Manitou Springs Police Department Emergency call 911, non-emergency call 719-390-5555.
May 2
Manitou Springs Police officers observed a vehicle being driven recklessly near Pawnee and Duclo avenues. After stopping it, they began to suspect the driver was under the influence of alcohol. After roadside testing, the driver was taken into custody and a chemical sample was collected.
At 0351 hours, MSPD responded to a disturbance in the 00 block of Manitou Avenue. Once on scene, officers determined that an assault had occurred, but were able to identify only the witness and victim. Suspect information was gathered, and MSPD will continue to investigate.
An officer attempted to stop a vehicle in the 3200 block of West Colorado Avenue at 1329 hours. The driver did not yield and eluded MSPD.
At 1752 hours, Manitou officers observed a suspicious vehicle, which was determined to be stolen, in the 2900 block of Robinson Street. The involved people were identified and one person had an El Paso County Sheriff’s Office misdemeanor warrant. The suspect received a personal recognizance bond and was released. The man who was in control of the vehicle was taken into custody and booked into the El Paso County Criminal Justice Center.
While investigating the above stolen vehicle, officers came into contact with a suspect who has multiple local felony warrants. The suspect was taken into custody and booked into CJC.
May 3
At 0116 hours, MSPD stopped a vehicle at 26th Street and Westend Avenue, and the passenger was found to have a local felony warrant. The suspect was taken into custody and booked into CJC. Also, officers observed a blue vehicle with unreadable registration near the 2700 block of Robinson Street. They stopped the vehicle and, after investigating, issued a summons.
A Manitou officer contacted a man near the intersection of Crystal Hills Boulevard and Crystal Park Road at 1019 hours and detained him on multiple local misdemeanor warrants.
At 1257 hours in the 400 block of El Paso Boulevard, MSPD contacted the victim of a fraud case involving stolen credit cards.
Officers contacted the driver of a car with stolen license plates in unincorporated El Paso County at 1945 hours. The plates were recovered and suspect information was obtained. The case will be forwarded to the agency that has jurisdiction over the location where the plates were stolen.
May 4
At Manitou Avenue and El Paso Boulevard at 0041 hours, officers stopped a vehicle with no license plate. They developed probable cause to search the vehicle and recovered drug paraphernalia. The driver was issued a summons for a criminal traffic violation and possession of narcotic equipment, and the vehicle was impounded.
MSPD responded to a check-the-welfare request for a woman in the 500 block of Crystal Park Road at 0652 hours. She was wanted for a local misdemeanor offense.
A Colorado ID card, bus pass, student ID and two debit cards were found in the MSPD lobby window.
May 5
MSPD officers responded to an indecent exposure report in the 900 block of Manitou Avenue. When they arrived, they contacted a man who matched the description reported. The officers investigated and spoke with a witness. The man was issued a summons.
While responding to the above report, an officer contacted a man who was uncooperative and disorderly. He was cited and transported to a local hospital.
An adult was arrested for marijuana possession in the 400 block of El Monte Place.
Someone left a found credit card at the MSPD information window.
May 6
MSPD responded to the report of a man causing a disturbance downtown. During the previous 36 hours, the department had received several calls regarding the same suspect. No one was willing to provide information to pursue charges and only wanted him to receive mental health assistance. The man was placed on a mental health hold and transported to a local hospital.
May 7
At 1910 hours, officers observed a traffic accident shortly after it occurred in the 800 block of Manitou Avenue. The at-fault driver was cited for following too closely; no one was injured.
MSPD responded at 2115 hours to a theft reported in the 300 block of Crystal Hills Boulevard. Suspects were not located, but the stolen item was and the officers returned it to the owner.
May 8
Officers stopped a vehicle in the 00 block of Crystal Park Road at 1130 hours. The vehicle had fictitious license plates and the driver was cited and released.
COURT UPDATE
Former Manitou Springs High school teacher Timothy Hilt is scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday, May 26, according to the Colorado Judicial Branch’s online docket. He is accused of sexually assaulting a student.
Matthew Barton, another former MSHS teacher accused of sexual assault on a student, is scheduled for a motions hearing Tuesday, July 19. His jury trial is set for October 2022.
Ashlynne Perez is due in court for a final hearing Friday, June 17. Her 4-year-old son accidentally shot himself in the head July 6, 2021, outside a Manitou business.
Her husband, Carlos Perez, is scheduled for a pre-trial conference on Tuesday, June 7.