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By Bill Finch Originally from Germany, the George Benner family left Russia and immigrated to the United States just after the turn of the 20th century. In 1907 they arrived in Weld County and settled near Grover; four years later they moved to another tiny crossroads of a town, Keota, which was located some 50 […]

In 1972, Carole C. Hogue was a primary plaintiff, joined by two other courageous women who filed a lawsuit against the City and County of Denver, Denver Civil Service Commission, and Denver Police Department for discriminatory hiring practices. In 1972, the first Black female officer joined the Denver Police Department. Her name is Carole C.

It was a malevolent irony that after Bill Smith survived a year-long combat tour in Vietnam and was awarded the Silver Star, the Marine Corps third-highest medal for gallantry, he returned home to Denver and became a police officer only to lose his life when he walked into a North Denver bar for what he

DENVER POLICE MUSEUM UNVEILS COMMEMORATIVE BADGE AND HOSTS SERIES OF SPECIAL EVENTS December 19, 2019, officially marks the 160th anniversary of the founding of the Denver Police Department. In recognition of this momentous milestone, the Denver Police Museum organized a series of special events and activities throughout the year to commemorate this historical occasion. On

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

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