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Man arrested after banging head on cruiser following domestic violence incident
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) arrested a man who allegedly damaged a patrol cruiser after a domestic violence disturbance. On Sunday, June 8, at around 10:19 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 7200 block of Rising Moon Drive, off Centennial Boulevard, in reference to an active domestic violence disturbance, where the suspect was threatening to shoot himself. Upon arrival, officers contacted the victim and learned the suspect was inside the home alone and the children were at a neighbor's house. After an investigation, probable cause was established for the suspect, 36-year-old Charlie Wetzel, who was still inside the home. During the original altercation, police say it was possible Wetzel cut his arm with a piece of glass and threatened to shoot himself. Officers set up containment on the home, and a CSPD K9 and an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) officer were called to assist. The UAV officer was able to locate the suspect in a bedroom and see that he was 'somewhat responsive.' A K9 officer then gave warnings to the suspect from the front door. The suspect exited the home and was taken into custody. While being escorted to a police car, he began to resist and bang his head on the side of the cruiser, causing damage. He was taken to the hospital, medically cleared, and booked into the Criminal Justice Center. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Irish Examiner
10-05-2025
- Politics
- Irish Examiner
Pakistan ‘would consider de-escalation if India stops attacks'
Pakistan's foreign minister has said his country would consider de-escalation if India stops further attacks. The comments by Ishaq Dar came after India said it was committed to non-escalation if Pakistan reciprocates. Both countries have traded strikes on Saturday – the latest escalation in a conflict triggered by a massacre last month that India blames on Pakistan. Mr Dar also warned that if India launched any strikes, 'our response will follow'. A Kashmiri villager stands outside his damaged house after overnight shelling from Pakistan at Gingal village in Uri, Indian controlled Kashmir (Dar Yasin/AP) The foreign minister told Pakistan's Geo News that he also conveyed this message to US secretary of state Marco Rubio when he contacted him after speaking to New Delhi two hours previously. 'We responded because our patience had reached its limit. If they stop here, we will also consider stopping,' he said. India said it targeted Pakistani military bases after Islamabad fired several high-speed missiles at multiple Indian air bases in the country's Punjab state. Pakistan earlier said it had intercepted most missiles targeting three air bases, and that retaliatory strikes on India were under way. Loud explosions were heard earlier in Srinagar, in Indian controlled Kashmir (AP) Indian Colonel Sofiya Qureshi told a press conference in New Delhi that Pakistan also targeted health facilities and schools at its three air bases in Indian-controlled Kashmir. 'Befitting reply has been given to Pakistani actions,' she said. Wing Commander Vyomika Singh, who was also present at the news conference, said India was committed to 'non-escalation, provided the Pakistan side reciprocates'. However, Pakistani ground forces have been observed mobilising towards forward areas, she said, 'indicating an offensive intent to further escalation'. Police officers inspect parts of a projectile attached to an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle intercepted by the Indian Army in Wadala Bhattewad village near Amritsar (Prabhjot Gill/AP) 'Indian armed forces remain in a high state of operational readiness,' Wing Commander Singh added. She said Indian armed forces carried out 'precision strikes only at identified military targets in response to Pakistani actions'. 'All hostile actions have been effectively countered and responded proportionately,' she added. The Pakistani army's actions were a 'provocation' and India's response was 'measured', foreign secretary Vikram Misri said. Shelling from Pakistan struck Rajouri, along the Line of Control (AP) The Pakistani military said it used medium-range Fateh missiles to target an Indian missile storage facility and airbases in Pathankot and Udhampur. People living in Indian-controlled Kashmir said they heard loud explosions at multiple places in the region, including the disputed region's two big cities of Srinagar and Jammu, as well as the garrison town of Udhampur. 