A veteran Colorado Springs police officer who was acquitted Tuesday of criminal trespassing has returned to work, Lt. Catherine Buckley, a police spokeswoman, said Wednesday. Police said Sgt. Bradley Pratt was placed unpaid administrative leave June 14, nearly two months after he was arrested on suspicion of entering his ex-girlfriend's house without her permission. A jury deliberated fewer than 20 minutes and found Pratt not guilty of one count of first-degree criminal trespassing. In a news release, Buckley said a police employee is allowed to exhaust accrued work time while on unpaid leave. "With the conclusion of the criminal proceedings, the Colorado Springs Police Department will conduct an administrative Read more on Colorado Springs Gazette