
Work, growth of Transit Police highlighted in IACP video
The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Annual Conference and Exposition, which convened Oct. 18-21 in Denver, attracted more than 16,000 public safety professionals from all over the world. RTD’s Transit Police Department was well-represented at the event – and its growth and work were made visible to conference-goers in a video presented on the show floor at the Colorado Convention Center.
The approximately 6-minute film features comments from General Manager and CEO Debra A. Johnson; Chief of Police and Emergency Management Steve Martingano; K-9 officer Corey Averill, President of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 72; Lead Video Investigations Specialist Jaime Ruddock; and Lead Dispatcher Michael Finnell. Also highlighted are the department’s K-9 teams, newly formed honor guard, and mental health clinicians, a co-responder approach pioneered by the chief.
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