The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) encourages you to embrace the 9PM Routine!
This is a nightly reminder for residents to:

• Remove valuables from cars & make sure doors are locked
• Close & secure garage doors
• Lock all exterior doors
• Turn on exterior lights and activate any alarms or security systems.

Per Colorado Springs City Code - ​Whenever any person is operating a bicycle, skateboard, roller skates, or similar device upon a sidewalk, the person shall yield the right of way to any pedestrian and shall give audible signal before overtaking and passing the pedestrian.
Article 19 Operation of Bicycles http://sterlingcodifiers.com/codebook/index.php?book_id=855&chapter_id=62859

It's important to adopt safe cycling practices. A series of videos produced by The League of American Bicyclists will help you develop your knowledge of bicycling safety. For more tips and techniques to improve your ride, watch all of the Smart Cycling Videos (link is external) available on The League's website.

Rules of the Road

• Always ride with the flow of traffic
• Obey traffic laws, signs and signals
• When passing a bicyclist, motorized vehicles are required to provide 3 feet of clearance
• Use hand signals when turning, slowing or stopping
• Ride single file
• Give an audible signal before passing a pedestrian or another cyclist
• Use a headlight, taillight and reflectors at night
• Make eye contact with drivers
• NEVER assume that motorist see you or that you have the right of way. Expect the unexpected.
• Always wear a helmet
• Control your speed and obey speed regulations. Slow down and use caution when approaching or overtaking other trail users.
• Don’t block the trail. Groups should be in a single file when other trail users are present and should never use more than one-half of the trail to allow for the flow of traffic
• Stay on existing trails and don’t create any new ones.

Learn more at https://coloradosprings.gov/bikes/page/bike-safety

As the weather turns warmer and it stays light longer, the incidence of neighborhood harassment and vandalism tends to rise (ring and run, egging homes, toilet papering trees, stealing yard ornaments, racing cars and motorcycles, dumping trash, graffiti, etc.). Parents and guardians, please be sure to remind children that it is not OK to prank or harass others, and that what they think is fun may be viewed as a crime, an attack on an individual, or even an attempted home invasion.   
 
In Colorado Springs, it is unlawful for persons under the age of eighteen (18) years to loiter or to aimlessly drive or ride about, on or about any street, road, sidewalk, park, playground, yard, or building, whether public or private, without the consent or permission of the owner or occupant thereof, between Midnight on Friday and Saturday nights (10pm Sunday night through Thursday night) and 6:00am the next morning.
 
It is unlawful for the parent, guardian, or other adult person having the care and custody of a juvenile under the age of eighteen (18) years to knowingly permit or allow the juvenile to loiter or to aimlessly drive or ride about at the places and within the time prohibited
 
Read the Loitering Ordinance / Curfew rules for Colorado Springs at
codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/coloradospringsco/latest/coloradosprings_co/0-0-0-16212
 
Learn more about neighborhood safety at the National Crime Prevention Council's website http://www.ncpc.org/topics/home-and-neighborhood-safety

Each year, Americans trust the U.S. Postal Service® with billions of letters and packages, and the vast majority of those arrive safely at their intended destinations. But there are always thieves who will target the mail. Postal Inspectors investigate these crimes and arrest thousands of mail and package thieves each year. Still, there are extra steps you can take to ensure your mail arrives safely at its destination.

PROTECT YOURSELF 
Follow and share these tips to help protect yourself and others against mail and package theft.

• Promptly pickup mail - Try not to leave letters and packages in your mailbox or at your door for any length of time.
  
• Deposit mail close to pickup time  - Deposit outgoing mail into USPS® Blue Collection Boxes before the last collection or inside your local Post Office™.
• Inquire about overdue mail - If you do not receive a check, credit card, or other valuable mail you’re expecting, contact the sender as soon as possible and inquire about it.
  
• Don't send cash - Be careful about what you send. Don’t risk sending cash in the mail.
  
• Arrange for prompt pickup - If you cannot be home to receive a package, make another arrangement or use the USPS Hold Mail Service.
  
• Use Hold for Pickup - When shipping packages, use the Hold for PickUp option, and the recipients can collect the package at their local Post Office™.
  
• Request signature confirmation - When mailing something important, consider requesting Signature Confirmation™ for the intended recipient.
  
• File a change of address - If you move, make sure you file a change of address with the Postal Service and let your financial institutions know as well.

From the United States Postal Inspection Service website  https://www.uspis.gov/tips-prevention/mail-theft/
Report mailbox vandalism at https://ehome.uspis.gov/mailtheft/vandalize.aspx