COLORADO SPRINGS - On June 23, 2008 at 12:19AM, a citizen contacted an officer at Platte Avenue and Union Boulevard to report that the citizen's car windows had been shot out at Academy Boulevard and Airport Road.

Officers were dispatched to the area to investigate, and an officer’s car window was shot out while the vehicle was in motion. The officer was uninjured. Officers flooded the area to search for the suspects; however there have been no arrests at this time.

While officers were searching for the suspect, another citizen called to report that their car window was shot out while driving through Academy Boulevard and Airport Road during the same time frame.

Anyone with information on these incidents is encouraged to call the police at 444-7000, or Crime Stoppers at 634-STOP. You do not have to give your name and could earn up to $1,000 in CASH for information given to CRIME STOPPERS.

***UPDATE*** On 06/23/08 Metro Lab personnel processed the damaged cruiser. Based on that examination, the projectile that broke the window is believed to have been a pellet or a BB.

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From the Colorado Springs Police Blotter