Man robs pharmacy

KRISTINA IODICE

A man stole powerful painkillers from the Walgreens pharmacy on Saturday.The man stole five bottles of hydromorphone and supposedly fled in a vehicle, according to police radio traffic.The man said he had a gun when he demanded the narcotics, police ... Full story

Man hospitalized after stabbing

KRISTINA IODICE

Fountain police on Saturday were investigating an overnight stabbing.Colorado Springs police officers went to the 1900 block of South Chelton Road just after 1:30 a.m. Saturday and found a 25-year-old man who had been stabbed in the torso.The man was... Full story

Gunshots draw police attention overnight

KRISTINA IODICE

Gunfire, a short chase and a car crash made for a busy night for police officers in the south end of Colorado Springs in the early hours of Saturday morning.At about 3 a.m. Saturday, police responded to calls about gunfire near Airport and South Chel... Full story

Roads slick after freezing drizzle, snow

Lots of wrecks on area roads

KRISTINA IODICE

"This would be a good day to stay inside."So says the National Weather Service in Pueblo, explaining that a dose of freezing drizzle in the very early hours of Saturday that turned into snow later left roads in the Pikes Peak region slick.A thin laye... Full story

Falcon Walgreens robbed at gunpoint

A Walgreens in Falcon was robbed at gunpoint Saturday afternoon, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office said. A man with a handgun came into the Walgreens at 7392 McLaughlin Road just after 4 p.m., according the sheriff's office. The man allegedly dema... Full story

UPDATE: WWII-era grenade brought to fire station for disposal

RYAN MAYE HANDY

A man brought a WWII-era grenade to a westside fire station Friday night, prompting the closure of several blocks of West Colorado Avenue, Colorado Springs police said. The man discovered the grenade, of Japanese make, and other 20mm rounds while cl... Full story

Police battle father, son, pit bulls on call

TOM ROEDER

Colorado Springs police say they arrested a man for obstructing officers Friday night after he fought arrest and a pair of pit bulls attacked a cop. Police were called to the 3400 block of Verde Drive just after 10 p.m. after neighbors reported a di... Full story

Coroner: Driving away from tow enough for homicide ruling

LANCE BENZEL

EDITOR’S NOTE: This report includes details from trial testimony that may be disturbing for readers. -- Detra Farries’ decision to drive away after realizing her vehicle was about to be towed is what led an El Paso County coroner to rul... Full story

Traffic fatalities up slightly in 2011, myriad factors contributed

JAKOB RODGERS

The skies were clear nearly every time someone died on El Paso and Teller county roads in 2011. Rain, sleet or snow had rarely fallen when detectives and coroners arrived to investigate each crash. The asphalt roads that most of these people travele... Full story

Testimony fuels debate over Farries' actions during dragging

LANCE BENZEL

• EDITORS NOTE: This report includes details from trial testimony that may be disturbing for readers. — Did she know? Eyewitnesses at Detra Farries’ dragging-death trial added more fuel to the debate Thursday while recounting harr... Full story

SUNRISE: Heroes alert family to burning home

MATT STEINER

Two people pounded on the door of a burning Colorado Springs home Thursday night, summoning the residents and saving them from possible disaster. According to Springs police, the pair were driving near the 1000 block of Jet Wing Drive at about 10:30... Full story

Police: Man groped woman at Boulder AA meetings

ERICA MELTZER

Police arrested a man this week who is suspected of using his position within Alcoholics Anonymous to inappropriately touch a woman during a meeting at a Boulder hotel.Laureano Sifuentes, 64, had been under investigation by Boulder police since N... Full story

Man dies after hitting power line

DENVER — The Denver coroner's office has identified a 41-year-old man who was electrocuted while using a boom on a construction vehicle. Denver police say Dennis Mann was raising a large boom when it hit a power line. The death was ruled a... Full story

ATV chase ends with man's arrest

TRACY HARMON

FLORENCE — An alleged theft suspect led deputies on an all-terrain vehicle chase and foot race Tuesday before he was apprehended and jailed. Fremont County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to two different addresses in the Florence ar... Full story

3 men plead not guilty in murder case involving Monument woman

CASTLE ROCK — Three men facing murder charges in the death of a woman and her brother-in-law last year say they are not guilty. Christopher Wells, Matthew Plake and Micah Woody appeared in court in Castle Rock on Friday to enter pleas. ... Full story

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