Overview
- Colorado Springs police said their Armed Violent Offenders Unit executed a search warrant at an apartment on North Murray Boulevard and arrested one minor connected to the smash-and-grab.
- Detectives located a second juvenile at school, who ran and allegedly tried to carjack multiple vehicles at Vickers Drive and North Academy Boulevard before being stopped with help from a school employee.
- The minor arrested at the apartment faces burglary, motor vehicle theft, and criminal mischief charges, while the fleeing suspect also faces attempted robbery and kidnapping counts.
- Investigators impounded a dark sedan allegedly used in the burglary and recovered a third stolen vehicle as they continue probing a shooting in which a victim’s vehicle was struck multiple times.
- CSPD is asking anyone who may have been targeted in attempted carjackings at Vickers and North Academy or related incidents to contact the department, and provided a physical description of the fleeing suspect.