CSPD Graduation

returned to the mountain post around three-thirty yesterday afternoon. the newest colorado springs police officers are ready to hit the o? streeto streets. but with many challenges ? including o including accusations of police bruta? police brutality and officer- ? involved involved oo shootings, are ? these new officers ready. krdo newschannel 13’s angelica? angelica lombardi spoke with the new recruits…about what lies ahead. 36 men and women taking the oath… before being in the line of duty. 00:09-00:13 “i’m really excited. a hair nervous but the academy has prepared me and i’m confident.” ? 00:14-00:20 we spoke with nancy hwang back – in may while she was training with ????m? the academy. she said???????????????????????… more good officers need to be noticed after national cases have put them in a negative light. she feels the same way now. 00:23-00:26 “even through ferguson and everything beyond that, there’s a lot of negativity on policing but that never swayed my mind. it definitely worried my friends and family a little more but for me i think it’s something i always wanted to do.” polic chief pete carey says the past year has been tough. 00:41-00:48 “the last yea has made it even more difficult when we found out that there’s things that have happened in other parts of the country that affect our credibility and our trust in our community.” trust that’s been building in this class for the past