Published by the County Sheriffs of Colorado. Photo by Deputy Jeff Wilson, Summit County Sheriff s Office

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1 Published by the County Sheriffs of Colorado Photo by Deputy Jeff Wilson, Summit County Sheriff s Office In This Issue: Colorado Sheriffs COPS Offers Support to Survivors 8 Colorado s Shining Stars 10 Marijuana Eradication Update 16 Creede Keeps Its Heritage Alive 18 Fall/Winter, 2010 Volume XXXI, No. 2

2 Colorado S H E R I F F C O N T E N T S Officers PRESIDENT Sheriff Rod Johnson Grand County 1st VICE PRESIDENT Sheriff Joe Hoy Eagle County 2nd VICE PRESIDENT Sheriff Stan Hilkey Mesa County SECRETARY/TREASURER Sheriff Fred McKee Delta County PAST PRESIDENT Sheriff Doug Darr Adams County DIRECTORS: Sheriff Jim Casias Las Animas County Sheriff Don Krueger Clear Creek County Sheriff Lou Vallario Garfield County Sheriff Gerald Wallace Montezuma County Sheriff Dave Weaver Douglas County Executive Director Donald E. Christensen Magazine Editor Valorie Hipsher Layout & Design Amaranth Graphic Design The Colorado Sheriff Volume 31, Number 2 Fall/Winter, 2010 Published three times a year by the County Sheriffs of Colorado, Inc. Paid for by the CSOC H.M. Fund. No Taxpayer dollars are used N. US Highway 85, Unit C Littleton, CO Phone: (720) Fax: (720) Web: Executive Director s Perspective President s Message Colorado Sheriffs COPS Offers Support to Survivors by Kelly Young Colorado s Shining Stars ElderWatch by Amy Nofziger CSOC Training Course Heads to College Marijuana Eradication Update by Chuck Darchuk, Haxtun Police Department Creede Keeps Its Heritage Alive by Mineral County Sheriff s Office Staff Fall Sheriff and Undersheriff Training Conference by Gary Cure, Assistant Executive Director Colorado State Symbols & Emblems Kokomo Shootout by Keith Dameron, Historian, Colorado Law Enforcement Memorial CSOC Store Store Items Store Order Form Summit County Sheriff's Office Deputy Jeff Wilson took this award winning picture of K-9, Tommy, silhouetted in front of a SCSO patrol car. O N T H E C O V E R

3 Executive Director s Perspective Since I m writing before we know the results of the general election, we don t yet know how many new sheriffs we will have or who they will be. The primaries have already determined there will be a minimum of 14 new sheriffs statewide. Most of the new sheriffs we already know about are replacing retiring or term-limited sheriffs, but there were a few surprises, too, in the primaries. Our next issue will include a profile of each new sheriff. During the first two weeks of December, CSOC will put on a New Sheriffs Institute that every new first-term sheriff is required by law to attend. It is an intense school covering the many subjects a sheriff needs to know or is required by law to perform. Because of the limited amount of time, we can only scratch the surface on many of the subjects and some of the issues. Each of the new sheriffs has a wide spectrum of people they are required to serve and problems they must handle. No doubt some will make mistakes; but they will ultimately learn through the combination of training and experience what they thought they could do versus what they really can do. I found in my readings recently some interesting historical facts about two sheriffs that I d like to share with you. These sheriffs attained lofty positions in our country s history. One former sheriff was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and another became President of the United States. Abraham Clark ( ) was an American politician and Revolutionary War figure. He was a delegate for New Jersey to the Continental Congress where he signed the Declaration of Independence. He taught himself law and became known as the poor man s councilor as he offered to defend poor men when they couldn t afford a lawyer. He became High Sheriff of Essex County prior to being sent to the Continental Congress. And President Grover Cleveland was the only sheriff ever elected President of the United States. He served as sheriff in Eric County, New York, for one term. One of the important things I have learned over the many years of involvement with sheriffs is they are unique individuals serving equally unique people. They are a brotherhood among themselves who will immediately come to the aid of their comrades, but at no time do they stop serving the people of their communities. Sheriffs are directly responsible to the public, and the public is the ultimate source of their legal authority, duties and responsibilities. The office of sheriff is not a department subject to direct control on a day-to-day basis by a county board or county supervisors. They serve as a check-and-balance so the protection of the public remains constant during periods of political upheaval. In those areas of the country where sheriffs are appointed, they are subject to day-to-day management by political officials. Some areas of the country are trying to change the office of sheriff from an elected position to a political appointment. In my opinion, that is a misguided effort that would take a very valuable safeguard from the people by removing a system of checks and balances that has been in force since Donald E. Christensen Executive Director 3 Colorado Sheriff

