Colorado Springs Police Department
| Colorado Springs Police Department | |
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| Abbreviation | CSPD |
Patch of the Colorado Springs Police Department
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | September 2, 1872 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | City of Colorado Springs in the state of Colorado, USA |
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| Map of Colorado Springs Police Department's jurisdiction. | |
| Size | 186.1 square miles (482 km2) |
| Population | 445,830 |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | 705 S Nevada Avenue Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Police Officers | 687 (as of 2008) |
| Civilians | 293 (as of 2008) |
| Agency executive | Peter Carey, Chief of Police |
| Facilities | |
| Stations | 4 |
| Website | |
| CSPD site | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) is the central police department for the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado. CSPD was involved in the capture and surrender of several members of the Texas Seven.
The CSPD is headed by the chief of police, who presides directly over three main bureaus (each headed by a deputy chief):
The Colorado chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union revealed that, in conjunction with the Denver Police Department, Colorado Springs police had been spying on residents involved in nonviolent protest activity.
During the 2007 St. Patrick's Day parade, the CSPD arrested seven peace protesters in what was later alleged to be a somewhat brutal incident. All of the protesters were senior citizens. One of them, Elizabeth Fineron, was 66 and walked with the assistance of a cane. Ms. Fineron was dragged by police across the street after lying down in the road and refusing to move from the parade route, and suffered bloody abrasions from the incident.
In September 2011, two CSPD officers issued a citation to Hooters and charged a 19-year-old waitress with a misdemeanor for giving alcohol to intoxicated customers. However, further investigation revealed that the officers had ordered beers and had visited two bars prior. Surveillance cameras also revealed that the customers do not appear intoxicated and able to walk without trouble. As a result, the case against the restaurant and waitress was dismissed. CSPD has denied the allegations, but Mayor Steve Bach has ordered an investigation into the officers' conduct.
In October 2012, Officer Josh Carrier was found guilty of 34 counts of molesting boys at a middle school where he acted as a wrestling coach.
Since the establishment of the Colorado Springs Police Department in 1872, 12 officers have died in the line of duty:
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