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Adding on from a conversation with the Monument PD officer who referenced a bulletin the agency received as well as conversation with El Paso County deputies;
Callahan and El Paso County Sheriff's both doing shift change at 1600, going from a whopping 4 law enforcement officers in Northeast El Paso County to 0 for about a half an hour. Based on my observation Elbert County to shift change around then also.
Northeast Colorado Springs and Monument getting robberies and burglaries daily from both tweakers and Latin gangs impersonating food delivery, FedEx, and Amazon drivers. This particular officer lives in Elizabeth off County Road 13 and he's had Latino suspected gang members knocking on his door and then going around and checking the other doors and looking through the windows according to his security cameras.
All of El Paso County having vehicles broken into daily and the deputy recommended if we have a CCW and we leave our vehicle carry our gun don't leave it in the vehicle.
A cute little crime spree in southern Colorado Springs, Fountain, Security Widefield areas, where some group specifically went after law enforcement and military identified vehicles and estimates are at least 50 sets of plate carriers and helmets were stolen in a one week period.
Southeast El Paso County had incidents where Latino men were on dirt roads blocking them as if there's road hazard, sometimes putting out a cone or two, and then when people stopped they were ambushed from the right and left side and robbed. Advice given was if it does not look like official road crew with large barriers and large reflective signs to either push through people saying "stop there's a hazard" or if you could identify it early to stop turn around and go the other way, don't even take the risk of an ambush.
Overall theory from officer was that the cities have so much competition for crime territory that these people are coming out to the country to explore uncontested targets of opportunity.
— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 The upcoming Iran-U.S. deal, what details will I be looking for?
1. Lebanon & Iran’s Frozen Assets
The primary issue between both sides in the past few weeks has consisted of two things:
1. A ceasefire in Lebanon
2. A partial release of Iran’s frozen assets up front.
If these two terms are included in the agreement, the U.S. would have compromised on them—if not, then Iran has compromised on them.
It also depends on the specifics of these terms. For example, will it be a true ceasefire in Lebanon—or will Israel be allowed to carry out limited strikes like in 2024-2025? Will Iran’s money be released immediately and unconditionally, or will it be released upon Iran’s agreement to certain other things? Will Iran be allowed to use the money in any way it wishes, or will it be limited to ‘humanitarian purposes’? These things all matter.
2. Management of the Strait of Hormuz
According to Iran’s SNSC, and per instruction of Iran’s Supreme Leader, the Strait of Hormuz must come ...
🇺🇸🤝🇮🇷❗️ — URGENT: The signing of a deal between the United States and Iran appears to be imminent, following statements by Iranian, U.S. and Pakistani leaders.
🇮🇷💬 Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (later reposted by Trump on Truth Social):
"The Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding has never been closer. Pending its finalization, the media should refrain from entering speculation about its content.
In line with our responsible and transparent approach, all details will be shared with the public in due course."
🇺🇸💬 U.S. Vice-president JD Vance after Mehr News leaked details of the alleged deal:
"I'm seeing a lot of fake information about a potential deal to reopen the Strait and end Iran's nuclear weapons program.
First, the Iranians are not receiving any cash, and no funds are being released for simply signing a deal or attending a meeting.
The deal is structured to ensure that the US and its allies concerns are prioritized, and that if the ...