The Pueblo Chieftain editorial: Community policing
It was great to see Pueblo Police officers join with city Parks and Recreation department volunteers and community members brave the wind last week to clean up an area of Bessemer that needed assistance.
Cops and code enforcement officers joined the others to pick up trash, rake and cut down branches in the 1000 block of Box Elder Street.
Cleanup also was done in the areas south of West Summit Avenue, east of East Abriendo Avenue, north of West Northern Avenue and along Interstate 25.
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