AltWeeklies Wire
War gear for local copsnew
As riots play out in St. Louis County, Mo., reports have resurfaced that police departments are being equipped with free gear such as armored vehicles from the military.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck and J. Adrian Stanley |
08-22-2014 |
Crime & Justice
No ceiling?new
Sheriff Maketa appoints Paula Presley as his No. 2, a move that could position her to become El Paso County's first female sheriff.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
04-05-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Cost of Trauma: $13 Millionnew
Attorney claims improper supervision led to Carrier's alleged molesting of students.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
11-10-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Honing innew
A psychologist's take on child predators.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
08-26-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Utilities Worker Gets Charged Upnew
A Colorado Springs Utilities worker resigns; police dig into purchasing card history.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
09-20-2010 |
Crime & Justice
A Look at the Crime Stats -- Or Lack Thereof -- Surrounding Medical Marijuananew
Lock up the women and hide the cash and jewelry. A medical marijuana dispensary that moved in a block away might bring rapists, burglars, robbers and killers to your neighborhood. Right?
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
07-01-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Steve Noblitt, Medical Marijuana
Loaded Questions for the ATFnew
The ATF is there for you — unless you want your stolen gun back, no matter who you are (or once were).
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
05-06-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Sheriff Crossed Paths With Former Detective on Multiple Occasionsnew
Colorado Sheriff Terry Maketa had two vehicles broken into within six months, losing his handgun in one incident. Both cases were investigated the same Jerald Day who later would rack up two felony charges and has managed to keep on the county payroll.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
04-01-2010 |
Crime & Justice
A Sheriff's Personnel Decisions Deserve a Second Looknew
A detective brandished a gun at lawmen and landed in jail but is still working for the sheriff. A budget analyst received a 49 percent pay raise within five months of being hired. One dispatcher posed nude multiple times. All those things have happened on a Colorado sheriff's watch.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
03-11-2010 |
Crime & Justice
