(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Over the course of two days, officers of the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) deployed to an area of southeast Colorado Springs resulting in multiple drug arrests.
CSPD said on Tuesday, Nov. 14, and Wednesday, Nov. 15, the Homeless Outreach Team (HOT) officers were deployed to the 200 block of South Academy Boulevard, north of Airport Road about multiple complaints. The area included businesses and the field behind the businesses known as the “Bird Sanctuary,” said CSPD.
During the two-day operation officers contacted dozens of individuals which resulted in:
Five Camping/Waterway citations
10 Trespassing citations
Nine Drug Paraphernalia citations
Two Felony Possession of a Scheduled II Controlled Substance
Four Felony warrants
30 Misdemeanor warrants
CSPD said 11 were taken to the Criminal Justice Center on warrants with two getting an additional Felony Drug charge each. The officers also provided resources and offered individuals transportation to the Springs Rescue Mission if they needed assistance.

