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Workload Is Getting Worse for Colorado Springs Cops

By J. Adrian Stanley
Colorado Springs Independent | February 17, 2009
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.
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