A group of first responders is biking from Colorado Springs to Fort Collins to raise money and honor one of their own.

The FWPD made its downtown patrol unit — commonly known as the bike unit — a full-time division in 2019 that has helped the department address concerns and complement a growing downtown area.

Teak, a Spanish-Norman horse breed, was donated to the Minneapolis Police Department's mounted unit in 2008, and after 17 ...