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Colorado Springs receives $2.3 million federal anti-terrorism grant
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For the first time, Colorado Springs has qualified for a federal grant designed to secure high-risk cities against acts of terrorism. The city announced Monday that it had received $2.3 million from the Urban Area Security Initiative grant provided by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The Pikes Peak…
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Denver deputy arrested on suspicion of menacing, child abuse in Colorado Springs
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Colorado Springs police arrested Denver Sheriff’s Deputy Darrel Killebrew, who is facing several charges, including child abuse, according to a news release by the sheriff’s department Thursday. CSPD officers responded to a domestic disturbance call for service on Monday after an adult female reported Killebrew, 33, broke a tablet and a laptop and pulled a…
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Polis says red flag law ‘can work better’ than assault weapons ban
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Gov. Jared Polis believes Colorado’s red flag law is a more effective tool than an assault weapons ban, which General Assembly Democrats appear to be pursuing. Extreme Risk Protection Orders – which allow family members or law enforcement officers to petition a court to removing firearms from a person who poses an imminent threat to themselves or others –…
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Denver, Aurora, Colorado Springs get low marks on police body camera policies
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Policies and practices on use of police body cameras in Denver and Aurora fared poorly in a new scorecard issued Tuesday by The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. But Colorado Springs did even worse, according to the scorecard. The Leadership Conference, in their report, “The Illusion of Accuracy,” claimed that “by providing first-hand…
