COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A local firefighters union is asking for the public’s help with protecting the Fallen Firefighter Memorial at Memorial Park.
Kent Smith, with Colorado Springs Professional Firefighters Local Five, says people have been camping at the site, leaving trash, drug paraphernalia, and graffiti behind. Smith says the problem started in August of this year.
“They’re leaving graffiti. They’re leaving drug paraphernalia. They’re leaving trash. They’re painting on the sidewalks. They are really just damaging the benches, the walls, the landscaping around the memorial site.”…