4 President s Message Cooperation Sheriff Rod Johnson Grand County Every once in a while something comes along to remind you of those things that are important. Recently I was part of one of those incidents where success was not completely dependent upon what I knew or what I did. What happened was a wild land fire, and what it made me realize was how important it is to cooperate and coordinate with all those other people who are not part of the Sheriff s Office. We planned and even practiced some of what we needed to do to be successful at these types of incidents, but what made the difference was the way we worked together. We sometimes call it cooperation, coordination, playing well with others, or playing in the same sand box. However the components are the same. Cooperation is a mind set. Once you realize your office cannot do everything, you have just begun to formulate the thinking that builds this type of mind We planned and even practiced some of what we needed to do to be successful, but what made the difference was the way we worked together. set. That means if you cannot TASER it, put handcuffs on it, or throw it in jail, you may need to work with others to solve the problem. The willingness to work together certainly has a lot to do with how you get started. A lot of the people that we worked together with were not part of the county group that had historically planned and practiced together. Working together is probably a universal language and does not require you to have ever worked with those particular people before. I had already heard on the radio that there was a fire and the local fire department was responding when dispatch called and told me about it. This is not an unusual circumstance in Grand County. During the three or four months that we have warm weather, there are 30 to 50 responses by local fire departments to wild fires. The most common happens to be a con- Colorado Sheriff 4

5 trolled burn someone did not inform us about. Mostly because of the beetle-killed trees, people call in almost every fire or smoke they see. Dispatch called a little while later and said it looked like the fire was growing fast, and it was between the Crooked Creek Young Life Resort and Church Park, six or seven miles west of Fraser. I listened to the radio while I grabbed a few things I needed and walked out of the house to respond to the fire. When you live in the mountains and have a special interest in fire, you kind of get an eye for what a fire might be doing by looking at the smoke column. There are those fires that have a defined column and a lean to them that indicates a spreading fire as well as the direction the fire is moving. Also, if the fire is a slightly different color with a lean, that could denote a hot burn that is moving fast through the fuels. Just by looking at the smoke being put up by this fire I could tell it was spreading fast and could be a real problem. Interesting enough, it had a little over a three-hour fairly intense burning period and slowed down at the top of the ridge, allowing the fire crews to get a handle on the spreading at the front of the fire. The next three days were filled with time at the emergency operations center, with briefings every morning to go over the incident action plan and planning meetings every night. The fire involved the National Forest Service, East Grand Fire Department, Granby Fire Department, The other benefit to having everyone cooperating is the multiple things needing attention, allowing for someone to think of something that might otherwise slip by. Grand Lake Fire Department, Kremmling Fire Department, Hot Sulphur Springs Fire Department, Grand County Road and Bridge, Fraser/Winter Park Police Department, Office of Emergency Management, Emergency Medical Services, Department of Local Affairs, Colorado State Forest Service, and more than likely others I cannot think of. The other benefit to having everyone cooperating is the multiple things needing attention and the many different individuals involved, allowing for someone to think of something that might otherwise slip by. An example of how cooperation works in a single subject manner were the road blocks we had to do because a major access road was affected by the wild land fire. At different times throughout the fire, we had sheriff s deputies, county road and bridge employees, and Forest Service personnel manning the road blocks. After the fire was called out and I was talking to the fire chief for East Grand Fire Protection District about some follow-up issues, he made a comment that got me to thinking about how fortunate we are in Grand County. The comment was, all in all things went pretty well. I know I am not telling most everyone out there anything you do not already know, but it cannot hurt to mention one more time what really makes the world go round. 5 Colorado Sheriff

