Colorado Springs Police Department


The Colorado Springs Police Department is the police department for the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado. CSPD was involved in the capture and surrender of several members of the Texas Seven.

Organization

The CSPD is headed by the chief of police, who presides directly over three bureaus and two sections.
TitleInsignia
Chief of police
Deputy chief
Commander
Lieutenant
Sergeant
Police officer/Detective

Command Staff

All positions are presented true on the Colorado Springs Police Department website.
Since the establishment of the Colorado Springs Police Department in 1872, 13 officers have died in the line of duty. 6 of those officers were confirmed as being victims of crime, 6 died from accidents not related to criminal behavior or intent and one death is still unsolved and that officer was shot to death, no information or leads were ever found or publicized.
  1. Benjamin Franklin Bish, End Of Watch June 28, 1896
  2. John William Rowan, End Of Watch September 13, 1918
  3. George Kaltenberger, Sr., End Of Watch June 12, 1941
  4. Richard Stanley Burchfield, End Of Watch November 26, 1953
  5. Bernard Livingston Carter, End Of Watch May 14, 1975
  6. Dennis John Ives, End Of Watch August 7, 1975
  7. Harry Lee Allen, End Of Watch December 22, 1975
  8. Agustus Joseph Perreira, Jr., End Of Watch April 12, 1980
  9. Michael Francis Hurley, End Of Watch March 27, 1981
  10. Mark Layne Dabling, End Of Watch December 6, 1982
  11. Jared Scott Jensen, End Of Watch February 22, 2006
  12. Kenneth Chua Jordan, End Of Watch December 5, 2006
  13. Matthew Robert Tyner, End Of Watch July 24, 2012

    Controversy

In 2002, 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 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.
In December 2017, a woman helped save the life of a man who had overdosed by guiding another woman to give CPR and she also called 911. After giving her details as a witness, she asked for the police officer's name and badge but instead was forcibly pushed away from the scene. When she asked for a supervisor she was then arrested and cited for a misdemeanor.

Equipment

Other specialty weapons limited to certain situations.

In popular culture