CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (CBS4) – Police alerted neighbors in a Castle Rock neighborhood of gunfire thought to have come from an apartment. Police confirm a person is holed up inside an apartment. (credit: CBS) There is heavy police presence in the area of Red Hawk Drive and Wolfensberger Road. Police believe the person is alone in the home. (credit: CBS) Copter4 shows a police command center and a military-like truck in the area. Roads are closed in the area. Residents are urged to stay inside their homes. At around 9 p.m., officers were still at the scene. They say it is still an active situat ..read more

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (CBS4)– A company in Castle Rock is helping police officers steer clear of the coronavirus. The owners of Creative Colors International of Douglas County are disinfecting the place where officers often spend the most time: their patrol cars. “I love helping these guys,” said Mike McNairy, co-owner of Creative Colors International of Douglas County. (credit: CBS) In a cloud of disinfectant, McNairy doused the interiors of Castle Rock Police Department patrol cars. He said the spray is formulated to fight germs and bacteria, a great solution for police fighting the coronavir ..read more

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (CBS4) – Meadow View Elementary will reopen Monday at a temporary location after a water leak forced the school to close for a week. A spokesperson for Douglas County Schools said a break in the water line to the school’s sprinkler system caused extensive damage in a crawl space below the first floor. Meadow View Elementary in Castle Rock (credit: CBS) Five feet of water poured into the crawl space, damaging the school’s operating systems “beyond repair.” The district spokesperson said the damage was contained only to the crawl space, but excavation and repairs will likely ..read more

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (CBS4) – Meadow View Elementary School in Castle Rock will be closed Tuesday due to a water leak. The district made the announcement over Labor Day weekend, citing flooding in the building. (credit: ThinkStock) Officials said they’re evaluating the situation to decide when the school will reopen. For the latest updates, visit the Meadow View Elementary website.     ..read more

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (CBS4) – Two suspects are facing charges in connection with a shooting on Aug. 6 outside a Castle Rock King Soopers. Benito Bautista (left) and Hugo Vazquez-Topete (right) (credit: Denver Police and Douglas County Sheriff’s Office) Hugo Vazquez-Topete, 26, of Aurora is charged with seven counts of attempted murder, seven counts of assault and assault with a deadly weapon causing serious bodily injury. He was arrested Thursday after running from a stolen vehicle that crashed at W. Louisiana Ave. and S. Irving St. On Twitter, Denver police said three suspects were taken into ..read more

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (CBS4) – Castle Rock Police are asking for help identifying two suspects accused of stealing more than $13,000 worth of iPhones. The department tweeted video of the suspects walking in and out of the Walmart on Sam Walton Ln. Can you ID Me? We need your help identifying these two suspected of stealing over $13,000 in iPhones at Walmart. Call our tip line, 720-733-3517 or email CrimeTips@CRgov.com if you can help. Refer to case 19-38463. Please, no tips here. @CrimeStoppersCO https://t.co/YVq3gLpoU0 — Castle Rock Police (@CRPoliceCO) August 13, 2019 The theft happened aroun ..read more

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (CBS4)– Police in Castle Rock posted some amazing video of a vehicle that struck a tire after it came off a trailer — and became airborne. Police posted the video hoping someone would recognize the truck in the video — and on Sunday police said they had found the driver. (credit: Castle Rock Police) Police posted the video on Facebook on Friday. It shows a tire coming off a trailer that was being pulled by a pickup truck. An SUV hit the tire, went airborne, and flipped over in midair. (credit: Castle Rock Police) Everyone inside the vehicle is okay. It happened about 7 a ..read more

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (CBS4) — A former teacher at Aspen View Academy in Castle Rock is accused of sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust. John Adkins, 27, was a seventh-grade math teacher at Aspen View Academy from August 2018 to February 1, 2019. John Adkins (credit: Castle Rock Police) Adkins was taken into custody on Feb. 13, just after 8 a.m. by the Lone Tree Police Department. Adkins, a former Douglas County School teacher, is accused of touching a student inappropriately while she was in his class, investigators said. According to school off ..read more

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (CBS4)– A Castle Rock man who says he mistook his wife for an intruder and shot her in the stomach calls what happened “a big accident.” Those comments are recorded on newly-released police body cam footage from the Castle Rock Police Department. (credit: Castle Rock Police) “I see movement, flip the light on and realize someone’s in front of me- pulled the trigger,” said Wayne Godsey, when police asked him to explain how he shot his wife in the abdomen last July. “Dude, I’m so scared right now its not even funny.” (credit: Castle Rock Police) CBS4 previously reported th ..read more

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (CBS4) – We all know what it’s like when the check engine light comes on in your car. “You have no idea what to expect. You have no idea why your car is going off,” Chandi Brown said. (credit: CBS) Usually the next step is to see a mechanic, but if you don’t know what you’re talking about, it’s easy to get taken advantage of, especially for women. Mandi Selman works at a garage. Mandi Selman (credit: CBS) “Unfortunately in the industry I see places where it’s very easy for them to do that,” she said. That’s why she started the Women’s Car Care Clinic. She works at W ..read more