Tag: Department Of Public Safety
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Denver director of public safety steps down to join Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver’s executive director of public safety is leaving the city government to lead the Colorado Bureau of Investigation amid a statewide DNA scandal that has plagued the state’s crime laboratory. Armando Saldate III — who was nominated by Mayor Michael Hancock in January 2022 and…
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis makes disaster declaration on wildfires in western Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis on Sunday made a verbal disaster declaration for a series of wildfires burning in Montrose, Delta and Mesa counties, according to a news release. The declaration allows the state to mobilize its resources, including supplies, equipment and personnel, to assist in battling…
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Denver mayor touts responses to homelessness, immigration in first State of City speech
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver has accomplished much after one year under Mayor Mike Johnston, he said in his State of the City speech Monday, but he added there is still much to do if the city is to become a “vibrant” hometown and “capital of the New West.” …
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Officials seek evaluation of employee culture in wake of allegations against ER management chief
Allegations of abusive behavior by the director of the Colorado Office of Emergency Management have prompted the state to look for someone who can evaluate the department’s workplace culture. The Office of Emergency Management is part of the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, a division within the Department of Public Safety. During his…
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Denver’s 2022 city budget proposal dominated by public safety
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council continued its hearings Tuesday on Mayor Michael Hancock’s $1.49 billion budget proposal for 2022, meeting with the city’s various public safety agencies to discuss spending plans. Safety is taking up the largest chunk of the proposed budget, accounting for approximately 39%…
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Colorado passes vaccine readiness test
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado completed a simulation aiming to prepare health officials for the arrival of a COVID-19 vaccine. The test kits arrived earlier this week and Colorado was one of 10 jurisdictions chosen for the initial simulation.…