Tag: First Responders
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Denver police recognized for application of crisis intervention team training
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When Denver police officer Micheal Morelock responded to a welfare check called in by a concerned husband unable to reach his wife, he found the woman writing farewell letters to her family in the basement of their home. She told the officer that she had…
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Colorado food truck delivers treats, thanks to first responders around Front Range
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It started with some burnt kettle corn on the front lawn. About four years ago, husband-wife duo Ryan and Angela King were looking for a way to earn a little extra cash. So the couple, located in Fort Lupton, bought a kettle and some ingredients…
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DMV collecting stuffed animals for children in crises
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When a first responder has to interact with a child during a time of crisis, they often provide stuffed animals as a form of comfort. Over the past seven years, the KOSI 101.1 Teddy Bear Patrol donation drive has collected stuffed animals to provide to emergency…
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‘Put down the badge, picked up the guitar’: Country artist, former cop Frank Ray brings tour, mental health campaign to Denver
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When Country musician Frank Ray took the stage at Red Rocks Saturday afternoon, it came after a day of speaking to Denver police and other first responders about mental health. Ray is a former police officer and bilingual recording artist “opening doors for a modern…
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Half of Coloradans rate highways unsafe, state troopers score high on professionalism, respect
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Half of Coloradans rate the state’s highways unsafe, even as they gave relatively high marks to Colorado State Patrol troopers for professionalism. A significant majority also said state patrol officers treated them with respect. These were among the highlights of the 2022 Colorado State Patrol Public…
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State Patrol to address safety on Colorado roads at press conference
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado State Patrol will address safety on Colorado roads Friday after two CSP vehicles and a Department of Transportation safety patrol vehicle were struck by drivers who were speeding or distracted in the past week. Maj. Darce Weil, State Patrol commander for District 1, will…