian, the man accused of murdering Fountain Police Officer Julian Becerra, the courtroom was filled with emotion as body-worn-camera video was shown of the moments Becerra fell to his death. RELATED: Fountain officer dies chasing man who spent six months
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Colorado Springs Police say one person is now in custody following an overnight shooting on Abbington Street.
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – A new video released by the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO) shows one of their deputies narrowly missing an impaired driver who almost hit him while making a traffic stop along Highway 24 last week. The El Paso County Sheriffs stated that on Monday, April 29, Deputy Joshua
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – A former El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO) deputy is facing theft, fraud, and official misconduct charges. The charges come almost a year after he disappeared in Rocky Mountain National Park. Court documents show that Kevin Sypher lied to numerous people that he had cancer and was going through
Continue Reading EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – A former El Paso County Sheriff’s Deputy at the center of a fraud and theft investigation is close to striking a plea deal with the District Attorney’s Office. It comes less than a month after deputies arrested the former deputy, Kevin Sypher. Sypher walked out of his Parker home
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) announced that a suspect turned himself in following a deadly hit and run at Platte Avenue and Academy Boulevard on April 26, 2024. CSPD says that a pedestrian was riding a scooter east on Platte Avenue when a vehicle struck the pedestrian. That vehicle
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – A man is in custody after the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) says he allegedly carried out three separate acts of arson in Old Colorado City, which led to a 2nd alarm fire at a townhome, and two vehicles at two separate addresses going up in flames. The Colorado
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