Second Regular Session
Seventy-third General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
INTRODUCED
LLS NO. R22-0861.01 Asia Merrill x4829
SJR22-006
Senate Committees House Committees
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 22-006
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ONCERNING DECLARING THE WEEK OF MARCH 11-16, 2022, AS101
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OLICE WEEK, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , DECLARING102
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ARCH 15, 2022, AS PEACE OFFICERS' MEMORIAL DAY. 103
WHEREAS, Congress and the President of the United States have1
designated May 15 as Peace Officers' Memorial Day and the week in2
which it falls as National Police Week; and3
WHEREAS, The members of the law enforcement agencies within4
the state of Colorado play an essential role in safeguarding the rights and5
freedoms of the citizens of the state of Colorado; and6
WHEREAS, It is important that all citizens of Colorado know and7
understand the duties, responsibilities, and challenges of their peace8
officers; and9
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Cooke and Zenzinger,
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Will,
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statute.
Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute. WHEREAS, It is important that peace officers throughout1
Colorado recognize their duty to serve the people of this state by2
safeguarding life and property; protecting citizens against violence,3
disorder, and deception; and protecting the weak against oppression or4
intimidation; and5
WHEREAS, The law enforcement agencies within the state of6
Colorado have grown to be modern and professional agencies that7
unceasingly provide a vital public service; and8
WHEREAS, The following 356 peace officers made the ultimate9
sacrifice while serving the state of Colorado:10
In 1869: Robert A. Clark, Marshal of Black Hawk;11
In 1872: Juan C. Tafoya of the Las Animas County S.O.;12
In 1873: Ora M. Nason of the Bent County S.O.;13
In 1875: Zach Allen of the Rio Grande County S.O. and James Hooker of14
the Elbert County S.O.;15
In 1876: Charles Kast of the Las Animas P.D. and Charles Faber of the16
Bent County S.O.;17
In 1878: George E. O'Connor of the Leadville P.D.;18
In 1879: Alvin Phippenney of the Pueblo P.D. and Thomas F. Tolbert of19
the Leadville P.D.;20
In 1880: Thomas L. Perkins of the Buena Vista P.D., John Carville and21
Lauriston Stewart of the Leadville P.D., and Michael O'Neal of the22
Kokomo P.D.;23
In 1881: D. Clayton Ogsbury of the Silverton P.D.;24
In 1882: Samuel C. Townsend of the Leadville P.D., Edward N.25
Campbell of the Hinsdale County S.O., and George L. Smith, Marshal of26
Rico;27
In 1883: James Bathurst and Baxter Stingley of the Salida P.D.;28
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-2- In 1884: Andrew J. Rock of the Garfield County S.O. and Casper1
Zweifel, Marshal of Central Pueblo;2
In 1887: Gabriel B. Hollingsworth of the Arapahoe County S.O. and3
Martin Duggan of the Leadville P.D.;4
In 1888: Bill Thompson of the Las Animas County S.O.;5
In 1889: John C. Phillips of the Denver P.D.;6
In 1890: Charles F. Wanless of the Denver P.D.;7
In 1891: Charles A. Hawley of the Denver P.D. and Joseph R. Lampkin8
of the Atchison, Topeka, and Sante Fe Railroad P.D.;9
In 1893: Gustave Gisin of the Denver P.D.;10
In 1894: A.E. Cook, Marshal of Como, and John Myers of the Gunnison11
County S.O.;12
In 1895: Charles Emerson of the Alamosa P.D., Alpheus J. Moore of the13
