Dec
21
2010
21
2010
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Stolen vehicle found off Lower Gold Camp Road
Colorado Springs police are investigating a stolen vehicle that slid about 300 feet off Lower Gold Camp Road on Tuesday afternoon.
Police were notified about 3:20 p.m. that a vehicle had gone off a cliff near Lower Gold Camp Road and Bear Creek ...
Jan
12
2010
12
2010
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THE COLD CASE FILES: Girl strangled, stabbed in home, 1986
Each victim is a face frozen in time, haunting investigators whose job it is to bring their killers to justice decades after the trail has gone cold.The Gazette in cooperation with the Colorado Springs Police Department runs a weekly feature ...
Dec
24
2009
24
2009
Donor gives homeless campers a room for a week
Steve Sample, 52, sat shirtless Wednesday in a room at the Express Inn across from Fountain Creek, sharing a cigarette with a friend.
“It is kind of nice to sit not all bundled up,” Sample said, the heater blasting next to him.
He and about ...
Dec
23
2009
23
2009
Red-light cameras run into delays
Red-light cameras are still coming to an intersection near you, but they’ll make their Colorado Springs debut later than expected.
The Police Department had hoped to have the cameras installed at a handful of busy intersections by next ...
Dec
23
2009
23
2009
Quilters stitch together hope for victims
On a recent Monday afternoon, a room at Living Hope Covenant Church was filled with laughter, talk and the hum of sewing machines.
About 15 ladies were hard at work sewing, designing or tying knots. Against the wall are yards of multicolored ...
Dec
08
2009
08
2009
Colorado DUI death rate rose in 2008, but 2009 looks better
Colorado was one of seven states whose death rate from drunken driving increased last year, a new federal report shows.
Nationally, death rates attributed to drunken driving decreased in 40 states and remained the same in three. Eight states and ...
Dec
08
2009
08
2009
Judge denies request for acquittal in trespassing trial
Douglas Bruce argued Monday that he and another anti-tax activist can’t be guilty of trespassing at a Costco because nobody from the store asked them to leave.
“They don’t have any evidence here … none … zilch,” Bruce said of ...