'Explosions that we are hearing today are different from the ones we heard last two nights during drone attacks,' said Sheesh Paul Vaid, the region's former top police official and a resident of Jammu. 'It looks like a war here.' Lieutenant General Ahmad Sharif said in a televised address that all Pakistan Air Force assets are safe following the Indian strikes and most of the missiles have been intercepted. He added that some of the Indian missiles also hit India's eastern Punjab, saying 'this is a provocation of the highest order'. Indian National Congress workers hold Indian national flags in support of the Indian Army as they celebrate the success of 'Operation Sindoor', strike against Pakistan, in Guwahati on Friday (Anupam Nath/AP) The army spokesman said the missiles fired by India targeted the Nur Khan air base in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, Murid air base in Chakwal city and Rafiqui air base in the Jhang district in the eastern Punjab province. Mr Sharif said Pakistan had evidence some of the missiles fired by India have also gone into Afghanistan, and to prove it. He said that 'continuing its naked aggression, India, some time back, has fired air-to-surface missiles with its jets'. 'These blatant acts of aggression by India reflect the paranoia within the Indian mindset which continues to grow after the failure of each of its acts and the paranoia continues also to grow as it realises that they cannot break the resolve and will of the people of Pakistan,' he said. India's army said it destroyed multiple armed Pakistani drones that were spotted flying over a military base in northern Punjab state's Amritsar city early on Saturday. Hostilities between the two countries have increased (AP) 'Pakistan's blatant attempt to violate India's sovereignty and endanger civilians is unacceptable,' the statement said. In Pakistan, the civil aviation authority shut the country's airports for all flight operations and people in major cities were seen chanting slogans supporting the armed forces. The Group of Seven nations, or G7, urged 'maximum restraint' from India and Pakistan, warning on Friday that further military escalation posed a serious threat to regional stability. The latest developments came after Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanged heavy volleys of shells and gunfire across their frontier in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, killing at least five civilians in a growing military stand-off that erupted following an attack on tourists in the India-controlled portion of the disputed region. Tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours have soared since an attack on a tourist site in India-controlled Kashmir left 26 civilians dead, mostly Hindu Indian tourists, on April 22. New Delhi has blamed Pakistan for backing the attack, an accusation which Islamabad rejects.
The Herald Scotland
10-05-2025
- Politics
- The Herald Scotland
India says it is committed to non-escalation if Pakistan reciprocates
Pakistan earlier said it had intercepted most missiles targeting three air bases, and that retaliatory strikes on India were under way. Loud explosions were heard earlier in Srinagar, in Indian controlled Kashmir (AP) Indian Colonel Sofiya Qureshi told a press conference in New Delhi that Pakistan also targeted health facilities and schools at its three air bases in Indian-controlled Kashmir. 'Befitting reply has been given to Pakistani actions,' she said. Wing Commander Vyomika Singh, who was also present at the news conference, said India was committed to 'non-escalation, provided the Pakistan side reciprocates'. However, Pakistani ground forces have been observed mobilising towards forward areas, she said, 'indicating an offensive intent to further escalation'. Police officers inspect parts of a projectile attached to an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle intercepted by the Indian Army in Wadala Bhattewad village near Amritsar (Prabhjot Gill/AP) 'Indian armed forces remain in a high state of operational readiness,' Wing Commander Singh added. She said Indian armed forces carried out 'precision strikes only at identified military targets in response to Pakistani actions'. 'All hostile actions have been effectively countered and responded proportionately,' she added. The Pakistani army's actions were a 'provocation' and India's response was 'measured', foreign secretary Vikram Misri said. Shelling from Pakistan struck Rajouri, along the Line of Control (AP) The Pakistani military said it used medium-range Fateh missiles to target an Indian missile storage facility and airbases in Pathankot and Udhampur. People living in Indian-controlled Kashmir said they heard loud explosions at multiple places in the region, including the disputed region's two big cities of Srinagar and Jammu, as well as the garrison town of Udhampur. 