THE COLORADO SPRINGS GAZETTE
Monday, February 3rd, 2014
RIOTS IN THE STREETS, AFTER SUPER BOWL BLOWOUT
by: Brent Briggerman
by: Brent Briggerman
Several dozen angry Bronco fans stormed the streets of downtown Colorado Springs after a terribly disappointing Super Bowl game which ended with the Seahawks winning, 50-0 in what was suppose to be a high energy, close match-up game.
While there were only minor injuries to both police responders and rioters, several downtown financial business suffered heavy damage from home-made explosive cocktails, and other damage caused by fires and blunt objects.
The worst damage was suffered by Integrity Bank & Trust Springs which was stormed by gang members taking advantage of the chaos by posing as crazed fans and storming the building and then setting fire to it after grabbing several thousand in cash. 5-7 subjects were involved, all wearing green hoodies and green bandannas. Similar events occured in Denver, Sterling, Boulder and Fort Collins, Colorado and police believe that the events were coordinated in a state wide gang effort. If citizens have any information on the identity of these members, police encourage them to contact the department at (719)-444-7000
Working the streets that night wasn't fun, at all...see what the media doesn't tell you is that aside from that small riot the city itself was chaos. There were 34 reported stabbings, 23 home invasions, and already 14 reports of shots fired by officers in the upper east side alone. Add that to the 57 people dead our hospitalized from bar fights, car crashes and muggings and you get a world that's obviously going straight to he'll...and I think maybe it's gonna be Colorado to go down first.
ReplyDeleteHa. Sounds like a busy night at the hospital.
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