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Area Residents On Edge One Day After Home Invasion Save Email Print
Posted: 7:42 PM Sep 13, 2008
Last Updated: 8:05 AM Sep 14, 2008
Reporter: Eric Lupher
Email Address: ELupher@kktv.com

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Things seemed to be back to normal at Stone Crossing in Northgate Saturday, after a man who may be linked to an earlier kidnapping broke into a home, assaulted a woman and got away in the same neighborhood.

Families were out and about. But, there was one noticeable difference. Every neighbor had a higher level of awareness.

Mary Kyer Park, just blocks from the home invaded by the possible kidnapping suspect, was full of kids again, doing what they do best.

The Ernst family decided to take their kids there, rather than let them play in their own backyard, so they could keep an eye on them at all times.

This, after kids in the Gleneagle area spent recess indoors Friday when as many as 17 schools were on lock down while law enforcement looked for the suspect still on the loose.

The lock down wasn't enough for mother of four Deedee Daniger.

She claims she got no phone calls or emails about the manhunt until it was too late Friday.

"I would have never let 4 kids out of my house by themselves to walk themselves to the bus stop,” said Daniger.

District 20 officials say there was no notification, because they didn't feel there was a threat in the Stone Crossing neighborhood until later Friday morning.

Stone Crossing is no longer bombarded with K-9 units or police officers, but neighborhood tensions remain high, as the search for a suspect continues.

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Posted by: Not Given Location: Colorado Springs on Sep 13, 2008 at 09:28 PM
My wife and I had lunch across from the street from Compassion on Friday. At around 11:45 as we finished eating we saw a cruiser slowly going through the parking lot, and we noticed a man that seemed to have denim jacket and what looked like a small pony tail turn away from the cruiser as if to avoid being seen. He then walked over the ridge on the edge of the parking lot, and again changed direction when the cruiser came back around. He papered to be keeping his back to the cruiser. We than flagged down the officer and tried to tell him what we observed. Ho told us he would check it out later, but then went into the subway and seemed to be ordering lunch. As I drove away the man was visible walking south bound on Interquest. He seemed to resemble the drawing, but I was not close enough to tell for sure. Anyway, I circled back, but the officer was still inside the Subway and his cruiser was empty. I figured that they had the guy so I did not give it a second thought until I saw your story tonight.