Colorado Springs Police Department

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Colorado Springs Police Department
CSPD
Chief	Richard W. Myers

The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) is the police department for the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado. CSPD is known among other things, for capturing or causing several members of the Texas Seven to surrender.

The current police chief is Richard W. Myers, who replaced previous chief Luis Velez in 2006 after a scandal involving destruction of evidence that caused several court cases to be thrown out.

1 Specialized units
2 Decorations
3 Controversy
4 See also
5 External links
6 References

[edit] Specialized units

[edit] Decorations

Colorado Springs Police Medal of Honor
Police Purple Heart

[edit] Controversy

Colorado Springs Police have met with controversy and protest over several high-profile incidents in recent years. The Colorado chapter of the ACLU revealed that, in conjunction with the Denver Police Department, Colorado Springs police had been spying on residents involved in nonviolent protest activity. [1]

During the 2007 St. Patrick Parade, the Colorado Springs Police arrested several peace protesters in what was later found 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 CSPD by police across the street asphalt, and suffered bloody abrasions from the incident. [Colorado Springs Independent (May 1-7, 2008). Local Peace Activist Dies. Retrieved 6 May, 2008 from [2]