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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On Friday April 4th, 2025, Officer James Shannon was honored on the 100th anniversary of his sacrifice with a Memorial Sign ceremony. On Saturday April 4th, 1925, Officer James Shannon was shot and killed in front of a house at 3357 Williams Street. He was 26 years old. He was shot in his left side
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The Colorado Flyover reports that the family of Donald “Donnie” Young, a Denver detective killed in 2005, is speaking out after their father’s killer applied for a program that could grant him early parole. Raul Gomez-Garcia, an MS-13 gang member, was sentenced to 80 years in prison for Young’s murder. Because he was under 21
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The Denver Police Museum and the Denver Police Crime Lab have partnered to place a memorial plaque at the Denver Police Crime Lab honoring Denver’s first crime lab Director Captain Joseph Fredrick Moomaw. Captain Moomaw was a brilliant innovator who founded the crime lab in the 1940s. He set a standard that allowed Denver to become internationally prominent in
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Police Week 2025 was another big success with a number of special events and tributes to our fallen officers and legacy Denver Police Families and innovators. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the Blue Hat Foundation and the Denver Police Foundation for their support of the lunch following this year’s formal memorial
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As a proud member of the Denver Police Museum, you’ll receive a limited-edition 2025 challenge coin honoring the service of our Denver Police Officers during the particularly violent time of the 1920s. The 2025 challenge coin acknowledges the sacrifice of the thirteen Denver Police Officers who lost their lives during the decade. The other side
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The Denver Police family was saddened to learn that their brother, Denver Police Officer Mark Lawrence 24031 passed away on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. Mark, who was formerly of East Northport New York, came to Denver to join the department. He is survived by his mother Carmen and brother Kimberly. He was the loving grandson
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