Denver P.D., James Clark of the Telluride Marshal's Office, John14
Solomon of the Trinidad P.D., and William Shea, Marshal of Victor;15
In 1896: Wendell P. Smith of the Denver P.D., Richard B. Williams of16
the Gilpin County S.O., William Green and William Kelly of the Las17
Animas County S.O., and Benjamin Bish of the Colorado Springs P.D.;18
In 1897: Michael Hayes of the Town of Victor, Thomas J. Fahey of the19
Lake County S.O., and Joseph Simons of the Alamosa P.D.;20
In 1898: Ernest Conrad and Sumner Whitney of the Summit County S.O.;21
In 1899: Edward Farr of the Huerfano County S.O., Thomas C. Clifford22
and William E. Griffiths of the Denver P.D., and Thomas Tobin of the23
Colorado Department of Corrections;24
In 1900: Stuart K. Harvey of the Denver P.D. and William C. Rooney of25
the Colorado Department of Corrections;26
In 1901: Elim T. Clark of the Cripple Creek P.D. and William C.27
Downing of the Union Pacific Railroad P.D.;28
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-3- In 1902: Augustine P. Cate of the Town of Goldfield;1
In 1903: Silas Martz and Elwin Slater of the Pueblo P.D.;2
In 1904: Wilson E. Hammon of the Gunnison County S.O. and Hiram3
Bates of the Coal Creek P.D.;4
In 1905: Dr. Frank Dulin and William Bohanna of the Denver P.D. and5
Francisco Garcia of the Las Animas County S.O.;6
In 1906: William J. Thompson of the La Plata County S.O., Edward Baird7
of the Denver S.D., John Spellman of the Denver P.D., William Shellman8
of the Pueblo P.D., Edward Innes of the Mesa County S.O., and J. Horace9
Frisbie, Marshal of Lamar;10
In 1907: Joseph Allen of the Fort Collins P.D. and Joseph A. Walker of11
the U.S. Secret Service;12
In 1908: James Delmar Ellis of the Brighton P.D., Antonio T. Shelby of13
the Las Animas County S.O., William H. Beck and William P. Stephens14
of the Denver P.D., and Albert Smith of the Cripple Creek P.D.;15
In 1909: Alex Brighton of the Trinidad P.D. and Frederick Barner and16
John Dunleavy of the Pueblo P.D.;17
In 1910: Samuel C. Carpenter of the Denver P.D., Arthur J. Goeglein of18
the Telluride Marshal's Office, and John M. Rennix, Marshal of New19
Castle;20
In 1911: Jesse B. Craig, Sr., and Jacob A. Kipper of the Rocky Ford P.D.21
and Charles E. Brockman of the Fort Collins P.D.;22
In 1912: William McPherson of the Denver P.D.;23
In 1913: John B. Russell of the Colorado Department of Corrections and24
Norman F. Patterson, Constable of Pueblo;25
In 1915: Frank Peak of the Loveland P.D.; William Langdon of the26
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad P.D.; and Victor Helburg of the27
Louisville P.D.;28
In 1916: William H. Cabler of the Denver P.D. and Charles P. Eyser,29
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-4- Marshal of Fort Morgan;1
In 1917: Andrew J. Hunter of the Denver and Rio Grande Western2
Railroad P.D.;3
In 1918: John Rowan of the Colorado Springs P.D., Luther McMahill of4
the Denver P.D., and William Wesley Green of the Pueblo County S.O.;5
In 1919: Emerson L. McKinnon and George C. Klein of the Denver P.D.6
and Jeff Evans of the Pueblo P.D.;7
In 1920: James E. Boggio and Roy O. Downing of the Denver P.D., L.P.8
Bass of the Boulder P.D., William Stretcher of the Boulder County S.O.,9
Harvey Calvin Neese of the Cripple Creek P.D., and Addison O.10
Hinsdale, Jr., of the Pueblo P.D.;11
In 1921: William O. Steam, Clarence E. Zietz, Arthur J. Pinkerton, and12
Forrest Ross of the Denver P.D.; John Henry Lindamood of the Fountain13
P.D.; and Clyde McDonald of the Monte Vista P.D.;14
In 1922: Blaine J. Wilson of the Logan County S.O., Eddie Bell of the15
