The Denver Police Museum would like to thank Marie Dabis of the Denver Police Department and members of Denver City Council who voted to transfer the ownership of this 1978 Nova to the Museum for preservation. This car was listed on the DPD fleet from 1978 through July 2025. This makes this car the longest […]
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40 Denver Police recruits successfully graduated and were welcomed into service by Executive Director of Safety Armando Saldate and Chief Ron Thomas at the July 11 graduation ceremony. Denver County Judge Judy Smith administered the Oath of Office.
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On July 28, representatives of the Denver Police Museum had the privilege of welcoming the 52 new Denver Police recruits on their first day at the Denver Police Academy. This is the Museum’s new tradition of taking the first class photo along with a vehicle from our fleet.
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This October, Denver will host the International Police Chiefs Convention. This is the third time our city has been chosen to host this important international event. We previously hosted the event in 1975 and 2009. We are honored to host it again in 2025! Over 18,000 police officers throughout the world are expected to participate
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On January 8, 2026 we will be honoring the one hundred and twenty-sixth anniversary of the EOW of Denver Police Patrolman James E. Boggio. We have successfully found members of his family who will join us for the ceremony! We will be placing a memorial sign at the location where he lost his life and
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We are planning to honor Fallen Denver Police Detective Donald DeBruno on December 10, 2025. This will be the 50th Anniversary of this tragedy and allows us to recognize his outstanding service and sacrifice to the Citizens of the City and County of Denver. We will be replacing his memorial sign and plan to have
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This June, the Denver Police Museum successfully acquired the original badge of Denver’s First Police Woman Sadie Likens. This is a significant addition to the outstanding badge collection the museum currently holds in the museum archives. Thank you to retired Denver Police Sgt Dean Christopherson for his careful research and efforts to capture this important
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Click here to view the Channel 7 Report In late 2025, the Museum will host a ceremony to remember the victims of the tragic United Airlines Flight 629 disaster, the first act of aircraft sabotage in the US. This event will be dedicated to the families and loved ones of those who perished when the
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During the election last November 2024, Colorado voters approved Proposition 130 with 53 percent of the vote. This proposition was organized and funded largely by Joe O’Dea, a small business owner and community leader. Joe’s adoptive father was the late Lt. Edward J. O’Dea of the Denver Police Department. Joe’s successful measure requires the state
Thanks to the hard work of retired Denver Police Sgt. Dean Christopherson, we were able to add the late Denver Police Officer Dale Coski to the national and state memorials. Coski’s name was formally dedicated on May 13, 2025 at the 37th Annual Candlelight Vigil during National Police Week. Dale was severely injured in a
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