CSPD recovers over 40 mortars after multiple explosions
Mar 23, 2025
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) reported that on Sunday, March 23, officers responded to reports of multiple explosions near Oro Blanco Drive and North Carefree Circle.
According to CSPD, when officers arrived around 1 a.m. at the 3600 block of Oro Blanco Driv
e, they found a small grass fire. After the Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) put out the fire, CSPD officers searched the area and found 20 spent and 24 intact mortars.
CSPD stated that detectives with the Regional Explosives Unit (REU) responded and recovered the unexploded devices. No arrests have been made at this time. ...read more read less