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COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. (AP) -- Army officers from Fort Carson are patrolling in downtown Colorado Springs on weekends, helping soldiers who've had too much to drink stay out of trouble and get a ride home.

KRDO-TV reported Wednesday the six-member patrols walk downtown on Friday and Saturday nights and other nights during long holiday weekends.

Post officials say between five and seven soldiers get rides home on a typical night.

Colorado Springs police say the patrols have reduced DUIs and other crimes and reduced the number of soldiers who become victims of crime.

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Information from: KRDO-TV 

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