Colorado Mounted Rangers, Richie Rose of the Denver P.D., and Charles16
T. Linton of the U.S. Federal Reserve;17
In 1923: Leonard Higgins of the Adams County S.O., Elmer E. Cobb of18
the Boulder P.D., and Marion E. Sanders of the El Paso County S.O.;19
In 1924: Jack Rose of the Walsenburg P.D., Henry E. Robart of State20
Prohibition, and Willis A. Davis of the Delta County S.O.;21
In 1925: James Shannon of the Denver P.D. and Clyde L. Taylor of the22
U.S. Treasury;23
In 1927: Elmer I. Rich of the Denver P.D. and Clem Eller of the Oak24
Creek P.D.;25
In 1928: James W. Hair of the U.S. Secret Service, Charles Pebley of the26
Delta P.D., and Harry R. Ohle of the Denver P.D.;27
In 1929: Charles Edward Gibbs of the Routt County S.O.; Clarence W.28
Alston and Thomas J. Durkin of the Denver P.D.; and Myron H.29
Goodwin, J.W. McClelland, Elmer G. Erwin, John J. Eeles, Raymond30
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-5- Brown, C. Walter Rinker, Charles G. Shepherd, and Robert A. Wiggins1
of the Colorado Department of Corrections;2
In 1930: Carl A. Hickman of the Kiowa County S.O., William B. Justice3
of the Washington County S.O., and Dale F. Kearney of the U.S.4
Department of Justice;5
In 1931: William Keating of the Denver P.D.;6
In 1933: John F. Dea and George P. Schneider of the Denver P.D.;7
In 1934: Adolpho Rodrigues of the Costilla County S.O.; Thomas J.8
O'Connor, John J. O'Donnell, and Clarence E. Fraker of the Denver P.D.;9
Kenneth Meenan of the National Park Service; and Chris J. Fahey of the10
Leadville P.D.;11
In 1935: Alson E. McCasland of the Denver P.D., W.W. Dunlap of the12
Montezuma County S.O., and Lee S. Whitman of the Greeley P.D.;13
In 1936: Pasquale Marinaro and Robert M. Campbell of the Denver P.D.;14
In 1937: Forrest E. Sawyer of the Denver P.D. and Oscar W. Meyer of the15
Eagle County S.O.;16
In 1938: Jacob G. Benner and Fred Renovato of the Denver P.D. and17
Fidel Aguirre of the Huerfano County S.O.;18
In 1939: Franklynn Dean of the Mancos P.D. and Earl F. Burns of the19
Denver P.D.;20
In 1940: Morris Dolan of the Cripple Creek P.D., Clarence B. Fugate of21
the Jefferson County S.O., Earl J. Bucher of the Weld County S.O., and22
Raymundo Martinez and Eduardo Dominguez of the Conejos County23
S.O.;24
In 1941: George Kaltenberger of the Colorado Springs P.D. and Arnold25
B. Gulzow of the Colorado State Patrol;26
In 1944: Andrew P. Sanderson of the U.S. Treasury;27
In 1945: Louis Box of the Rocky Ford P.D., Benjamin L. Goorman of the28
Arapahoe County S.O., and Virgil M. Hall of the Denver P.D.;29
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-6- In 1946: Wallace M. McCarty of the Colorado State Patrol and Raymond1
B. Lewis of the Castle Rock P.D.;2
In 1947: E. Clarence Martin of the Las Animas P.D.;3
In 1949: Alvin Nelson of the Leadville P.D. and Harold M.4
Bechtelheimer of the Colorado State Patrol;5
In 1951: Wesley Rosette of the Colorado State Patrol;6
In 1952: John Armour Stitt, Marshal of Paonia, and Westley A.7
McDonald and James L. Jackson of the Washington County S.O.;8
In 1953: William A. Claassen of the Denver P.D., Richard Ware of the9
Evans P.D., Guy Everett O'Neal of the Monte Vista P.D., and Richard10
Burchfield of the Colorado Springs P.D.;11
In 1956: Floyd E. Gresham and Melvin E. Phillips of the Colorado State12
Patrol;13
In 1957: Richard J. Cahalan of the Colorado State Patrol;14
In 1958: Donald L. Seick of the Denver P.D. and Raymond J. McMaster15
of the Boulder P.D.;16
In 1959: Richard C. Edstrom of the Colorado State Patrol;17
In 1960: Kenneth R. Baker of the Town of Glendale and Frank J. Jackson18
