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Council hears police data; councilor seeks clarity after airport‑area shooting
Summary
Pueblo Police presented year‑to‑date crime statistics and activity summaries. Councilor Joe Latina asked about a shooting that damaged vehicles near the SpringHill Suites during an air show; police staff said the incident occurred on the interstate and struck parked vehicles, not the hotel.
The Pueblo Police Department presented crime and enforcement statistics to the City Council on Oct. 6, reporting year‑to‑date trends for loitering citations, part‑1 crime and shootings.
Police slides shown to council indicated loitering citations were up about 40% year‑to‑date and that Part‑1 person crimes and property crimes were down 11% and 4% respectively, with overall Part‑1 crime down about 6% from the prior year. The department reported decreases in shootings: a 16% decrease overall, a 10% decrease in nonfatal shootings, a 20% decrease in drive‑bys and a 41% decrease in homicides compared with the prior year; the department also summarized recent patrol arrests, citations and self‑initiated activity.
Councilor Joe Latina asked city staff about shootings near the SpringHill Suites following a weekend air‑show event. City staff and police staff said the shooting occurred on the interstate and involved rounds fired from multiple vehicles; stray bullets struck parked vehicles near the hotel but the shooting was not located at the hotel property itself. Staff said arrests and enforcement activities followed the incident.
Councilors and staff emphasized the ongoing nature of enforcement and directed staff to continue to provide public safety updates and to follow up on community concerns about large events and interstate traffic routing. The council took no formal action on the report.
