Police Search for "Crummy Cookies Bandits"

(LAKEWOOD, Colo.) -- Police are looking for two armed men in connection with at least five robberies in the Denver and Lakewood area.

Officials say the two men are dubbed the "Crummy Cookies Bandits" because in one of their thefts at Subway restaurant, they ordered cookies first then robbed the business.

In one incident, the suspects entered a 7-Eleven store on West Colfax Avenue in Lakewood where one of the suspects bought candy and when the clerk opened the register, he jumped over the counter and demanded cash while holding a BB gun to her face. When the clerk attempted to reason with them, one of the suspects shot her in the face with the gun and continued shooting as she ran away.

The two men are believed to be responsible for at least five similar incidents during three weeks in November. They are described as black males between the ages of 22 to 29 years old, of medium build and 5'7" in height. One has a shaved head while the other has short dark hair and wears earrings in both ears.

A Lakewood Police Department spokesman said in Colorado, using a BB gun in the commission of a crime carries the same punishment as using a real gun because it is used for the same effect of causing fear in the victim.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Denver Police Department at 720-913-2000 or call Crime Stoppers at 720-913-STOP (7867).

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Woman Hospitalized After Being Attacked by 2 Pit Bulls

(PUEBLO, Colo.) -- A woman is now recovering after being attacked by two pit bull dogs in Pueblo on Monday.

The victim was reportedly walking in the vicinity of 1 Alamo Road in the Peppersauce Bottoms neighborhood on Monday morning, when the two dogs attacked her, causing injuries to her head, face, back and arms, according to the Pueblo Chieftain. The victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment to her serious injuries.

The two pit bulls were reportedly quarantined by Pueblo Animal Services, and their owner was issued a summons for two counts of unlawful ownership of a dangerous dog, the Chieftain reports.

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Burglar Flees After Being Confronted by Occupant

(COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) -- Police are searching for a burglary suspect in connection with two break-ins in Colorado Springs on Monday.

Police say around 9:30 a.m. they were alerted about a burglary in progress on the 2800 block of Country Club Drive, and an investigation revealed that a suspect had entered two homes on the block, one of which was occupied. Police say someone in the occupied home confronted the suspect, who then fled out a back door.

Police officers reportedly searched the area with the assistance of police dogs, but were unable to locate the suspect.

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Man Dies in Early Morning Fire

(FOUNTAIN, Colo.) -- Firefighters are investigating a fire which resulted in the death of a man in a Monday morning fire at a mobile home park.

Officials say a fire started in an abandoned home on the 500 block of Windsor Lane at the Crest Mobile Estates and quickly spread to two other homes. A man had reportedly run back into one of the homes for an unknown reason and died in the fire. His identity has not been released.

Fire investigators are at the scene investigating the cause of the fire

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Four Killed in Colorado Mountain Plane Crash

(SILVERTON, Colo.) -- Four people were killed in a Saturday afternoon plane crash in the southwest Colorado mountains.

The Denver Post reports that the single-engine plane was en route from Durango to Aspen when it went down around 1.5 miles north of Silverton.

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of the crash.

Heavy snow hampered travel in the area over the weekend.

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