of the Adams County S.O.;19
In 1961: Merlin H. Koerner of the Lincoln County S.O., Hiram V. Short20
of the Colorado State Patrol, John Clark of the Eagle County S.O.,21
Edward Smerdel of the Denver P.D., Robert G. Beghtol of the Arvada22
P.D., and Victor B. McMillin of the Colorado Department of Corrections;23
In 1962: Darrell J. Suer and Carl B. Knobbe of the Denver P.D.;24
In 1965: Paul L. Major of the Denver P.D.;25
In 1966: Albert M. Alcorn and Nicholas A. Carhart of the Colorado State26
Patrol and Nathaniel R. Lacy of the National Park Service;27
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-7- In 1967: Gerald R. Williams of the Colorado State Patrol, Vincent1
Swiskoski of the Walsenburg P.D., and Francis S. Townsend of the2
Fremont County S.O.;3
In 1968: Larry B. Enloe of the Colorado State Patrol, James W. Mitchell4
of the Larimer County S.O., and Paul D. Wilson of the Denver P.D.;5
In 1971: Merle E. Nading and William J. Wirtz of the Denver P.D.;6
In 1972: James A. Chew of the Steamboat Springs P.D. and Donald R.7
Kartchner of the La Plata County S.O.;8
In 1973: Rudolpho F. Sanchez of the Costilla County S.O., Danny R.9
Barnes of the Adams County S.O., Stephen D. Hensley of the Delta P.D.,10
Gary D. Mills of the Boulder P.D., Thomas R. Carpenter of the Colorado11
State Patrol, Larry Eugene Smith of the Otero County S.O., and Thomas12
M. Hanson of the Pueblo P.D.;13
In 1974: Richard P. Ross of the Colorado State Patrol, John Derek14
Osborne of the Denver S.D., and Gale E. Emerson of the Durango P.D.;15
In 1975: William E. Smith and Donald L. DeBruno of the Denver P.D.;16
Phillip N. Lopez of the Ute Mountain Tribal Police; Bernard Carter,17
Dennis Ives, and Harry Allen of the Colorado Springs P.D.; Jack R. Coler18
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Michael H. James of the Colorado19
State Patrol; and Donald R. Laabs of the Manitou Springs P.D.;20
In 1976: Michael O. Conley of the Estes Park P.D., W. Hugh Purdy of the21
Colorado State Patrol, and Jameson M. Longworth of the Greeley P.D.;22
In 1977: Dean L. McLaughlin and Larry E. Boles of the Union Pacific23
Railroad Police, Oliver P. Cain of the Center P.D., and Janet Hinkle of24
the Boulder P.D.;25
In 1978: Wayne G. Bryant of the Douglas County S.O. and Virgil Mason26
of the San Juan County S.O.;27
In 1979: Robert C. Watson of the Larimer County S.O., Frances I. Galvin28
of the Colorado State Patrol, and Walter M. Northey of the Arvada P.D.;29
In 1980: Perry S. Watkins of the U.S. Secret Service, Augustus J. Perreira30
of the Colorado Springs P.D., Perry Messina of the Federal Heights P.D.,31
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-8- James K. Farris of the Colorado State Patrol, and Edward A. Martinez of1
the Denver S.D.;2
In 1981: Eugene E. Kiefer of the Clear Creek County S.O., Kathleen3
Garcia and Leroy Talbert of the Denver P.D., Debra Sue Corr of the4
Aurora P.D., and Frank McAteer of the La Plata County S.O.;5
In 1982: Richard E. Hart of the Firestone P.D., Mark L. Dabling of the6
Colorado Springs P.D., and Fredrick C. Rehmer of the Fort Morgan P.D.;7
In 1983: Larry F. McMaster of the Montrose P.D.;8
In 1984: Edgar B. Rains, Jr., of the Northglenn P.D. and Clifton9
Browning, Jr., of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;10
In 1985: Thomas J. Dietzman, Jr., of the Aurora P.D.;11
In 1986: William J. Truesdale of the Jefferson County S.O. and Patrick12
J. Pollock of the Denver P.D.;13
In 1987: James E. Wier of the Denver P.D., Stephen P. Miller of the14
Jefferson County S.O., Daniel R. Stillwell of the Denver S.D., Edward J.15