6 Colorado Sheriffs The general election last night altered the face of the Office of Sheriff in several of Colorado s counties. Some of the changes were expected because of retirements and term limits, but, of course, there were a few surprises, too. Each of the new first term sheriffs, who are highlighted in red in the list below, is required by law to attend training classes offered at our facility during the first two weeks of December. The classes will cover subjects as diverse as ethics, legal responsibilities, the media, emergency operations, detentions, and many more. The March issue of Colorado Sheriff will include brief biographies of the new sheriffs. COUNTY Adams County Sheriff s Office Alamosa County Sheriff s Office Arapahoe County Sheriff s Office Archuleta County Sheriff s Office Baca County Sheriff s Office Bent County Sheriff s Office Boulder County Sheriff s Office Broomfield Police Department Chaffee County Sheriff s Office Cheyenne County Sheriff s Office Clear Creek County Sheriff s Office Conejos County Sheriff s Office Costilla County Sheriff s Office Crowley County Sheriff s Office Custer County Sheriff s Office Delta County Sheriff s Office Denver County Sheriff Department Dolores County Sheriff s Office Douglas County Sheriff s Office Eagle County Sheriff s Office El Paso County Sheriff s Office Elbert County Sheriff s Office Fremont County Sheriff s Office Garfield County Sheriff s Office Gilpin County Sheriff s Office Grand County Sheriff s Office 2011 SHERIFF Sheriff Doug Darr Sheriff Dave Stong Sheriff Grayson Robinson Sheriff Peter Gonzalez Sheriff Elect David Campbell Sheriff Elect David Encinas Sheriff Joseph Pelle Chief Tom Deland Sheriff Elect William Palmer, Jr. Sheriff Elect Ken Putnam Sheriff Don Krueger Sheriff Robert Gurule Sheriff Elect Amos Medina Sheriff Miles Clark Sheriff Fred Jobe Sheriff Fred McKee Dir. of Corrections Gary L. Wilson Sheriff Jerry Martin Sheriff David Weaver Sheriff Joe Hoy Sheriff Terry Maketa Sheriff Elect Shayne Heap Sheriff James Biecker Sheriff Lou Vallario Sheriff Bruce Hartman Sheriff Rodney Johnson 6

7 COUNTY Gunnison County Sheriff s Office Hinsdale County Sheriff s Office Huerfano County Sheriff s Office Jackson County Sheriff s Office Jefferson County Sheriff s Office Kiowa County Sheriff s Office Kit Carson County Sheriff s Office LaPlata County Sheriff s Office Lake County Sheriff s Office Larimer County Sheriff s Office Las Animas County Sheriff s Office Lincoln County Sheriff s Office Logan County Sheriff s Office Mesa County Sheriff s Office Mineral County Sheriff s Office Moffat County Sheriff s Office Montezuma County Sheriff s Office Montrose County Sheriff s Office Morgan County Sheriff s Office Otero County Sheriff s Office Ouray County Sheriff s Office Park County Sheriff s Office Phillips County Sheriff s Office Pitkin County Sheriff s Office Prowers County Sheriff s Office Pueblo County Sheriff s Office Rio Blanco County Sheriff s Office Rio Grande County Sheriff s Office Routt County Sheriff s Office Saguache County Sheriff s Office San Juan County Sheriff s Office San Miguel County Sheriff s Office Sedgwick County Sheriff s Office Summit County Sheriff s Office Teller County Sheriff s Office Washington County Sheriff s Office Weld County Sheriff s Office Yuma County Sheriff s Office 2011 SHERIFF Sheriff Elect Richard Besecker Sheriff Ronald Bruce Sheriff Bruce Newman Sheriff Elect Scott Fischer Sheriff Ted Mink Sheriff Forrest Frazee Sheriff Elect Tom Ridnour Sheriff Duke Schirard Sheriff Elect Rodney Fenske Sheriff Elect Justin Smith Sheriff James Casias Sheriff Tom Nestor Sheriff Brett Powell Sheriff Stan Hilkey Sheriff Fred Hosselkus Sheriff Tim Jantz Sheriff Elect Dennis Spruell Sheriff Rick Dunlap Sheriff Jim Crone Sheriff Chris Johnson Sheriff Dominic Mattivi Sheriff Fred Wegener Sheriff Rob Urbach Sheriff Elect Joe DiSalvo Sheriff James Faull Sheriff Kirk Taylor Sheriff Si Woodruff Sheriff Brian Norton Sheriff Elect Garrett Wiggins Sheriff Mike Norris Sheriff Sue Kurtz Sheriff William Masters Sheriff Elect Randy Peck Sheriff John Minor Sheriff Michael Ensminger Sheriff Larry Kuntz Sheriff John Cooke Sheriff Elect Chad Day 7

