COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The driver accused of hitting and killing a 17-year-old foreign exchange student from Italy outside a Colorado Springs high school has been charged with Careless Driving Resulting in Death. On Wednesday, March 22, police said a student at Doherty High School was hit and killed while walking across Barnes Rd.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Police arrested a suspect accused of shooting into a bar and injuring two people. On March 18, officers responded to the New Havana bar at Academy Place. at 1:15 a.m. on reports of a shooting. At the scene, police found two victims suffering from gunshot wounds. Both were taken to
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — An investigation is underway into a shooting that left one man dead early Monday morning. Just before 1:45 a.m., the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received a call about a burglary in progress in the 800 block of Hathaway Dr., located in the Cimmaron Hills area. At the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– Colorado Springs Police (CSPD) are investigating a drive-by shooting on the East side of the city. According to police, officers were called to the area of 400 North Chelton Road for reports of a drive-by shooting at about 5:30 P.M. Saturday. When officers got there, they reported that witnesses told them
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– The next time you’re at a gas station you might hear something unusual. Some 7-Elevens and convenience stores are playing opera music to deter people experiencing homelessness from loitering. It’s been happening all over the country for the past few years, including here in Colorado Springs. An employee at the 7-Eleven
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — For the last five years, many businesses with illegal gambling machines have avoided penalties — until now. The Colorado Springs Police Department issued notices to at least 32 businesses in Colorado Springs warning them they could potentially be breaking the law by having illegal gambling machines. These machines look similar
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The owner of a Colorado Springs 7-Eleven says a man entered his store and used racially charged language towards him and his family before threatening him with a gun. The incident happened at the 7-Eleven off Uintah St. and Glen Ave. on Monday afternoon. Christopher Ellaz, the franchisee at the
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Colorado State Patrol is reminding drivers once again to Move Over, Slow Down after a trooper was hit along I-25 in El Paso County. According to CSP, this was the seventh time an emergency vehicle was this year. The trooper involved in Monday’s crash was sent to the hospital
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Court documents reveal more on what led up to a fight at a Colorado Springs bar that ended in a man getting part of his nose bitten off. On March 19 around 9:40 p.m., officers with the Colorado Springs Police Department responded to the Antiques Billard Museum. According to court
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A fugitive on the run is headed back to prison after getting caught by law enforcement at a Colorado Springs storage facility. The Colorado Springs Police Department said its tactical enforcement unit (TEU) was contacted and asked for assistance from the Colorado Department of Corrections Parole to arrest 39-year-old Lawrence
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Monday night, Colorado Springs Police arrested a man after he allegedly assaulted a person and threatened a family at the 7-Eleven off Uintah Street. According to police, the 7-Eleven owner reported the assault at 7:02 p.m. March 20, saying there was “an assault in progress with the suspect threatening to
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs Police Department notified the community Tuesday that a man labeled a “Sexually Violent Predator” (SVP) by the court was moving to a neighborhood near the Colorado Springs Airport. According to CSPD, Shane Worth Poteet has moved to an address, 2520 Nadine Dr., in the Colorado Springs Police Department’s
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MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — One of the Manitou Incline women world record holders is accused of threatening and harassing a fellow competitor. Noelia Sanchez moved to Colorado Springs four years ago. But before that, she would make the trek from Texas at least once a year to hike the Incline. Since moving here, she’s
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Jury selection began Monday for the murder trial of an El Paso County woman accused of murdering her 11-year-old stepson in 2020. Gannon Stauch was reported missing from his Lorson Ranch home on Jan. 27, 2020. The community joined police officers for multiple searches that extended through the weeks following
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A Colorado Springs man is in jail after a bar owner said he bit someone’s nose off during a fight. Sunday at 9:42 p.m., officers with the Colorado Springs Police Department received a 911 call from an employee at Antiques Billard Museum, on the east side of the city. The
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Police are searching for the victim in a crash Sunday evening. Around 6:20 p.m. Sunday, the Colorado Springs Police Department received a call about a hit-and-run at Airport Rd. and Crestline Dr. According to CSPD, the vehicle hit a pedestrian at Sand Creek Dr. Police said a Good Samaritan stopped
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The murder trial for Letecia Stauch, the woman accused of killing her 11-year-old stepson in early 2020, begins Monday. Gannon Stauch was reported missing from his Lorson Ranch home on Jan. 27, 2020. The community joined police officers for multiple searches that extended through the weeks following his disappearance. Then in
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U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (KRDO) – A general court-martial against a cadet accused of abusive sexual contact was canceled, with the charge dismissed. In February, the USAFA said Cadet Palmer Collet was charged with two specifications of abusive sexual contact in violation of Article 120, Uniform Code of Military Justice. On March 15, a
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A mother and her son were taken into custody after they were both caught inside a stolen car. According to the Colorado Springs Police Department, detectives with the Metro Vice Narcotics and Intelligence Motor Vehicle Theft Unit (MVT) found two stolen vehicles Monday around 1 p.m. This was in the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The parents of a toddler who died from a fentanyl overdose were found guilty of child abuse by knowingly or recklessly causing death. In a single trial, a jury also found Joenny Astacio and Kira Villalba guilty of possession of both fentanyl and cocaine, but not guilty of possession of
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