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Council to vote on police and fire pay raises
March 15, 2013 8:27 PM
COLORADO SPRINGS - Police officers and firefighters in Colorado Springs are poised to a get pretty good raise next year. The pay increases were recommended as part of a comprehensive study by the Waters Consulting Group which was hired by the city to evaluate compensation. Mayor Steve Bach says... more » -
5 Uncovers: invisible health threat from indoor marijuana Play Video
February 7, 2013 12:24 PM
COLORADO SPRINGS - When police officers remove marijuana plants from indoor grow operations, they are encouraged to suit up in protective clothing. Respirators, Tyvex body suits, rubber gloves and even eye protection are used to protect the officer's health. What is so dangerous about pot plants? Mold. ... more » -
NYPD's stop-and-frisk stops still on the rise
May 13, 2012 12:47 AM
The NYPD says officers stopped people on New York City's streets 203,500 times from January through March. That's up from 183,326 during the same quarter last year. The policy allows an officer to stop a person based on reasonable suspicion, which is lower than that of probable cause needed... more » -
Obama touts aid for emergency service workers
October 19, 2011 3:30 PM
NORTH CHESTERFIELD, Va. (AP) - President Barack Obama is pressing for Congress to spend billions of dollars to help firefighters facing layoffs. Obama said Wednesday that while the private sector continues to add jobs, financially strapped state and local governments are doing the opposite and cutting firefighters, teachers and... more » -
Man arrested for killing girlfriend's puppy
December 24, 2010 2:08 PM
Colorado Springs Police Officers from the Sand Creek Division responded to a call regarding a possible domestic disturbance. When officers arrived and made contact with the unidentified female victim, she reported that her live-in boyfriend had just killed her puppy. The victim indicated to police that she and her... more » -
4 Denver police injured in chase
July 15, 2010 1:29 PM
Four Denver police officers were treated for minor injuries after a drive-by shooting suspect's car was rammed by police cruisers. Police say a man suspected of firing shots into a group of people and hitting a man in the leg fled from police late Wednesday. During the chase, police... more » -
Parents of Pentagon shooter warned authorities
March 5, 2010 3:45 PM
A law enforcement official says the man killed in the shootout at the Pentagon had been acting erratically, and his family feared he had a gun. The sheriff in San Benito County, California said that the parents of John Patrick Bedell reported him missing in early January and were... more » -
Court to review employer access to worker text messages
December 14, 2009 10:36 AM
The Supreme Court says it will decide how much privacy workers have when they send text messages from company accounts. The justices said Monday they will review a federal appeals court ruling that sided with Ontario, Calif., police officers who complained that the department improperly snooped on their electronic exchanges.... more » -
More charges likely in Washington police killing
December 2, 2009 11:02 AM
Prosecutors are expected to file more charges against people accused of helping an ex-convict after he allegedly killed four police officers in an ambush at a Washington state coffee shop. They include Darcus D. Allen, the man accused of being the getaway driver for Maurice Clemmons as he fled the... more »
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