Colorado Springs moves to dissolve its police oversight commission | Rocky Mountain PBS

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The Colorado Springs City Council is moving to get rid of its police oversight commission. The commission is called the Law Enforcement Transparency and Advisory Commission, or LETAC. The council voted to advance a local law to dissolve it. A final vote will happen later this month. Some people who wanted police to be more accountable actually agreed with getting rid of LETAC. They said the commission didn't have enough power and that their ideas were ignored. Some citizens are upset about this. They worry that without accountability, police officers might act without consequences. Other cities across the country have also dissolved similar police oversight groups. LETAC was created in 2020 after nationwide protests for police reform. Even the members of LETAC recommended that the city dissolve it and create a new, stronger group later on. The city council has not said if they plan to create a new commission.