8 COPS Offers Support to Survivors By Kelly Young When the doorbell rang in the middle of the night on May 8, 2005, my family s life changed forever. As I opened the door, Chief Whitman and Jimmy Ettinger of the Denver Police Department were standing on my porch. I knew by the looks on their faces that it was bad news; my husband, Denver Police Detective Donnie Young, had been shot and killed. While still in shock, I had to wake my daughters, Kourtney, 13, and Kelsey, 5, to deliver the news; their dad was gone. I thought our lives were over. The next few months were a blur. We attended my husband s funeral, began to deal with the media frenzy, and a manhunt was underway for Donnie s killer. It was at about that time I received a call from Teri March, my guardian angel. Teri, the widow of Deputy David March, EOW 04/29/02, was a member of Concerns of Police Survivors, COPS. Teri and I spoke almost every day; she understood how I felt and what I was going through. She was a ray of sunshine at a very dark moment in my life. Teri convinced me to attend the COPS spouses retreat four months after the death of my husband. I had no idea what to expect. When I arrived, I was very angry. Everyone around me was either crying or laughing and I didn t know where I fit. I didn t realize it, but this was the first step toward my journey to healing. The spouses getaway included daily grief sessions where I was able to tell In the end everything will be okay. If it isn t okay, it is not the end. AUTHOR UNKNOWN my story and listen to other widows share their losses. I realized I was not alone, and in a strange way, this was comforting to me. We also participated in activities such as the alpine tower initiative course, high ropes, and introduction to handguns and shotguns. All the activities were extremely empowering. I left that retreat realizing I was stronger physically and mentally than I ever thought. It was ok for me to laugh and smile; my future was my choice and I chose to live. My family then attended National Police Week. Attending this event was the ultimate honor; I ve never experienced anything like it. This was also the first opportunity for my girls to interact with other children who had also lost a parent. Kelsey, who was then 6, made some wonderful friends. One conversation will forever stay in my memory. A little boy sat with Kelsey and me on the bus as we traveled to the candlelight vigil. Kelsey and this little boy began a conversation about how their fathers were killed. They were so candid with the information they provided each other. It was hard for me to hold in my emotions. This was the first time Kelsey had spoken about how her dad died. It was at that moment I realized how important it was that she have children her own age to talk to. After attending spouses retreat and National Police Week, I made the decision to get involved in my local chapter, the Colorado Chapter of Concerns of Police Survivors. I wanted to make sure survivors like myself were aware of COPS and taking advantage of everything it had to offer. In 2008, Kelsey and I attended Kids Camp for the first time with approximately 200 people. The ages of the kids ranged from 6 to 14. Camp provided family activities, grief counseling, arts and crafts, canoeing, fishing and many more activities. The grief sessions allowed kids to share memories of their deceased parent and how to keep those memories alive. They were taught productive ways to handle their anger, but most importantly, they learned it s ok to be happy and sad. Kelsey brought home a trophy for archery and for catching the smallest fish. Every evening ended with a campfire, skits and songs. This was a good old-fashioned camp, making everlasting friends and having lots of fun. Kids Camp was an amazing 8

