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Assaults against Colorado’s cops, deputies up more than 40 percent

Police officers and sheriff’s deputies in Colorado are increasingly under physical attack, according to new crime statistics, and they blame a number of factors. A swelling population, an overall increase in crime, more interactions with the mentally ill, rising drug abuse and growing hostility toward police are among the reasons for the increase in assaults cited by law enforcement. “It’s layer upon layer,” said Steve Johnson, chief deputy at the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.

 

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