'Explosions that we are hearing today are different from the ones we heard last two nights during drone attacks,' said Sheesh Paul Vaid, the region's former top police official and a resident of Jammu. 'It looks like a war here.' Lieutenant General Ahmad Sharif said in a televised address that all Pakistan Air Force assets are safe following the Indian strikes and most of the missiles have been intercepted. He added that some of the Indian missiles also hit India's eastern Punjab, saying 'this is a provocation of the highest order'. Indian National Congress workers hold Indian national flags in support of the Indian Army as they celebrate the success of 'Operation Sindoor', strike against Pakistan, in Guwahati on Friday (Anupam Nath/AP) The army spokesman said the missiles fired by India targeted the Nur Khan air base in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, Murid air base in Chakwal city and Rafiqui air base in the Jhang district in the eastern Punjab province. Mr Sharif said Pakistan had evidence some of the missiles fired by India have also gone into Afghanistan, and to prove it. He said that 'continuing its naked aggression, India, some time back, has fired air-to-surface missiles with its jets'. 'These blatant acts of aggression by India reflect the paranoia within the Indian mindset which continues to grow after the failure of each of its acts and the paranoia continues also to grow as it realises that they cannot break the resolve and will of the people of Pakistan,' he said. India's army said it destroyed multiple armed Pakistani drones that were spotted flying over a military base in northern Punjab state's Amritsar city early on Saturday. Pakistani police officers remove vehicles and people from the main entry of Nur Khan airbase following an Indian missile strike in Rawalpindi (Anjum Naveed/AP) 'Pakistan's blatant attempt to violate India's sovereignty and endanger civilians is unacceptable.' the statement said. In Pakistan, the civil aviation authority shut the country's airports for all flight operations and people in major cities were seen chanting slogans supporting the armed forces. The Group of Seven nations, or G7, urged 'maximum restraint' from India and Pakistan warning on Friday that further military escalation posed a serious threat to regional stability. The latest developments came after Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanged heavy volleys of shells and gunfire across their frontier in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, killing at least five civilians in a growing military standoff that erupted following an attack on tourists in the India-controlled portion of the disputed region. Tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours have soared since an attack on a tourist site in India-controlled Kashmir left 26 civilians dead, mostly Hindu Indian tourists, on April 22. New Delhi has blamed Pakistan for backing the attack, an accusation which Islamabad rejects. A Kashmiri villager stands outside his damaged house after overnight shelling from Pakistan at Gingal village in Uri, Indian controlled Kashmir (Dar Yasin/AP) On Wednesday, India conducted airstrikes on several sites in Pakistani territory it described as militant-related, killing 31 civilians according to Pakistani officials. Pakistan said it shot down five Indian fighter jets. On Thursday, India said it thwarted Pakistani drone and missile attacks at military targets in more than a dozen cities and towns, including Jammu city in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Pakistan denied that it carried out drone attacks. India said, meanwhile, that it hit Pakistan's air defence systems and radars close to the city of Lahore. The incidents could not be independently confirmed. The Indian army said on Friday that Pakistan fired about 300 to 400 drones overnight in violation of Indian airspace to target military installations in nearly three dozen sites along the western borders. India brought down a number of the drones using 'kinetic and non-kinetic means,' Wing Commander Vyomika Singh of the Indian air force told a news conference. Mr Sharif refuted India's claims of firing 300 to 400 drones, challenging them to 'at least show us the debris of one drone to prove the charge'. He said that since Wednesday night India had fired 77 Israeli-made attack drones into Pakistan, all of which were neutralised and their debris collected by Pakistani forces. 'Whatever they will send, we will convert it into debris,' he said.