9 Kesley Young and Rachel Jacobs show off their archery ribbons at Kids Camp. Rachel s dad was Doug Jacobs, Riverside Police Department, Calif., EOW 01/13/01. experience for both Kelsey and me. On the flight home, I asked Kelsey if she wanted to go again, and her immediate response was an emphatic YES! In November 2009, I became the President of the Colorado Chapter of COPS. My main objective was to bring about awareness of the organization and increase our funding. My goal increase our budget so there will never be a survivor in Colorado who will have to forgo a healing retreat due to lack of money. The retreats are fully paid by our national organization but each survivor must pay his or her own airfare. With the help of many dedicated organizations, we are well on our way to reaching both of these goals. The Colorado Chapter organizes many activities throughout the year. Our largest event is a luncheon following the Colorado Law Enforcement Memorial ceremony. At our first Survivor Luncheon in 2007, 30 survivors attended. This year we served Kelsey Young concentrates on decorating a backpack at Kids' Camp. more than 180. The luncheon provides a time for survivors and coworkers to connect, support, and reflect on the loss of their officer. Every summer we have a picnic as well as a holiday party. The holidays are one of the most difficult times to get through regardless of when your officer died. We provide a safe area to talk, listen and support each other. We always have a gift exchange and the kids have something special to open. The summer picnic is a time for fun and relaxation. This year we incorporated a motorcycle poker run with the picnic. With the help of the Blue Knights, we brought together numerous law enforcement motorcycle clubs to raise money and create awareness, and it was a huge success. Would I change the events of May 8, 2005? Absolutely. I would give anything to have my husband back in our lives; but do I appreciate everything in my life, yes. I have two wonderful daughters. Kourtney, a sophomore at CU Boulder, is an incredible young woman. She is beautiful inside and out. Kelsey is an energetic 5th grader. She can light up a room with just her presence. I have Concerns of Police Survivors to thank for giving me my life back. 9

10 C O L O R A D O S Shining Stars This new article featuring Colorado s shining stars will run on a regular basis to honor the achievements, both personal and professional, of the remarkable men and women who are employed in sheriffs offices throughout the state. Dougherty s actions, the inmate s apparent attempt to commit suicide was unsuccessful. Deputies Phillips and Dougherty are commended for their alertness and willingness to provide assistance, without hesitation, which proved to be heroic and an effective lifesaving effort. Adams County Deputies Wayne Phillips and Bridgett Dougherty ADAMS COUNTY SHERIFF S OFFICE: On October 10, 2010, Adams County Sheriff Deputies Wayne Phillips and Bridgett Dougherty were on duty at the Adams County Justice Center. At approximately 12:15 a.m., Phillips entered the courtroom inmate holding cell area and found an inmate lying on the cell floor, unresponsive and not breathing. Deputy Phillips noticed a white sock tied around the inmate s neck. He removed the sock from the inmate s neck and announced the emergency. Deputy Dougherty responded and performed mouth-to-mouth breathing while Deputy Phillips performed chest compressions on the inmate. The resuscitation effort was successful. The deputies remained at the inmate s side, ensuring he was able to breathe on his own and rolling him onto his side to maintain a clear airway until EMS transported him to the hospital. As a result of Deputies Phillips and DENVER SHERIFF DEPARTMENT: Gary Wilson, Denver Director of Corrections, would like to recognize Deputy Sheriff Adele Angers as the shining star of the Denver Sheriff Department. Although Adele has only been with the department for seven years, her work ethic and dedication both inside and outside of work is commendable. Adele is the go to person when it comes to rules and regulations, the annual report, statistical information, grants and so much more. Adele also participates and represents the department as a member of the honor guard, a peer support colleague, the secretary of the sheriff s union, a CIT facilitator, and as an instructor for the C4 and the PREA classes taught in the Academy. Outside of work Adele is Denver Deputy Adele Angers 10

11 very busy as a boys and girls high school certified referee/official for soccer and basketball. When that doesn t keep her busy enough, she volunteers her time with activities for the residents and their families, as well as a part-time maintenance person, at an Alzheimer s and dementia assisted living facility in Aurora. Adele is and continues to be an asset in so many ways to this department she is one of the unsung heroes that I am proud to work along side of, Wilson added. DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF S OFFICE: The Douglas County Sheriff s Office Victim Assistance program was awarded the National Sheriffs Association Crime Victim Services Award for 2010, at their annual conference in June. Douglas County Sheriff David Weaver and Victim Assistance Coordinator Patty Moschner Led by Coordinator Patty Moschner, the Victim Assistance Program responds to victims of violent crime and family survivors in cases of violent and sudden death. Victim advocates, who are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, provide information, follow-up support, and referrals to victims, in addition to acting as liaisons between the criminal justice system and the victims. The program currently has 24 volunteers and 4 ½ paid staff who represent all geographical areas of the county. Most maintain full time jobs and families in addition to committing to assisting victims of crime in Douglas County. This is a tremendous honor for our advocates, for Douglas County Sheriff s Office, and for all Colorado victim services, Moschner indicated. We are proud to represent the high quality of all victim services in Colorado, and bring our state the national attention and recognition that comes with this award. GUNNISON COUNTY SHERIFF S OFFICE: Richard L. Murdie is the greatest lawman I have ever known, said Undersheriff Rick Besecker as he contemplated his sheriff s retirement. Although Rick Murdie has been the High Sheriff of Gunnison County for well over two decades, with over 40 years total cop experience, we are always impressed by how unassuming he is, Besecker added. I feel that all the residents of Gunnison County have been beneficiaries of his many magnificent attributes and guiding hands, Besecker continued. Through Rick s example, we have learned that noble acts are the byproduct of the subconscious, not the conscious. Courage is a daily conditioning of the mind. And, compassion is understanding and accepting human frailties, and then treating people better than they expect to be treated. To our Sheriff Rick Murdie: Thank you for all the things that we know that you have done for us; the things that we think we know you have done for us; and all the things that we have no clue that you have done for us! Submitted by the Entire Staff of Gunnison County Sheriff s Office Gunnison County Sheriff Richard L. Murdie 11

