CSPD: Suspect arrested for attempted armed robbery

(COLORADO SPRINGS) – At approximately 9:45 a.m. on Monday, May 20, the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) responded to a call regarding a reported armed robbery on West Colorado Avenue.

When officers arrived at the store in the 3100 block of W. Colorado Avenue, near North 31st Street, they learned that the suspect allegedly told employees he had a gun and demanded money, but when he got nothing, he had gone.

On the morning of Tuesday, May 21, detectives from the CSPD Robbery Investigation Unit took over the investigation and quickly identified 36-year-old Lamont Bennet as the suspect. They located Bennett, who CSPD said was still wearing the clothes he had worn during the robbery. Bennett was taken into custody without incident.