Colorado
Officer-involved crash shuts down lanes of Academy near Platte in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – A crash shut down lanes of Academy at Platte in Colorado Springs.
Police put the information out on social media, saying the crash shut down all southbound lanes of Academy at the Platte intersection, and they asked everyone to avoid the area.
Police confirmed the crash was officer-involved. They said an officer in a police vehicle was merging onto Platte from southbound Academy when they were hit by a truck.
So far, police said no one was seriously hurt and no one was taken to the hospital.
This is developing and we will update this as we get more information.
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Suspect arrested after starting vehicle fire in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – Colorado Springs police arrested a suspect late Thursday night after he was suspected of starting a vehicle fire.
Colorado Springs police said at about 12:15 p.m., officers were called to the 2100 block of Vickers Drive, near North Academy Boulevard, to assist Colorado Springs firefighters with a vehicle fire.
During the investigation, police said officers learned that the suspect broke the front window and threw a lit object into the cab of the vehicle.
The vehicle was then engulfed in flames and was a complete loss, police said.
No one was in the parked vehicle at the time of the fire, police said.
At about 11 p.m., police said officers located and arrested the suspect, identified as 32-year-old Graison Dortch in the 4300 block of N Chestnut Street, near I-25 and Garden of the Gods Road.
Dortch was booked into the El Paso County Jail on charges of second-degree arson and use of an incendiary device, police said. Officers said both are class five felonies.
According to court records, as of Friday morning, Dortch is being held on no bond.
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