Tag: Armando Saldate
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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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“Trust Patrols” latest attempt by Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, Denver Police, to build trust citywide
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, in a bid to build trust and prevent crime in Denver communities, announced the Denver Police Department will begin so-called “trust patrols” that can be requested by local businesses and events or sent to specific locations. While the main goal of…
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Mayor Mike Johnston reappoints Denver fire chief, sheriff
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston has reappointed the sheriff and fire chief to their positions, his office announced Friday. Sheriff Elias Diggins has helmed the Denver Sheriff Department since July 2020. Fire Chief Desmond Fulton was appointed in October 2020. The appointments await the City Council’s approval. “These are leaders who have grown up in this…
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Denver Sheriff’s Department down 274 positions
Public safety meeting ushers thoughts on youth violence, homelessness
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Denver’s safety director explains potential changes to Denver Sheriff Department authority
Denver’s director of public safety, Armando Saldate, spoke to the city’s civilian law enforcement oversight body last week to clear up misinformation: A proposal to create authority in the Denver Sheriff Department to investigate some crimes has been drafted, but no formal changes have been adopted. Saldate told the Denver Citizen Oversight Board on Friday…
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Denver leaders want public process for safety agency heads under Mike Johnston
As newly sworn-in Mayor Mike Johnston shapes his administration, Denver’s residents will be closely watching who he chooses for his cabinet, notably the public-facing safety agencies. They bear the brunt of responding to some of Denver’s most urgent, bumper-sticker issues, including homelessness and poverty, crime, the opioid crisis and illegal guns. Advocates who spoke to…
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Denver Police Department honors fallen officers for National Police Week
For National Police Week, the Denver Police Department held a ceremony Thursday to recognize the 77 officers in its history who have died in the line of duty. Department officials marked the occasion on a sunny morning, in a brief respite before afternoon rain, with a 21-gun salute, a release of white doves, a “roll…
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Who’s responsible? Accountability questions remain after Denver County jailhouse death
Unanswered questions about accountability linger a year after a man died in Denver’s downtown detention center, after several days of begging for medical care as he experienced chest pains, trouble breathing, nausea and losing his ability to swallow medication. Medical staff repeatedly sent him back to his cell even as fellow inmates and sheriff’s department…
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Denver opens services center intended as arrest alternative
Denver’s Department of Public Safety opened a center this week for connecting people to social and behavioral health services, both from law enforcement referrals in lieu of some arrests and on a walk-in basis. Aimed at addressing root causes of crime, some services offered by the Assessment, Intake and Diversion (AID) Center will include assistance…