Manitou Springs Police Department Emergency call 911, non-emergency call 719-390-5555.
April 4
Manitou Springs Police officers received a report about a transient man sleeping near restrooms in the 200 block of Manitou Avenue. After contacting him, they discovered he had an El Paso County misdemeanor warrant. The officers served him with a personal recognizance bond to reappear in court and warned him about camping within city limits.
April 5
At 0528 hours, MSPD responded to a criminal trespass report at a gas station in the 100 block of Manitou Avenue. The suspect, who’d been advised previously about trespassing, was cited and released.
During routine foot patrol near the 3400 block of West Colorado Avenue, officers saw a homeless encampment with a small, uncontained campfire. It was in a dry, wooded area near a densely populated area and the man tending the fire had no obvious way to put the fire out. The National Weather Service had recently issued Stage 2 fire restrictions, banning outside fires.
MSPD contacted a man in the 200 block of Manitou Avenue who was found to have an El Paso County misdemeanor warrant. The officers served him with a personal recognizance bond and released him.
At 2022 hours, a nude woman was reported in the 200 block of Manitou Avenue. Manitou Springs Fire Department personnel located and evaluated her. While on scene, MSPD learned that she had stolen from a business, which wanted to press charges. She was charged with theft and released for medical care.
MSPD officers stopped a vehicle near U.S. Highway 24 and 31st Street at 2300 hours. They discovered the vehicle had a fictitious license plate. It was seized as evidence, and the driver was cited and released.
At 2332 hours, officers responded to the Penny Arcade to search for a lost cellphone, but were unable to find it.
April 6
At 0006 hours, a Park Avenue resident reported that his vehicle had been broken into and several items stolen between 3 p.m. and midnight. There is no suspect information.
A window was broken at a business in the 100 block of Manitou Avenue. The owner was on scene when police officers arrived. There is no suspect information.
MSPD received a phone call at 1906 hours regarding lost property; the owner’s credit card was being used. There is no suspect information, but MSPD will continue to investigate.
April 7
A lost purse was turned in to the MSPD. There is no identifying information in it, and it has been placed in found property for safekeeping.
At 1835 hours, officers were called to an unattended death in the 500 block of Crystal Hills Boulevard. No signs of trauma or foul play were noted. The county coroner was called to the scene.
April 8
MSPD responded to a medical call in the 500 block of Manitou Avenue at 0230 hours. The reporting party told officers and emergency medical services that he only wanted a ride to the hospital to get out of the cold. The man was cited for false reporting and released.
Officers responded to a residential burglary in the 00 block of Beckers Lane. When they arrived, they contacted a man on scene. While they were investigating, another man showed up. MSPD viewed surveillance camera footage showing both men on the property. The officers took both into custody for forced entry (residence) and having a controlled substance. They were transported to the El Paso County Criminal Justice Center.
MSPD contacted a woman in the 200 block of Manitou Avenue; she was found to have a local misdemeanor warrant. She was served a personal recognizance bond and released.
April 9
At 0050 hours, officers attempted to stop a vehicle in the 3300 block of West Colorado Avenue. The driver drove away and was last seen in the area of Uintah and 24th streets.
MSPD responded to a check-the-welfare request on Highway 24 in El Paso County. Officers contacted a man walking west on the eastbound side of the highway wearing only underwear; he was hypothermic. MSPD detained him and he was transported to a hospital under a medical hold.
A suspicious incident was reported in the 100 block of Manitou Avenue. Officers contacted a man wanted on two local felony warrants, and he was booked into CJC.
At 2155 hours, MSPD stopped a vehicle in the 500 block of El Paso Boulevard. The driver was found to have a canceled driver’s license and multiple local misdemeanor warrants. The driver was cited, given a personal recognizance bond and released.
April 10
Officers located a stolen vehicle in the 00 block of Manitou Avenue at 0200 hours. The registered owner was contacted and the vehicle was towed. There are no suspects at this time. While investigating, the officers contacted a man in the area. He was found to have several misdemeanor warrants through the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, and was given a personal recognizance bond and released.
MSPD stopped a vehicle speeding in the 00 block of Manitou Avenue. During their investigation, the officers discovered the vehicle’s registration was expired, the driver had a revoked license and the vehicle was not insured. It was impounded.
At 2116 hours, officers stopped a spray-painted pickup truck in the 200 block of Manitou Avenue. The driver failed to yield and drove away. After following the vehicle for a short time, the officers terminated the pursuit. There is no suspect information.
COURT UPDATE
Ashlynne Perez pleaded guilty to criminally negligent child abuse resulting in death and is scheduled for a final hearing Friday, April 15, according to the Colorado Judicial Branch’s online docket. Her 4-year-old son accidentally shot himself in the head July 6 outside a Manitou business.
Her husband, Carlos Perez, is scheduled for a pre-trial conference on Friday, April 29.
Currently, no information is available about the cases of Matthew Barton and Timothy Hilt, former Manitou Springs High School teachers accused of sexually assaulting students.