(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) said officers dispatched to a Burglary in Progress found 18 adults in an apartment, seven of whom had outstanding warrants.
According to CSPD, on Thursday, May 1, at around 9:45 a.m., officers were called to a Burglary in Progress at an apartment in the 3400 block of Vera Cruz Court near East Fountain Boulevard and Chelton Road. The caller told police they saw at least 15 people inside a vacant apartment.
When police arrived, they immediately saw two people trying to leave the apartment out a rear window. Police set up containment and requested additional officers. Inside the apartment, police found 18 people, both men and women.
Seven of the 18 had outstanding warrants and were taken to the Criminal Justice Center. The seven warrants were six misdemeanors and one felony. CSPD said 17 of the 18 people were cited for Criminal Trespass, the one not cited had just shown up to help a friend jump start his car. Unfortunately for that individual, he had a warrant and was taken to the CJC.
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