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El Paso County Crime

Murder victim’s family outraged over plea agreement given to double homicide suspect

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — In an El Paso County courtroom Monday, family members of two juvenile murder victims were outraged over a plea agreement offered to the 20-year-old homicide suspect. 20-year-old Kadin Blaschke pleaded guilty to 2nd-degree murder charges stemming from the double homicide of 13-year-old Marcus Venezio-Hernandez and 15-year-old Nevean Tafoya. Court documents

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“That’s extraordinary,” 7-time convicted felon escapes felony conviction three times before arrest

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Colorado Springs Police recently arrested 48-year-old Aaron Miller on multiple felony crimes, including assault with a deadly weapon and theft of an at-risk person. 13 Investigates has learned Miller is a seven-time convicted felon with multiple convictions for escaping from a felony conviction, which is a class-three felony. Miller was

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On the Lookout: internet, phone, snipped for thousands; pair flee deputies; burglar sours school spirit

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The sparks were flying — but in all the wrong ways. Colorado Springs Police believe a pair of criminals are behind a recent Comcast outage, that effected 20,000 locations. They sliced through the fiber optic lines that provide internet and phone service, just after 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 11. Video

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Colorado Springs Police: Two young juveniles in custody after stealing vehicle then crashing into police cruiser

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Two juveniles were taken into custody after reportedly stealing a car, hitting the owner of the car, and crashing it into a police vehicle. According to the Colorado Springs Police Department, they received a 911 call Thursday afternoon reporting juveniles had stolen a vehicle from the 3600 block of Marion

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Fountain Police arrest ‘career criminal’ found with Ghost Gun

FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KRDO) — Thursday, the Fountain Police Department (FPD) announced detectives had arrested a “career criminal” after he was caught looking into cars and illegally going onto residential properties. On Jan. 11, at 10:47 a.m., officers received information about a “suspicious male” looking into vehicles and walking onto people’s property in the 1000 block

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Two arrested after standoff in Security-Widefield, including suspect in head-on crash

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office released more information on a barricaded suspects situation that happened Wednesday, including saying one of the suspects was connected to a serious crash in Colorado Springs. According to the sheriff’s office, 34-year-old Kenneth Kaufman-Magallanez was wanted for several felony and misdemeanor charges. Those

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