Tag: homeless outreach team
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Two specialized Colorado Springs police teams unite to address homelessness
Two specialized units within the Colorado Springs Police Department, which for years have been patrolling concentrated areas of the city for issues pertaining to homelessness, have merged and been re-tasked, according to Lt. Ryan Tepley, who oversees the new Peak Station Unit. The Homeless Outreach Team and the Downtown Area Response Team were combined on Feb. 1, he said. The resulting…
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Colorado Springs homeless family shelter to close half its beds as need surges
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The annual Point in Time headcount of El Paso County’s homeless population taken one frigid night in January showed a large and record-high jump in numbers this year, leading to the conclusion that the community needs more emergency shelter beds. But, facing a more than…
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National activist group against ‘Cop Cities’ rally outside Colorado Springs City Hall
The activist group that opposed Colorado Springs’ police training academy returned to City Hall on Tuesday as part of a national day opposing police brutality and overreach. Around 15 people showed up for the Stop Cop City COS rally outside of City Hall but only two people spoke during the Colorado Springs City Council meeting…
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Homeless camp sweeps in Colorado Springs net more than a dozen arrests, citations
The Colorado Springs Police Department’s Homeless Outreach Team reported more than a dozen arrests and citations this week in sweeping two local homeless encampments. At 12:48 p.m. Tuesday, HOT officers deployed near the area of Austin Bluffs Parkway and North Academy Boulevard, after multiple complaints from nearby businesses of trespassing, camping and other activity involving…
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Colorado Springs Homeless Union steps up demands for change in how city handles homelessness
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After five months of airing their grievances in public, members of the Colorado Springs Homeless Union, a grassroots initiative that announced its formation on Nov. 3, want a response to their requests for change in how the city is handling homelessness. “We’re just trying to…
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Colorado Springs Homeless Union steps up demands for change in how city handles homelessness
After five months of airing their grievances in public, members of the Colorado Springs Homeless Union, a grassroots initiative that announced its formation on Nov. 3, want a response to their requests for change in how the city is handling homelessness. “We’re just trying to help people,” said Shane Hood, a leader of the group…