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Colorado Springs Officer Injured In Fight

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - A Colorado Springs police officer is recovering after she was injured while trying to break up a fight in a dispute with a cab driver

Police said they were called to the Peak Bowling Lanes on Saturday by a Yellow Cab driver who was having dispute with a man.

Officer Janet Gilliana suffered cuts to her head when she tried to break up a fight.

Dennnis Baca is facing charges of assault on a police officer.

(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press.  All Rights Reserved.)

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