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Colorado Springs, Colorado (Koaa) – In front of a town hall in Teller County, News5 examines how often tips in Pikes Peak Area Crime Stopper and what results the organization have experienced over the decades.

The town hall is planned for Tuesday at 5 p.m. in Woodland Park City Hall, 220 West South Street. The speakers of the event include the 4th judicial prosecutor Michael Allen, the chief of police of Woodland Park, Chris Deisler, and the sheriff of Teller County, Jason Mikesell, admission is free.

The program emphasizes that fugitives, cold cases and other criminal matters in El Paso and Teller Counties in the hope that tips can lead to the public. The public is asked to call 719-634 stop (7867), and the caller has the option of staying anonymous.

According to a spokesman for Pikes Peak Area Crime Stopper, there are two cases that offer 10,000 US dollars for information that leads to an arrest and conviction. One of them is the murder case for Tadeo Francisco Villavicencio-Ramriez, which was shot in Colorado Springs in Remington Park on June 17, 2024. Tadeo left a child when his wife continues to demand justice. The second case with a reward of $ 10,000 is for 19-year-old Santiago Calleros III. Santiago was known to the community as a rap artist “Lil Travieso” and left a daughter. Santiago's body was found on July 6th in 2022 in El Morro Mobile Home Park. He had been shot.

Pikes Peak Area Crime Stopers was founded in 1981 and originally supported for tax purposes. Due to budget cuts, the program began as a 501C3 organization and is almost exclusively operated by volunteers because it is supported by donations by individuals and business owners. Since the foundation, those who have been behind the program have said that there have been more than 3,700 arrests of crimes that led to the recovery of over 10,000,000 US dollars in real estate, narcotics and cash.

According to the data provided by Crime Stopers at News5, Pikes Peak Area Crime Stopers 638 tips for six arrests.

During most part of 2024, the program received 2,217 tips, which led to 34 arrests. In 2023, 2,291 tips for 44 arrests, and 2022 2260 tips led to 41 arrests.

One of the recent cases emphasized by Pikes Peak Area Crime Stopper was a break -in at the National Mill DOG Rescue in Peyton. In this case, after the crime, which was carried out on February 8, a reward of $ 1,000 is offered.

The public can display the “refugees presented” every week by clicking here.

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“The backbone of Crime Stopper is anonymity”

A spokesman for Pikes Peak Crime Stopper explained that Tippste to stay anonymous was a critical aspect of the program. According to the company's website, tips that have been submitted via this website are safely encrypted, completely confidential, completely anonymous and immediately and safely to the local office for criminal poles, the P3 -Tipp management software uses directly and safely to the local crime stop. After submitting your tip, you will receive your own clear ID number you use when you check the status of your tip or pick up your reward. Crime Stopper's posts reward justified typing numbers in the weekly crime stops. Fugitives of the Week articles that appear here every Monday.

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Cold cases from Pikes Peak Area Crime Stopper

Thomas Kinslow
On February 22, 2005 at around 1:40 a.m., Thomas Raymond Kinslow had just finished his layer in the Hollywood home video at the Academy Boulevard and in the Lasalle Street. Tommy, as he was called by his family, took a short way to his house.
At around 1:45 a.m., several 911 calls were obtained, which were fired in the 3900 block of the Avenue constitution. CSPD police officers arrived at this place within minutes after the calls from 911 to find that Tommy Kinslow was a short distance from the place where he had parked his car next to his apartment in the middle of the Avenue constitution. Tommy died of several gunshot wounds.
The crimes of vehicles that traveled to the Avenue constitution at the time and the place of crime were eyewitnesses. These eyewitnesses stated that the shootout was seen and described the suspect. Although there were some inconsistencies in the eyewitness reports, everyone agreed that the suspect was a slim man of unknown breed, who was about 6 'dark -colored clothing. In addition to these eyewitnesses, several residences in the nearby town houses heard the shots and some reported to see a person in dark -colored clothing that leaves the crime scene on foot. The search for K-9 teams did not find the suspect. The case remains open and active.

