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Colorado Springs Gazette
gazette.com > 03/14/2026 > man-allegedly-runs-from-colorado-springs-police-bites-sergeant-during-arrest

Man allegedly runs from Colorado Springs police, bites sergeant during arrest

2+ hour ago  (148+ words) Colorado Springs police arrested a man they say bit a sergeant after running away from officers on Friday. According to the Police Department, officers were dispatched to a domestic disturbance near Memorial Park when they spotted the man in the…...

Colorado Springs Gazette
gazette.com > 03/14/2026 > colorado-springs-police-advisory-commission-recommends-its-own-end-after-six-years

Colorado Springs police advisory commission recommends its own end after six years

1+ hour, 33+ min ago  (968+ words) The public commission set up to help provide public oversight of Colorado Springs law enforcement feels that it is no longer functional enough to continue. The Law Enforcement Transparency and Advisory Commission voted at the beginning of March to recommend…...

Colorado Springs Gazette
gazette.com > 03/09/2026 > colorado-open-records-reform-bill-dies-in-senate-committee

Colorado open records reform bill dies in Senate committee

4+ day, 20+ hour ago  (799+ words) Efforts to overhaul Colorado's open records law have stalled again. Senate Bill 107, which would have extended response times for public records requests and added accountability measures for late responses, failed to advance out of its first committee and will not…...

Colorado Springs Gazette
gazette.com > 03/09/2026 > colorado-prostitution-decriminalization-bill-shelved-after-sponsor-says-it-lacks-votes

Colorado prostitution decriminalization bill shelved after sponsor says it lacks votes

4+ day, 21+ hour ago  (778+ words) A bill that would have decriminalized prostitution in Colorado will not move forward this year after its sponsor said it lacks the votes to pass its first committee. Sen. Nick Hinrichsen, a Pueblo Democrat, said he will ask to postpone…...

Colorado Springs Gazette
gazette.com > 03/05/2026 > indiana-fugitive-captured-in-pueblo-after-6-years-on-the-run-3

Indiana fugitive captured in Pueblo after 6 years on the run

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (127+ words) Indiana fugitive captured in Pueblo after 6 years on the run'Colorado Springs Gazette Indiana fugitive captured in Pueblo after 6 years on the run U.S. Marshals apprehended an out-of-state fugitive in Pueblo on Monday on suspicion of failuring to register as a sex…...

Colorado Springs Gazette
gazette.com > 03/05/2026 > suspect-in-custody-in-colorado-in-the-case-of-3-women-found-dead-in-utah

Suspect in custody in Colorado in the case of 3 women found dead in Utah

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (489+ words) The series of events happened late Wednesday afternoon in small ranching and farming communities that bustle with tourists in the summer because of the proximity to national parks. Authorities were alerted to the killings by the husbands of the hikers…...

Colorado Springs Gazette
gazette.com > 03/05/2026 > deputies-forcefully-stop-wrong-way-driver-on-i-25-near-fountain-colorado-springs

Deputies forcefully stop wrong way driver on I-25 near Fountain, Colorado Springs

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (157+ words) A woman driving the wrong way on Interstate 25 in February was arrested by El Paso County sheriff's deputies, who forcefully stopped the vehicle, the office announced Thursday. The driver, Gloria Ramos Pena, 42, did not stop for deputies attempting a traffic…...

Colorado Springs Gazette
gazette.com > 03/02/2026 > state-investigators-warn-public-to-avoid-alamosa-homicide-suspect

State investigators warn public to avoid Alamosa homicide suspect

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (158+ words) State and local law enforcement are advising the public not to approach a suspect in an Alamosa homicide that resulted in the death of a 49-year-old on Sunday evening. The suspect, 44-year-old Fernando Rodriguez, of Alamosa, is believed to be…...

Colorado Springs Gazette
gazette.com > 03/02/2026 > 2-sentenced-in-colorado-springs-rye-fentanyl-related-deaths

2 sentenced in Colorado Springs, Rye fentanyl-related deaths

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (220+ words) Two people from Colorado Springs pleaded guilty to drug-related charges after two people who took fentanyl they sold died in 2022, according to a news release by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado on Monday. Thomas Galiano III, 26, and…...

Colorado Springs Gazette
gazette.com > 03/02/2026 > denver-adopts-face-mask-ban-for-law-enforcement

Denver adopts face mask ban for law enforcement

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (464+ words) Members of the Denver City Council unanimously approved an ordinance Monday that prohibits law enforcement officers, including federal immigration agents, from concealing their identities while interrogating, detaining, or arresting an individual within the City and County of Denver, including city-owned…...