Hockom of the Aurora P.D., and Charles A. Fry of the Colorado State16
Patrol;17
In 1988: Robert W. Wallis of the Denver P.D. and Dale R. McLaughlin18
of the Adams County S.O.;19
In 1989: Joseph A. Ynostroza of the Colorado State Patrol;20
In 1990: Delford H. Kay of the Ute Mountain Tribal Police and Cecilia21
M. Cipriani-Benefiel of the El Paso County S.O.;22
In 1992: Hugh A. Martin of the El Paso County S.O. and Lyle F. Wohlers23
of the Colorado State Patrol;24
In 1993: Norman Anthony Silva II of the Denver S.O. and Roland O.25
Lackey of the Arapahoe County S.O.;26
In 1994: Beth Haynes of the Boulder P.D., Roger Coursey of the Hinsdale27
County S.O., and Marc A. Perse of the Colorado Department of28
Corrections;29
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-9- In 1995: Shawn J. Leinen of the Denver P.D., Timothy M. Mossbrucker1
of the Jefferson County S.O., Ronald R. Beatty of the Larimer County2
S.O., and Brent A. Holloway of the Teller County S.O.;3
In 1996: Trevor R. Staszak of the Buena Vista P.D.;4
In 1997: Ronald L. DeHerrera, Bruce L. VanderJagt, and Michael E.5
Dowd of the Denver P.D.;6
In 1998: Dale Claxton of the Cortez P.D. and Dale R. McLaughlin of the7
Adams County S.O.;8
In 1999: Ronald M. King of the Douglas County S.O., Robert B. Pollock9
of the Adams County S.O., and Gary Caponera of the Bent County S.O.;10
In 2000: Dennis M. Licata of the Denver P.D.;11
In 2001: Jason L. Manspeaker of the Colorado State Patrol, Ryan12
Cunningham of the Vail P.D., Daniel C. Dalley of the Fruita P.D., Phillip13
Keith Mason of the Colorado Division of Wildlife, and Jason Scott14
Schwartz of the Fremont County S.O.;15
In 2002: James Olterman of the Colorado Division of Wildlife and Eric16
J. Autobee of the Colorado Department of Corrections;17
In 2004: Travis W. Sass of the Larimer County S.O.;18
In 2005: Donald Young II of the Denver P.D., Jeffrey A. Christensen of19
the National Park Service, and Greg R. Boss of the U.S. Postal Service;20
In 2006: Jared Jensen and Kenneth C. Jordan of the Colorado Springs21
P.D. and Michael D. Thomas of the Aurora P.D.;22
In 2007: Douglas D. Byrne of the Aurora P.D. and Zachariah E.23
Templeton of the Colorado State Patrol;24
In 2008: Nicholas Heine of the Pueblo P.D.;25
In 2009: David J. Kinterknecht of the Montrose P.D.;26
In 2010: Samuel K. Brownlee of the Weld County S.O.;27
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-10- In 2011: Jay Sheridan of the Limon P.D. and David Roberts of the1
Denver P.D.;2
In 2012: Jeremy Bitner of the Englewood P.D., Celena Hollis of the3
Denver P.D., Matthew Tyner of the Colorado Springs P.D., Leide4
William DeFusco and Warren W. Watts of the Pueblo County S.O.,5
James Jeffery Davies of the Lakewood P.D., and Mary K. Ricard of the6
Colorado Department of Corrections;7
In 2013: Thomas L. Clements of the Colorado Department of8
Corrections;9
In 2014: David Michael Baldwin of the Jefferson County S.O.;10
In 2015: Garrett Swasey of the University of Colorado Colorado Springs11
P.D., Jaimie Jursevics and Taylor Thyfault of the Colorado State Patrol,12
and Sean Renfro of the Jefferson County S.O.;13
In 2016: Travis Russell of the Las Animas County S.O., Nate Carrigan of14
the Park County S.O., Derek Geer of the Mesa County S.O., and Cody15
Donahue of the Colorado State Patrol;16
In 2017: Zackari Parrish III of the Douglas County S.O.;17
In 2018: Heath Gumm of the Adams County S.O., Micah Flick of the El18
Paso County S.O., and Matthew Moreno of the Las Animas County S.O.;19
In 2019: William Moden of the Colorado State Patrol, Daniel H. Groves20
