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• Officials feel Interim Police Chief is a good choice for Canon City Play Video

  July 11, 2012 8:13 PM

  It's been a question on the minds of many in Canon City. How did the man brought in to study police department problems end up getting the job there as interim police chief? We went to Canon City to try and get some answers. The audit took place earlier this... more »

• Chief steps down after neighborhood watch shooting

  March 22, 2012 4:42 PM

  SANFORD, Fla. (AP) - The police chief at the center of a fatal neighborhood watch shooting says he is stepping down temporarily because he has become a distraction. Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee made the announcement at a news conference Thursday. Lee has been criticized after police did not arrest... more »

• Police chief found with cult-like cartel leaflets

  March 22, 2012 3:11 PM

  MEXICO CITY (AP) - The Mexican Army says it has detained the police chief of a town in western Mexico who had pamphlets and banners about the cult-like Knights Templar drug cartel, as well as cocaine and hand grenades in his patrol car. The Defense Department says in a statement... more »

• MADD Director: I fear for anyone driving and living in Colorado Springs Play Video

  November 10, 2011 3:43 PM

  The state executive director of Mothers Against Drunk Driving Colorado says she fears for "anyone driving and living in Colorado Springs," after learning that the city plans to stop conducting sobriety checkpoints. Emily Tompkins says the decision needlessly jeopardizes drivers by eliminating what she calls a "high-visibility deterrence." "It's... more »

• CSPD Chief to receive over $114,000 in severance Play Video

  October 10, 2011 11:50 PM

  Tonight we're learning more about the severance package the city is giving to Colorado Springs Police Chief Richard Myers. The news comes after Myers announced last week he's retiring. Myers retirement comes during a tumultuous year for the police force, in which 2 officers were arrested and the vice... more »

• Fort Collins focuses on 2 police chief candidates

  October 10, 2011 7:32 PM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Fort Collins in northern Colorado is focusing its search for a new police chief on two candidates. The Coloradoan reports City Manager Darin Atteberry told staff members over the weekend he will likely choose either John Hutto of Austin, Texas, or Ron Burns of Tempe,... more »

• Colorado Springs mayor quiet on next police chief

  October 6, 2011 6:20 AM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Colorado Springs Mayor Steve Bach isn't saying much publicly about who he'd like to be the city's next police chief. Current Police Chief Richard Myers said Monday he will retire in November because Bach wants a change in direction. Bach is the city's first... more »

• Denver's new mayor sworn in

  July 18, 2011 8:00 PM

  Former Denver City Councilman Michael Hancock was formally sworn in as that city's new mayor on Monday. The Associated Press reports that Hancock plans to make city government more efficient in order to meet a $100 million budget shortfall. He has 60 days to present a budget to council. ... more »

• Billings retires after 36 years with police department

  February 15, 2011 3:40 PM

  No more urgent police calls in the middle of the night. No more double shifts, helping detectives work on a big case. Tonight Jim Billings will enjoy his first night of retirement, after a law enforcement career that has spanned for more than three decades. "I doesn't seem real... more »

• Search for Pueblo Police Chief on hold

  December 7, 2010 7:15 PM

  Pueblo City Manager Jerry Pacheco has put the search for a new police chief on hold. Finalists were in Pueblo last week to interview for the job, to be made vacant with the retirement of Jim Billings next spring. After interviewing the six finalists, Pacheco met with the City... more »

• Suspect sought in Boulder police officer's assault

  October 19, 2010 8:14 AM

  Boulder's police chief and city manager are asking the public for help in identifying a suspect in the assault of an officer. Chief Mark Beckner says his department will use all its resources to find the person responsible for the assault Saturday night that left police Sgt. Jim Byfield... more »

• Major initiative to make local teen drivers safer

  October 18, 2010 9:42 AM

  Traffic accidents are the leading cause of death for Americans aged one - 44. The problem is especially acute for new drivers, 15-19 years old. In an effort to save young lives in El Paso, Teller and Elbert counties, students from 32 high schools will participate in a peer... more »

• Oops! Police chief finds stolen ammo in kids' fort

  October 13, 2010 12:57 PM

  The police chief of Sebeka didn't have to go far to find the ammunition and other police equipment he believed had been stolen. It turns out the ammo was in his kids' backyard fort. The Daily Journal of Fergus Falls reported Police Chief Eric Swenson, who lives near Sebeka,... more »

• Fountain Police Chief resigns

  June 15, 2010 5:19 PM

  Fountain Police Chief Dan Corsentino has resigned effective at the end of June. Corsentino has run the Fountain Police Department since the spring of last year. Before that he served four terms as Pueblo County Sheriff. He was defeated by Kirk Taylor in November, 2006. The resignation was... more »

• Pueblo Police Chief retiring

  June 14, 2010 11:13 PM

  Pueblo Police Chief Jim Billings is retiring. According to a news release from the department, he'll step down February 16, 2011. The date coincides with his 36th anniversary as a police officer in Pueblo. Billings was appointed to the position of Chief of Police on October 5, 1998 and... more »

• Survivor recalls Alabama professor's shooting spree

  February 16, 2010 11:52 AM

  A survivor of the Alabama university shooting said the professor charged in the attack methodically shot the victims in the head until her gun seemed to jam and she was pushed out of the room. Associate professor Joseph Ng told The Associated Press on Tuesday he was one of... more »

• Canon City names new police chief

  December 29, 2009 1:32 PM

  Canon City has a new police chief. Duane McNeill was sworn into the job on Monday. McNeill comes from the Austin Police Department in Texas. McNeill replaces Dan Shull who retired in December, after more than 30-years in law enforcement. more »