Colorado Springs Police Using New SWAT-like Equipment, Tactics To ‘Protect Themselves’

Lindsay Watts
KRDO Colorado
May 29, 2012

Police are using some new tactics and equipment to protect themselves in dangerous situations.

In the past, you wouldn’t see a Colorado Springs police officer with a ballistic shield, helmet and rifle on your average police call, but that’s changed.

“It might look like SWAT activity is going on when, really, it’s just patrol officers using some new equipment that’s been made available to us over the last couple years,” said Sgt. Darrin Abbink. “We’ve had quite a bit of training going on with our patrol officers to provide them with better officer safety tactics.”

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This article was posted: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at 10:57 am

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