of the Colorado State Patrol, and Joshua Eli Voth of the Colorado21
Department of Corrections;22
In 2020: Jeff Hopkins of the El Paso County S.O., Brendan Unitt of the23
Larimer County Department of Natural Resources, and Curt Holland of24
the Commerce City P.D.;25
In 2021: Wayne Stephen Weyler of Mesa County S.O., Joseph Pollack of26
Douglas County S.O., Clay Livingston of Elbert County S.O., Ty Alan27
Powell of Windsor Police Department, Eric Scherr of Aurora Police28
Department, Gordon Beesley of Arvada Police Department, Daniel29
"Duke" Trujillo of Denver Sheriff's Department, James Herrera of Denver30
Sheriff's Department, and Eric Huston Talley of Boulder Police31
Department; and32
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-11- WHEREAS, It is fitting and appropriate for the citizens of1
Colorado to join together in commemorating peace officers, past and2
present, who by their faithful and loyal devotion to their responsibilities3
have rendered a dedicated service to their community and, in doing so,4
have established for themselves an enviable and enduring reputation for5
preserving the rights and security of all citizens; now, therefore,6
Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Seventy-third General7
Assembly of the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives8
concurring herein:9
(1) That we, the members of the General Assembly, hereby10
proclaim the week commencing March 11, 2022, as Police Week in11
Colorado, in recognition of peace officers' efforts in safeguarding the12
citizens of Colorado, and call upon all citizens of the state and upon all13
patriotic, civic, and educational organizations to observe Police Week;14
and15
(2) That we hereby proclaim the day of March 15, 2022, as Peace16
Officers' Memorial Day in recognition of those officers who, through17
their courageous deeds, have made the supreme sacrifice or who have18
been disabled in the line of duty, and call upon the citizens of Colorado19
to recognize and participate in the observance of this worthy occasion.20
Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent21
to Jared Polis, Governor of Colorado; Robert Cook, President of the22
Colorado Chapter of Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc.; Dianne23
Bernhard, Executive Director of Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc.;24
Major Barry Bratt, Chairman of the Colorado Law Enforcement25
Memorial; Stephen Schulz, State President of the Fraternal Order of26
Police, Colorado State Lodge; Michael Violette, Executive Director of the27
Fraternal Order of Police, Colorado State Lodge; Ben Leach, President28
of the Colorado Police Protective Association; Stan Hilkey, Executive29
Record Director of the Colorado Department of Public Safety; Colonel30
Matthew C. Packard, Chief of the Colorado State Patrol; Chief John31
Camper, Director of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation; Greg Knott,32
Board President of the Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police;33
Anthony Mazzola, President of the County Sheriffs of Colorado; Amy34
Nichols, Executive Director of County Sheriffs of Colorado; Mesa35
County Sheriff Todd Rowell; Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock;36
Elbert County Sheriff Tim Norton; Windsor Police Chief Rick Klimek;37
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-12- Boulder Police Chief Maris Herold; Aurora Police Chief Vanessa Wilson;1
Denver Sheriff Elias Diggins; and Arvada Police Chief Link Strate.2
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