Angelina Sicola

Angelina Marie Sicola, 20 years old, was strangled to death in her own apartment in the northeast of Colorado Springs.
Around noon on Thursday, May 2, 2013, the police officers from Colorado Springs reacted to the Featherstone Apartments, 3807 Halfturn, RD, to a report by a deceased person in apartment No. 315. Arrest official found the body of the 20 -year -old Angelina Marie Sicola in her own apartment. The officials learned that the victim's father had come into the apartment, where his daughter lived alone after not heard from her in a few days and the victim died inside.
The investigation: The investigators found that Ms. Sicola was probably killed in her apartment, and the autopsy showed that she had died of violent strangulation. Over the next few months, the investigators conducted interviews with numerous friends, neighbors, employees, fellow students and social media contacts. Numerous evidence has been examined and the forensic examination of both physical and electronic evidence continues. Although no people have been charged in this crime so far, the examination of the murder of Angela Sicola remains open and active.

Shelley Dorsey

In the early morning of March 24, 2015, the victim Shelley Dorsey was sitting on the driver's seat of her vehicle, which was parked on the property of the apartments of the Mountain County (today known as shelf Estates) in the 105 S. Academy BLVD and spoke to her friend, who was sitting in the passenger seat. The friend told the police that he said and shot and shot a shot in front of the car side of the car for about 0100 hours. Sacrifice Dorsey then fell over the car on her friend, whereupon he saw that she was bleeding. He carried her out of the car and to his nearby apartment to provide help, but the victim died at the scene. The victim's friend could not describe a suspect or deliver a possible motive for the shootout. Autopsy showed that the victim died of a single firing wound, which was fired up close from her left side. A used cartridge housing was recovered on the drain drodue and a projectile from the car's inner -pass driver door.

Jamil Salaam

The 22 -year -old Jamil Ahmad Salaam was shot in the parking lot of a residential building on Tuesday, July 17, 2007.

On Tuesday, July 17, 2007, the Colorado Springs police department received a report on a shootout in the 800 block of Chapman Dr. Discovered with the arrival officers that the victim had been shot Jamil Salaam several times; He was declared dead at the crime scene.

The investigation: Investigation showed that the victim Jamil Salaam with a friend in the parking lot of the Pine Creek Village Apartments near building 874 when they were addressed by three people. There was a short confrontation and Mr. Salaam was shot several times. The three suspects then fled the scene; No weapons were recovered at the scene. A witness of the shootout gave the following description of the three suspects:

#1. A black man, in the mid -1920s, about 5'10 inches tall, thin to medium -sized, wears a black bandana that covers his face, a white tank top and a dark baggy pants with a silver buckle.

#2. A Hispanic man, in the mid -1920s, about 5'10 inches tall, thin to medium -sized, black hair, black hair that covers his face, a black tank top, black pants and black shoes.

#3. A black or Hispanic man, in his mid -20s, who wore a white bandana with his face, a white tank top and a black baggy pants.

Extensive follow -up tracking was carried out within the apartment complex, and numerous interviews were carried out with friends and employees of the victim as well as possible witnesses. Forensic evidence were recorded at the immediate crime scene and from other places from the course of the examination. Although no suspects have not yet been named, the investigators continue to pursue leads as they are being developed and continue to examine the physical evidence with increasingly sophisticated DNA technology. The examination of the murder of Jamil Salaam remains open and active.

Stephan Wilson

On January 10th, 2010 at around 10:00 a.m. CSPD at 6590 Delmonico Dr. #101 sent to examine a report about a body in the apartment. In arrival officers, officers found the body of an adult man who was identified as Stephan Kirk Wilson. The Coroner's Office by El Paso County has completed an autopsy and found that the cause of death is a gunshot wound on the head.

The investigation showed that the victim lived alone in the apartment, had no traditional employment and was a part -time university student. A preliminary investigation showed that the officials were sent to the same apartment at 9:30 p.m. last night to examine a loud noise complaint. The officials observed that the sound that came from the apartment was very loud, but the resident did not answer the door. The officials contacted the management and stated that they wanted to take care of the problem with the resident. Management contacted the resident this morning and the noise was still very loud. The resident would not come to the door, so that management entered the apartment and discovered the deceased party.

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