Irish Examiner
10-05-2025
- Politics
- Irish Examiner
India targets military bases after Pakistan fires missiles
India said it targeted Pakistani military bases after its neighbour fired several high-speed missiles at multiple Indian air bases in the country's Punjab state early Saturday. Pakistan earlier said it intercepted most missiles targeting three air bases and that retaliatory strikes on India were underway. Indian Colonel Sofiya Qureshi told a press conference in New Delhi Pakistan also targeted health facilities and schools at its three air bases in Indian-controlled Kashmir. 'Befitting reply has been given to Pakistani actions,' she said. Police officers inspect parts of a projectile attached to an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle intercepted by the Indian Army in Wadala Bhattewad village near Amritsar (Prabhjot Gill/AP) The Pakistani army's actions were 'provocation' and India's response was 'measured,' foreign secretary Vikram Misri said. The Pakistani military said it used medium-range Fateh missiles to target an Indian missile storage facility and airbases in Pathankot and Udhampur. People living in Indian-controlled Kashmir said they heard loud explosions at multiple places in the region, including the disputed region's two big cities of Srinagar and Jammu, as well as the garrison town of Udhampur. 'Explosions that we are hearing today are different from the ones we heard last two nights during drone attacks,' said Sheesh Paul Vaid, the region's former top police official and a resident of Jammu. 'It looks like a war here.' Lieutenant General Ahmad Sharif said in a televised address that all Pakistan Air Force assets are safe following the Indian strikes and most of the missiles have been intercepted. He added that some of the Indian missiles also hit India's eastern Punjab, saying 'this is a provocation of the highest order'. Indian National Congress workers hold Indian national flags in support of the Indian Army as they celebrate the success of 'Operation Sindoor', strike against Pakistan, in Guwahati on Friday (Anupam Nath/AP) The army spokesman said the missiles fired by India targeted the Nur Khan air base in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, Murid air base in Chakwal city and Rafiqui air base in the Jhang district in the eastern Punjab province. Mr Sharif said Pakistan had evidence some of the missiles fired by India have also gone into Afghanistan, and to prove it. He said that 'continuing its naked aggression, India, some time back, has fired air-to-surface missiles with its jets'. 'These blatant acts of aggression by India reflect the paranoia within the Indian mindset which continues to grow after the failure of each of its acts and the paranoia continues also to grow as it realises that they cannot break the resolve and will of the people of Pakistan,' he said. India's army said it destroyed multiple armed Pakistani drones that were spotted flying over a military base in northern Punjab state's Amritsar city early on Saturday. Pakistani police officers remove vehicles and people from the main entry of Nur Khan airbase following an Indian missile strike in Rawalpindi (Anjum Naveed/AP) 'Pakistan's blatant attempt to violate India's sovereignty and endanger civilians is unacceptable.' the statement said. In Pakistan, the civil aviation authority shut the country's airports for all flight operations and people in major cities were seen chanting slogans supporting the armed forces. The Group of Seven nations, or G7, urged 'maximum restraint' from India and Pakistan warning on Friday that further military escalation posed a serious threat to regional stability. The latest developments came after Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanged heavy volleys of shells and gunfire across their frontier in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, killing at least five civilians in a growing military standoff that erupted following an attack on tourists in the India-controlled portion of the disputed region. Tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours have soared since an attack on a tourist site in India-controlled Kashmir left 26 civilians dead, mostly Hindu Indian tourists, on April 22. New Delhi has blamed Pakistan for backing the attack, an accusation which Islamabad rejects. A Kashmiri villager stands outside his damaged house after overnight shelling from Pakistan at Gingal village in Uri, Indian controlled Kashmir (Dar Yasin/AP) On Wednesday, India conducted airstrikes on several sites in Pakistani territory it described as militant-related, killing 31 civilians according to Pakistani officials. Pakistan said it shot down five Indian fighter jets. On Thursday, India said it thwarted Pakistani drone and missile attacks at military targets in more than a dozen cities and towns, including Jammu city in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Pakistan denied that it carried out drone attacks. India said, meanwhile, that it hit Pakistan's air defence systems and radars close to the city of Lahore. The incidents could not be independently confirmed. The Indian army said on Friday that Pakistan fired about 300 to 400 drones overnight in violation of Indian airspace to target military installations in nearly three dozen sites along the western borders. India brought down a number of the drones using 'kinetic and non-kinetic means,' Wing Commander Vyomika Singh of the Indian air force told a news conference. Mr Sharif refuted India's claims of firing 300 to 400 drones, challenging them to 'at least show us the debris of one drone to prove the charge'. He said that since Wednesday night India had fired 77 Israeli-made attack drones into Pakistan, all of which were neutralised and their debris collected by Pakistani forces. 'Whatever they will send, we will convert it into debris,' he said.