12 LARIMER COUNTY SHERIFF S OFFICE: Larimer County Sheriff s Office personnel Sergeant John Feyen, Sergeant Gerry Baker, Deputy Stephen Gates, and Deputy Kevin Kingston were recognized this summer by the Fort Collins Breakfast Rotary Club for their Service Above Self 2010 Emergency Services Award. The award is for excellence in providing emergency services to the community and for demonstrating exceptional bravery and valor in the face of danger which resulted in the preservation of lives. The incident that prompted the award occurred in May, 2008, when the officers responded to a physical disturbance in progress call. Dispatch informed the responding deputies that two children were in the residence with their father. Sergeant Feyen was the first to arrive on the scene. He observed, through a partially open front door, a bloody, unconscious male lying just inside the house. Deputy Kingston and then trainee Deputy Gates arrived, retrieved a rifle, and began securing a perimeter around the residence. Sergeant Baker then arrived and took command. He made the correct assumption that the incident was not over and the two children inside were at risk; and also that the man lying just inside the front door might still be alive. The four deputies first entered the house and removed the victim. They then re-entered the residence and began systematically clearing rooms. Muffled sounds and a faint cry for help could be heard from the lower level of the house. As the deputies approached this area they could see two children on the floor, one with stab wounds and another child being strangled by a male who had a large kitchen knife in his possession. Deputy Kingston immediately positioned himself with his rifle to get a clear shot while the other deputies moved in. Sergeant Baker deployed his taser, but the probes had to be repositioned. As the two other deputies physically struggled with the suspect to get him to release his hands from the child s neck, the taser was redeployed. The suspect was then pulled away from the child, who was losing consciousness, while Deputy Kingston remained positioned to take lethal action if necessary. Sergeant Baker s correct evaluation of an extremely dangerous and stressful situation, and Sergeant Feyen s, Deputy Kingston s, and Deputy Gates assertiveness to follow him without hesitation or additional backup, resulted in the lives of the two children being saved. Unfortunately, the male victim by the front door was pronounced dead at the scene. PUEBLO COUNTY SHERIFF S OFFICE: Thanks to cooperation and countless hours of hard work, the deputies, supervisors, medical team, kitchen services, volunteers and clerical workers of the Pueblo County Sheriff s Office accomplished the feat of obtaining American Correctional Association (ACA) accreditation for the Pueblo County Sheriff s Office Detention Facility, said Detention Bureau Chief Darlene Alcala. Alcala, who is a 26-year veteran deputy sheriff, added that the Sheriff s Office had to meet 386 standards set by the ACA on how a modern jail facility should operate. The ACA process is a difficult set of standards that are divided into two major categories. There are mandatory standards and there are non-mandatory standards. The auditors were very complimentary of the professionalism displayed by deputies and stated the numbers are what you are all waiting for in front of large group of vendors, deputies, clerks and command staff. The American Correctional Association finds that the Pueblo County Jail is 100% compliant with all [applicable] mandatory standards and 94.81% of all non-mandated standards. Sixteen standards of which cannot apply due to structure, design and age. Congratulations and we look forward to the Board granting your accreditation in San Antonio, Texas, in January [2011]. The Pueblo County Sheriff s Office lost their accreditation in 2005 due to overcrowding and facility degradation. Sheriff Kirk M. Taylor said, When I began my first term as your sheriff,... I was informed that the jail could not be accredited, but I believed in the men and women of the Pueblo County Sheriff s Office. They worked very diligently toward making the detention facility a safer place, not only for the inmates and the community, but also for the deputies who work here. 12

