COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – One of the Return to Nature Funeral Home owners in Penrose will appear in court today, February 8, 2024. The preliminary hearing for Jon Hallford was at 1:30 at the El Paso County courthouse. Jon was bailed out of the El Paso County jail last week following a decision to lower his
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DENTON COUNTY, Texas. (KRDO) – A motorcyclist, accused of driving from Colorado Springs to Denver in 20 minutes and recording it, has been arrested by the Denton County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) in Texas. DCSO confirms that the rider, identified as Rendon Tyrell Dietzmann, was arrested on Feb. 7, 2024, on an arrest warrant out of
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Both owners of the Penrose funeral home, Return to Nature, will stand trial after nearly 200 decomposing bodies were found improperly stored. The judge just bound Jon Hallford over for trial, meaning the funeral home owners will be tried on charges of money laundering, abuse of corpses, forgery, and theft. In a
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A homemade explosive device went off near downtown Colorado Springs on Jan 12, 2024. The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) says that the explosion damaged the windows of a business in the area of 548 E. Costilla Street. CSPD says that officers responded to calls of an explosion near downtown
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Court records show that identifying the motorcyclist and Youtuber who allegedly went over 170 miles per hour on I-25 between Colorado Springs and Denver, took security camera footage, cell phone records, and connections to a Texas Sheriff. In September of 2023, law enforcement says a motorcycle driver, identified by Colorado
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) has lifted a shelter-in-place for West Bijou and North 17th Street that was enacted Tuesday morning. The shelter-in-place was issued around 11 a.m. According to CSPD, officers responded to the 1900 block of Henderson Ave. on a report of two people passed out in
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) arrested a man accused of shooting a dog for revenge. CSPD said officers responded to a call for a domestic violence disturbance on Feb. 5, involving shots fired at the Pine Bluffs Apartments near Dublin and Rangewood in Northeast Colorado Springs. When officers arrived
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A three year veteran of the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office was arrested Friday, according to EPSO. 33 year old Marie Lahoff was booked into the El Paso County Jail on charges of Assault in the Second Degree, Assault in the Third Degree, Menacing, and False Imprisonment. All charges were
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – One of the owners of Top Dollar Pawn has been found guilty of a pattern of racketeering, a class-two felony, and multiple counts of money laundering on Feb. 1, 2024. She was also found not guilty of theft. The trial for Mischa Jargowsky, one of the owners of Top Dollar
Continue ReadingCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) has arrested a suspect in a fatal crash that happened on Oct. 28, 2023, on East Platte Avenue and North Academy Boulevard. CSPD says that the investigations showed that an SUV was traveling on North Academy Boulevard, attempting to turn left onto westbound East
Continue ReadingELBERT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – A former Academy District 20 student faces six years in prison after her sister called law enforcement in and tipped them off to her plans to carry out mass shootings at three D20 schools and churches. William Whitworth, 19, who identifies as “Lily,” was previously arrested back in April of 2023,
Continue ReadingCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Nearing the one-year anniversary of his death, the family of Joseph “Jojo” Wright is still desperate for answers after the 18-year-old Falcon High School student was killed in a hit-and-run crash last February. The crash, which happened on the night of Feb. 1, 2023, occurred near the intersection of Constitution
Continue ReadingCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Colorado Springs Police are investigating a reported repeat mailbox peeper and thief who appears to be targeting one home on the north side. Victoria Wickman, a homeowner in the Vista Grande neighborhood, noticed multiple pieces of mail missing and didn’t think anything of it, until she caught a man on
Continue ReadingEL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Colorado Springs Police are now investigating an officer-involved shooting in the area of Crawford Street and Security Boulevard in Colorado Springs. Just after 12:30 a.m. on Saturday morning, officers with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office and Fountain Police Department encountered a man with a gun. The man refused
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – At 12:57 p.m. the Colorado Springs Police Department lifted the shelter in place. PREVIOUS REPORTING: The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) has issued a warning for residents in the area of Kodiak Dr & Carmel Dr. near Carmel Community School. CSPD says that they were serving a warrant for a
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Colorado State Patrol is investigating a hit and run incident, which has left a Widefield cyclist battling serious injuries, and he now wants help finding the person responsible. 34-year-old William Dolphin has ridden bicycles for thousands of hours in his life, and even owns his own cycling-related business in
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — New disturbing details against a former music teacher at the First United Pentecostal Church, who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a child in a position of trust, shows multiple minors were involved in an inappropriate relationship. In December, Robert Gordon pleaded guilty to Sexual Assault on a Child by
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Security camera footage obtained by KRDO13 shows the moment a homemade explosive device went off near downtown Colorado Springs on Jan. 12, 2024. Colorado Springs police arrested 69-year-old Edward Kiley, who they suspect created the explosive device. Edward Kiley- CSPD The security cameras show what appears to
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Editors Note: A previous article incorrectly stated that the suspected driver had been arrested. Law enforcement has not arrested the suspect at this time; a warrant is issued for his arrest. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado State Patrol (CSP), in conjunction with the Dallas Police Department and the El Paso County District Attorney’s
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Colorado Springs Police (CSPD) arrested 41-year-old Nathan Meek on multiple felony warrants on Jan. 19. The arrest led to the seizure of a stolen gun, 4.8 pounds of methamphetamine, 80 grams of cocaine, over 3,000 dollars, 1.5 pounds of marijuana, 1220 fentanyl pills, two handguns, and two shotguns. “Any time
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