The Denver Police Department and Denver Police Museum were invited to join Colorado & Company to talk about National Police Week and Pups On Patrol. The Museum is hosting many events and activities during Police Week May 11-18, 2019 including: Fallen Officer Sign Ceremonies Dedication Honoring Robert Nicoletti Formal Memorial Ceremony on May 16 Pups […]
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The names of three members of law enforcement from Colorado are being added to the national memorial as part of National Police Week.
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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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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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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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Retired Denver Police Officer Barbara Cisneros present a United States Flag to Thayer County Nebraska Sheriff David Lee. The US flag was flown over US Capitol at the request of DPLEM to honor Denver Fallen Officer Virgil Hall who was killed in line of duty July 5 1945. Unable to find any living family members
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