Crime and Public Safety

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (125+ words) Colorado Springs police issued a community notification for missing 14-year-old Alexander Jones on Friday, the department posted on social media. He was last seen around 3 p.m. on Friday in the 6800 block of Black Forest Road, which is the location of Vista…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (691+ words) A burglary in one city, a stolen car in another, and a shooting several jurisdictions away can begin life as three unrelated police reports. The Regional Anti-Violence Enforcement Network, better known as RAVEN, took notice in February 2025 after a pattern…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (203+ words) Mario Beltran, 35, whom police call a “known prolific offender,” was arrested Thursday night after entering a business in the 7100 block of North Academy Boulevard, according to Colorado Springs police. The department’s specialized Metro Retail, Pawn, Metal and Organized Crime Unit,…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (46+ words) A Colorado Springs couple says a CSPD drone followed their car after a nearby disturbance. Here's what police say about their drone program. A Colorado Springs couple says a CSPD drone followed their car after a nearby disturbance. Here's what…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (195+ words) Two people killed in a fatal crash along Marksheffel Road Aug. 31 have been identified, bringing this year’s traffic deaths to at least four more than last year. Driver Francine Shumake, 53 and passenger Brenda Baker, 61, were killed at the scene of…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (409+ words) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — An initiative by the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) uses social media to keep local cold cases in the public eye — and potentially generate new leads. CSPD has about 122 cold cases dating back to 1953. The cases…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (210+ words) Terrell Jennings, 27, died in an apparent suicide Thursday evening several hours after police believe he robbed three Colorado Springs banks in minutes, the department announced in a news release on Friday. Police were attempting to arrest Jennings after linking him…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (127+ words) Colorado Springs police and the FBI are investigating three bank robberies that occurred in short succession Thursday afternoon, according to a blotter entry by the department. The first robbery was reported in the 1100 block of North Circle Drive around 12:04 p.m. and…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (158+ words) A crackdown across the Front Range last week yielded 313 citations for registration enforcement in Colorado Springs alone. The initiative included the Colorado Springs, Aurora, Denver, Fountain, Monument and Manitou Springs police departments, as well as the El Paso County Sheriff’s…...

2+ week, 12+ hour ago   (438+ words) A federal judge concluded last week that a Colorado Springs police officer could not be held liable for shooting a suspect three times after the man menaced two victims with a gun and fled the scene. Al’morion Germany was involved…...