On September 23, 1935, 44 men selected from a pool of over 7,500 applicants began six-weeks of intensive training at Camp George West, which is located in Golden, Colorado, pursuant to the Colorado Courtesy Highway Patrol Act enacted August 10, 1935. Opposition to the agency was strong at that time. The idea of creating a…

The Colorado State Trooper involved in the early morning crash on I-25 near 58th Ave has been identified as Trooper Clinton Stanton.  Trooper Stanton, age 46 has been employed with the CSP for 12 years. Trooper Stanton was completing a traffic stop with a motorist that had lost part of their load on I-25 when…

Colorado State Patrol Distracted Driving Enforcement The Colorado State Patrol (CSP) is pleased to announce the second wave of our 2015 Distracted Driving campaign. Friday night, motorists all around Colorado will see an increase in CSP patrols looking for distracted driving behaviors. In Colorado, any driver under the age of 18 is prohibited from using…

In 2014, the Colorado State Patrol saw a new era of impaired driving enter into our state. In an attempt to document the trends, Colonel Scott Hernandez, Chief of the Colorado State Patrol ordered the specific tracking of marijuana related citations.  A summary of the 2014 DUI/DUID data is as follows. – 5,546 citations were…

El Paso County –  On 2/13/15, at 8:14 AM, a Colorado State Patrol Trooper attempted to contact a truck on I-25 south of Fountain. The truck fled and proceeded to exit at milepost 125. The truck continued into private property where the driver abandoned the truck and fled on foot. The Trooper lost sight of…

CSPD Announces the Spring 2015 Citizens’ Academy starting March 5, 2015. The Colorado Springs Police Department Citizens’ Academy educates citizens about the duties and responsibilities, as well as the policies and procedures, of the department, and the citizen’s role in the interaction of citizens and police through a series of twelve classes. In addition to…

DURANGO, Colo. – Dogs chasing wildlife is nearly a constant problem in Colorado. The issue is particularly serious during the winter when dogs can easily rundown deer and elk in the snow and injure or kill them. So far this winter, wildlife officers in every corner of the state have filed reports of chasing incidents.…

The fine for parking in a Handicap Parking spot is now $350.  If you need a Handicap Parking Permit call the Department of Motor Vehicles for more information at 719-520-6240.  Handicapped cards from another state can be used here as long as the handicapped person is the driver or a passenger in the vehicle. It…

COLORADO SPRINGS by Joel Kern On December 17, 2014 at 2:00PM, officers with the Sand Creek Division were dispatched to the 4400 Block of Pikes Peak Ave. in regards to a suspicious circumstance. The police department received information that a person heard what sounded like an explosion coming from an apartment. Officers were dispatched to investigate…

Colorado State Patrol The Colorado State Patrol is very proud of the effort displayed during the recent #ZeroZero targeted campaign. Although the Colorado State Patrol did not reach their goal of zero fatalities, they did make a significant impact across the state. How many devastating crashes were prevented thanks to the high visibility enforcement and…

Community members are invited to attend a meeting with CDOT regarding the various concerns around the striping of Highway 85/87. The meeting will be held on Thursday, October 16 at 6 pm in the upstairs meeting room at Firehouse #1, located at 811 North Santa Fe.

PUEBLO, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Pueblo Police Department are asking hunters and anglers for help in recovering a missing drowning victim. Christopher Lynn Frazier, 23, fell off an inflatable tube in the Arkansas River near Pueblo June 2. Water levels at the time were high, running around 4,900 cubic feet per…

Colorado Springs, CO – BY  Catherine Buckley On September 11, 2014, the Colorado Springs Public Safety Communication Center activated an automated message on the 911 telephone system. This message states “You’ve reached Colorado Springs 911. Please don’t hand up. We are experiencing heavy call volume.  Your call will be answered by the next available emergency operator.” …

Colorado Springs, CO Do to various inquiries, the following spreadsheet with traffic accident data since 2006 for the intersection of Bradley Road and Marksheffel Bl. is being released. Traffic accident data is from  2006 to 2014 for the Intersection of Bradley Road and Marksheffel Blvd.  Date was released by the City of Colorado Springs on…

Turn in your unused or expired medications to the Fountain Police Department located at 222 N Sante Fe Avenue or to Fountain Fire Station 2 located at 8201 Fountain Mesa Road on Saturday, September 27th from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.

Fountain firefighters were among the hundreds of firefighters who participated in the 2014 Denver 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb at the Century Link Building in downtown Denver on September 11th. Firefighters climbed the 55 story building twice in full turnout gear, carrying a piece of equipment used for high-rise fires. The primary purpose of the Memorial…