United Airlines Flight 629: A Deadly Aviation Disaster Listen to the full interview with Mike Hesse, President of the Denver Police Museum, on KOA. Listen Now
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Denver CO – On June 24, 2022 at 7:00pm the Denver Police Museum, the Denver Black Officers Organization, and the Denver Police Department will host a special vigil honoring the life, legacy, and sacrifice of Fallen Denver Police Officer Celena Hollis on the 10th Anniversary of her line of duty death at Denver’s City Park,
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(9News) Oct. 14, 1969, started out as the happiest of days for Antoinette Cuccia and her family, who were celebrating her daughter Michele’s first birthday at their home in Trinidad in southern Colorado. Things were going well. The cake was about to be served. And then the phone rang. “My sister reminds me all the
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The ‘John Wayne’ of DPD was 90 years old.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aTXaOHHdvg (9News) DENVER — He served with the Denver Police Department for 34 years, eventually rising to the rank of division chief, but he was best known by many as a “King’s” close friend. Jim Collier spent 34 years with the Denver Police Department, including one year as
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact:Michael HessePresidentDenver Police Museum303-495-9718mhesse@denverpolicemuseum.org DENVER, CO (May 16, 2022)—Today, the Denver Police Museum released a report summarizing feedback on improving police-community relations. The Museum’s Report to Our Community raises awareness about what Denver’s citizens view as important community needs regarding relationships between law enforcement and the community—youth, in particular. “Our goal
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(Mark Samuelson Special to The Denver Gazette) On Feb. 18, 1921, Officer Willie O. Steam was nearing the end of his shift in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood when he was shot from behind by an assailant involved in an illegal card game that police had broken up. Steam, 48, became Denver’s first Black officer to
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https://youtu.be/YqnlcvZxx2M DENVER (CBS4)– In recognition of Women’s History Month the Denver Police Museum is honoring one of their retired police sergeants for her decades of service. On Thursday, dozens of friends, family and former colleagues packed into a room at the District 3 headquarters where Margaret Chavez once worked. “I always feel better if I’m
“It was like him to try to protect others at the expense of his own life. He spent his life trying to help others. When he joined the force, he saw the chance to really contribute to society and spent 15 years giving his best.” It was late Saturday night, March 11, 1962, when Denver
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Rae Beth Hunn, Laura Tinnin-Whitney and Carol Hogue sued when DPD first rejected their applications to become officers in the ’70s. It changed history. Laura Tinnin-Whitney Rae Beth Hunn(9News) DENVER — The Denver Police Museum recently honored Rae Beth Hunn, Carol Hogue and Laura Tinnin-Whitney for Black History Month. The three women fought racism and
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