The Hindu
10-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Editors pick newsletter India repels Pak. strikes for second day
Blackout measures were put in place in several parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan on Friday as Pakistan continued to violate Indian airspace for the second consecutive day. Sirens blared and areas on the western border went dark as Indian armed forces used air defence mechanisms to thwart armed drone and missile attacks from Pakistan. Drones, including suspected armed ones, were sighted at 26 locations ranging from Baramulla in J&K to Bhuj in Gujarat, the Indian Army said. Pakistan attempted drone intrusions at 36 locations from Leh to Sir Creek with approximately 300 to 400 drones on Thursday night, Wing Commander Vyomika Singh said at a media briefing on Friday. Pakistan also attempted to target the Bhatinda military station with an armed Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), which was 'detected and neutralised', she added. In response, Indian armed forces launched strikes on four air defence sites in Pakistan. An air defence radar was destroyed by one of them, Wing Commander Singh said. The drones were possibly of Turkish origin, likely to test Indian air defences, Wing Commander Singh said while accusing Pakistan of using civil airliners as a 'shield'. An armed drone targeted a civilian area in Ferozpur in Punjab resulting in severe injuries to members of a local family, an Army official said. Citizens, especially in border areas, were advised to remain indoors, limit unnecessary movement, and strictly follow safety instructions issued by local authorities. 'While there is no need for panic, heightened vigilance and precaution are essential,' the official said. J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday evening urged people of Jammu to 'stay off the streets and stay at home', as blasts echoed in the city. The Chief Minister said there were 'intermittent sounds of blasts, probably heavy artillery'. On Thursday, hundreds of drones that swarmed Indian skies were shot down and late in the evening, the Border Security Force (BSF) foiled an infiltration attempt along the border in the Samba sector of J&K, killing at least seven terrorists, an official said. One woman and two students were killed in J&K as Pakistan resorted to heavy calibre mortar shelling in villages along the Line of Control (LoC) on Thursday night and Friday morning. Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting at his residence on Friday, attended by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh, Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi, Navy chief Admiral D.K. Tripathi, and Tapan Kumar Deka, Director, Intelligence Bureau. Home Minister Amit Shah met chiefs of the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) as tensions heightened. A sudden power outage plunged Jammu city into darkness following two loud explosions on Friday night, likely from the interception of intruding drones. Immediately after, sirens echoed throughout the city, alerting residents to seek shelter. Aerial objects had attempted to strike the strategic Jammu airport and its surrounding areas, which house Army, Air Force, and paramilitary installations. Locations including Baramulla, Srinagar, Avantipora, Nagrota, Jammu, Ferozpur, Pathankot, Fazilka, Lalgarh Jatta, Jaisalmer, Barmer, Bhuj, Kuarbet and Lakhi Nala were targeted by aerial objects on Friday. 'A shell fired from Pakistan landed just behind the Christ School, run by the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate, a congregation in Poonch. Tragically, the shell hit the home of two students of the school. Both unfortunately lost their lives and their parents were severely injured,' Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said on the civilian deaths in J&K, while addressing a press conference in New Delhi on Friday. In an interview to The Hindu, he said that India's steadfast unity in itself is a challenge to Pakistan. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Mr. Abdullah and senior Minister Sakina Ittoo met victims of shelling in both Kashmir and Jammu. Residents said the intensity of shelling was higher than that witnessed during the 1999 Kargil war. India shares 3,323 km of its land border with Pakistan along the States of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, and the Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh. Meanwhile, Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda has directed all medical establishments to ensure that medical emergency response health systems are adequately equipped and functional at all times. Also, the All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi and other Union government hospitals have been asked to mobilise doctors and nurses with supplies for ready deployment. At a high-level meeting on Friday, Mr. Nadda called for ensuring that ground-level linkages with all State governments particularly at the district levels, especially border States, be effectively established to ensure immediate emergency healthcare, if required. The BCCI suspended IPL due to the tension and will announce fresh dates for the cricket tournament later. The Hindu's Editorials The Hindu's Daily Quiz How many countries in the United Nations Security Council were briefed by India over Operation Sindoor? 10 15 8 13 To know the answer and to play the full quiz, click here.