13 SUMMIT COUNTY SHERIFF S OFFICE: Colorado Sheriff magazine s cover photograph, taken by a Summit County Sheriff s Office Deputy, has been recognized by two public safety organizations in online photo contests. Deputy Jeff Wilson s submission was selected as photo of the week by the website PoliceOne.com and as the photo of the month by the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau in their Public Safety Photo Project and Contest. The photograph, which features Summit County Sheriff s Office K-9 Tommy silhouetted in front of a SCSO patrol car, was also submitted to the Digital Camera Magazine Photographer of the Year competition an international photo contest the results of which will be announced soon on PhotoRadar.com. areas: latent print examination, crime scene analysis, and forensic photography. Jan began his career in corrections in 1993, then moved to patrol where he started out as a field evidence technician. He then progressed to the lab where he currently is part of the Northern Colorado Regional Lab. Jan responds to major crimes for Weld County Sheriff s Office and is available to assist other jurisdictions within Weld County. He is also a published author with a new book coming out, CSI for the First Responder, published by CRC Press. WELD COUNTY SHERIFF S OFFICE: Deputy Jan LeMay was awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award in Forensics in September at the annual Rocky Mountain Division of the International Association of Identification conference held in Black Hawk. Jan was recognized specifically for his work on a 2008 homicide case where he examined over 10,000 footwear comparisons and then successfully presented the evidence in court. Jan is one of only 65 board-certified footwear examiners in the world, and is also board-certified in three other Weld County Deputy Jan LeMay 13

14 Check the Charity By Amy Nofziger, Manager, AARP ElderWatch John W. Suthers Colorado Attorney General Amy Nofziger Manager AARP ElderWatch When was the last time you donated money to a charitable organization? Last week, last month, or even this morning? Whenever it was, did you check out the charity before you donated? If you didn t, you are not alone. Charity fraud is big business, and thousands of Coloradans are being scammed every year when they open their hearts and their wallets to fake or fraudulent charities. But hope is not lost. By educating and equipping yourself with information about how to check on a charity, you can make sure that your hardearned money is not going to organized crime or another bad actor; you will be confident the next time you write your check to save the dolphins or protect the trees. This past summer Attorney General John Suthers, Secretary of State Bernie Buescher and the organization I work with, joined forces to help educate Coloradans about charity fraud. We teamed up with more than 35 community partners in 50 towns and cities around the state and asked them to help us collect suspicious charity mailings that inundate seniors mailboxes every day. The results were astounding. When I looked through the boxes, I was amazed at the amount of scams. One older woman collected enough mail in one month alone to fill a copy-paper file box! Are these coming to your mailbox? I bet they are. Here is what you need to do to protect yourself: Recognize, Refuse and Report! Recognize Red flags; it might be a scam! Charities that offer to send a courier or overnight delivery service to collect your money Requests for cash. Avoid giving cash donations Charities that guarantee sweepstakes winnings in exchange for a contribution Refuse Say no! Register for the Colorado No Call Check the charities you choose to donate to at You will see four buttons on the Check the Charity home page. Select the bottom right button, Colorado Secretary of State, Review Charity Financials and Other Required Filings. There is no fee to access this information if you view it through this link to the Secretary of State s website. Never give money to someone who solicits you at the door or over the phone Report Tell us who is trying to steal your money! File a complaint with the Secretary of State and the Colorado Attorney General s Office Not only are these fake charities stealing from you, they are also robbing the hard-working charitable organizations that do valuable work in our communities. We encourage you to give, just give wisely. 14

