COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—A veterans group claims that a cleanup campaign in Colorado Springs is illegally discarding VA paperwork, medications, IDs and service medals that belong to homeless veterans.
The Colorado Veterans Alliance on Tuesday blamed police and a group called Keep Colorado Springs Beautiful, which cleans up homeless camps under a contract with the city.
Keep Colorado Springs Beautiful says it only discards trash left behind after police order homeless people out of illegal camps. The group denies conducting illegal searches or destroying personal property.
Colorado Springs police and City Council officials say they will look into the allegations.
The Veterans Alliance says it plans to file suit in federal court seeking an end to the practices.
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Information from: The Gazette,
