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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

Tags: Bill Guman, Steve Noblitt, William James Rucker

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

Tags: Jerald Day, Sheriff Terry Maketa, Steve Noblett

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

Tags: Terry Maketa, Dorene Cardarelle, El Paso County Sheriff, Jerald Day, Jessica Jordyn, Paul Zani, Steve Zansberg, Tiffany Huntz

Numbers Suggest New Vets Court in Colorado Will Be Busynew

No one knows how many veterans will find space in the specialized court -- which will try to identify current and former soldiers whose criminal activity is tied to combat experiences -- when it starts up Aug. 1 in Colorado Springs. But advocates say the aim is to find an alternative to stuffing vets behind bars.

Colorado Springs Independent | Anthony Lane | 07-14-2009 | Crime & Justice

Tags: alternatives to incarceration, veterans court, veterans, crime, Colorado Springs, war & peace

Workload Is Getting Worse for Colorado Springs Copsnew

After years of slow growth, Colorado Springs' police department is staring down a budget cut. The chief says police, already struggling to keep up, are cutting corners, skipping investigation of lesser crimes, and using volunteers to do real police work.

Colorado Springs Independent | J. Adrian Stanley | 02-17-2009 | Crime & Justice

Tags: economic issues, Colorado Springs Police Department, Richard Myers