Colorado News Briefs

Colorado Springs - A Colorado Springs Police Officer has been been charged with theft by deception. Officer Neil Ashenbrenner who has been on the force since January 2005 received $1400.00 for miles that he had logged but not driven. Allegations of the crime came after the Colorado Springs Police Department was notified that the officer had allegedly received worker's compensation benefits after an accident in August of 2006. The allegations focused on the round trip mileage from his residence in Florissant, Colorado to Colorado Springs, Colorado. However the officer had been living in Colorado Springs with his girlfriend the entire time. Officer Ashenbrenner is on administrative leave pending the outcome of the case, Colorado Springs Police Department News Release revealed.

Denver - Last year Molly Bloom a student at Denver's East High School who was run over by a stretch limousine the night of her prom has settled in court. Bloom who had gone to the prom with friends was getting ready to get into the stretch Hummer on May 13, 2006 when the driver started to pull away. Bloom was then dragged under the rear tire for nearly 38 feet. Unfortunately Molly Bloom lost a leg due to the accident. The driver, 38 year-old Stanley Sample pleaded guilty to careless driving. He was sentenced to 6 months of unsupervised probation and 150 hours of community service working with paraplegics and quadriplegics at the VA Medical Center. The terms of the settlement will remain between the two parties. Any money received will be used to cover the medical cost's Bloom has acquired as well as her educational costs as reported by The Denver Post.