As Women’s History Month ends, the Denver Police Department is honoring one of their own. Det. Gail Riddell was one of the first females to hit the streets here in Denver when it was allowed in 1972. By Karen Morfitt Published March 27, 2019 at 10:01 pm (CBS DENVER) – “She had a fiery personality, and I don’t …
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Division Chiefs Simpson and Gordon helped open the door to diversity Casey Simpson is a trailblazer. He was the first African-American to be appointed to the position of Division Chief for the Denver Police Department. “I don’t know if I felt any personal accomplishment by me blazing a trail because it had to be blazed eventually,” …
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Diversity in the Denver Police Department is not a new concept. The city’s first black officer, Isaac Brown, joined the force in 1880. By: Byron Reed Published: February 11, 2019 6:26 PM MST (9News.com) — Information about Denver’s first black police officer, Isaac Brown, has Denver Police Department Sergeant Dean Christopherson scratching his head. “Isaac Brown was elected in April 15 …
The Denver Police Museum, the Denver Police Department, and the Blair-Caldwell Library will join together to honor Retired Division Chief Casey Simpson and Retired Division Chief Armedia Gordon on the occasion of Black History Month. A display honoring their leadership and service to the citizens of the City and County of Denver will be available …
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February 1, 2019 Immediate Release Media Contact: Michael Hesse Denver Police Museum 303/495-9718 Mhesse2020@aol.com www.denverpolicemuseum.org DENVER POLICE MUSEUM AND DENVER POLICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCE 160th ANNIVERSARY BADGE TO BE WORN BY OFFICERS FOR 2019 Chief Pazen to present commemorative badge to family of last Denver Officer to be killed in line of duty Denver CO- The Denver Police …
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Officer Celena Hollis, badge number 05162, was in uniform and working off-duty at the City Park Jazz Festival on June 24, 2012, when she was shot at 8:08 p.m., while responding to break up a gang fight by the pavilion next to City Park Lake. She died a short time later at Denver Health Medical …
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Media coverage of the sign dedication from Sept 11, 2018 On Thursday, February 9, 1933, proprietor Henry Zelinger had a bad feeling about the nervous, little, “pasty-faced, middle-aged man,” who had walked into the Colorado Auction House with a suitcase full of tools to sell. Zelinger told him to leave the case and come back …
Fallen Denver Police Officer David Roberts was remembered today with the unveiling of his portrait at District 4 Police station. This event to honor his service and sacrifice, was hosted by the Denver Police Museum and Denver Police Academy, Class of 1979. Officer Roberts was killed in the line of duty on May 27th, 2011 …
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The Denver Police Museum has undertaken a project to more closely do the research involved with our fallen Officers. Sgt Dean Christopherson originally did the research on Officer Steam that resulted in his addition to the Fallen Officer Memorial in 2011. Further research by the museum at Riverside Cemetery found that Officer Steam did not …
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