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Colorado Springs police arrest suspect in hit-and-run after employee is run over by theft suspect

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) has arrested a suspect in a hit-and-run that occurred after a smoke shop employee confronted a theft suspect and was run over by the suspect’s car. The employee was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. CSPD says that  29-year-old Scotty Ranzel Johnson

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Employee facing life-threatening injuries after alleged shoplifter runs him over

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A Colorado Springs man is clinging to life after a shoplifting situation dramatically escalated Sunday night on W. Fillmore Street. Colorado Springs Police (CSPD) say an employee on W. Fillmore Street pursued a shoplifting suspect and the shoplifter struck him with their car. KRDO13 confirmed that employee was Devin Davidson,

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1 arrested, multiple hospitalized after SUV doing donuts tips over in Colorado Springs parking lot

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Colorado Springs Police (CSPD) are investigating a rollover crash that left multiple people with life-threatening injuries. The wreck happened Saturday night just after 10:00 p.m. when an SUV tipped over in the parking lot of The Market at Spring Creek. According to police, five people were hanging out of the

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On the Lookout: FBI, CBI offer $75,000 reward for information in Maggie Long homicide

PARK COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Park County Sheriff’s Office, and the Long Family are offering a $75,000 reward for information in the Maggie Long homicide. Maggie Long (Park County Sheriff’s Office) The 17-year-old was found dead inside her burned-out

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Colorado State Patrol announces grant funding to help victims of motor vehicle theft

COLORADO (KRDO) — Colorado State Patrol (CSP) announced Thursday they’re providing financial aid to victims of motor vehicle theft using new grant funds allocated through Colorado legislation. According to CSP, they received funding through the Colorado Auto Theft Prevention Authority (CATPA) and the Beat Auto Theft Through Law Enforcement (BATTLE) Motor Vehicle Theft Program as

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Colorado Springs woman released on parole back in jail after ‘jabbing’ boyfriend in the stomach

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) –  Detra Farries, the Colorado Springs woman convicted of dragging a tow truck driver to death in 2011, is now back in jail. Farries was released back into the community in 2021 on parole after serving ten years of her 20-year sentence. According to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD), Farries was arrested for

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