15 CSOC Training Course Heads to College County Sheriffs of Colorado (CSOC) and Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) recently signed an agreement with University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (UCCS), to provide their Supervisory Institute training course as the foundation for a UCCS criminal justice course. This partnership with UCCS will enable Colorado peace officers to build on the existing Supervisory Institute courses offered by CSOC and CACP to obtain undergraduate and graduate-level university credit. To receive credit for the course, students will have to enroll in an additional online academic component through UCCS. I think this collaboration with UCCS illustrates the quality of the courses that we ve been offering to law enforcement personnel throughout Colorado for years, said Don Christensen, executive director of County Sheriffs of Colorado. This represents a futuristic approach to law enforcement education, he added. In addition to Christensen, UCCS Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak, CACP Executive Director Karen Renshaw, Associate Dean Terry Schwartz, School of Public Affairs, and Chief Jim Spice, UCCS Department of Public Safety, attended the formal signing event and contributed to the development of the agreement. The academic course will focus on supervisory education, a key element in the promotion of officers to higher-level positions within agencies and for ensuring both the effectiveness and efficiency of law enforcement. Colorado peace officers will have the opportunity to take the course for academic credit through the School of Public Affairs. Beginning in 2011, at least one course will be offered on campus each year with officers having the opportunity to stay in university housing. The first on-campus Supervisory Institute is scheduled for March 21 to April 1, The School of Public Affairs supplemental course came online in August and is available now for past Supervisory Institute grads who would like to sign up for credit. The benefit of these courses to individuals who wish to advance their careers is clear, Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak said. Supervisory training is an important part of their development and success in the workplace as they learn to motivate others to do Photo by Tamara Moore CACP Executive Director Karen Renshaw, CSOC Executive Director Don Christensen and UCCS Associate Dean Terry Schwartz, School of Public Affairs, sign an agreement that will enable law enforcement personnel to get college credit for the CSOC/CACP Supervisory Institute course. what can best be described as a very difficult job. But today, I would argue that all of us those within law enforcement and those outside of the profession benefit. As citizens, we benefit from professionally trained peace officers who understand psychology, sociology, human relations, physiology and communication in addition to the law. Peace officers who opt for college credit will complete extra requirements developed by the School of Public Affairs. Additional course content will be developed by criminal justice faculty within the School of Public Affairs. Chief Jim Spice said the partnership will benefit departments and individual officers seeking to earn college degrees. I am excited about this partnership, Spice said. As the chief of a small department that is similar to many across the state, I understand the difficulty of properly training staff as responsibilities grow and budgets dwindle. This command college will be a huge asset for departments throughout Colorado, including our own. Spice credited Susan Szpyrka, associate vice chancellor, Administration and Finance, for her assistance in developing the proposal as well as Brian McPike, police sergeant, UCCS Department of Public Safety, and Skip Arms, a Colorado Springs Police Department commander and UCCS graduate. 15

16 Marijuana Eradication Update Continual Training Essential to Locate Illegal Clandestine Grows By Chuck Darchuk, Haxtun Police Department For the past 10 years County Sheriffs of Colorado, CSOC, has been a leading provider of clandestine marijuana spotter and eradication training for Colorado law enforcement agencies interested in training their officers and agents in the art of locating and dismantling clandestine marijuana grows. During the past years, in addition to Colorado sheriffs offices, this specialized and unique training has also been offered to the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Colorado State Patrol, and other major law enforcement agencies. This advanced spotter training equips frontline law enforcement professionals with the tools and techniques necessary to locate, identify and document clandestine grows from the air without alerting the growers of their presence. The students learn to identify and photograph grows from a moving aerial platform and allows real-life experience in the air that is so necessary for a successful spotting mission. The students are taught to spot, photograph, and document GPS coordinates of suspected grows to be subsequently examined and evaluated for any further investigation by the local agencies where the classes are held. Each year the foreign and domestic professional growers change their techniques and layout of the illegal marijuana crops making the challenge harder for officers to locate the grows and camps. The CSOC spotters class is essential for those agencies that wish to be prepared for the changing environment and techniques of marijuana growers and stay ahead of the curve. The training is also crucial for officer safety. In the last 10 years, numerous plots and millions of dollars of Spotters are taught to look for anything that doesn't match Mother Nature's growth. Nine grows were located during the most recent class in August. INSET: Marijuana grow is lifted from the scene by heliocopter. Photo by Kent Sager 16

17 illegal crops have been identified and eradicated, ultimately stopping the illegal drugs from hitting the streets. This is made possible by highly-trained and technicallysavvy aerial spotters. Each year the class is updated to bring the trainees the newest information on what is being seen in the clandestine marijuanagrow operations being discovered across the United States and Canada. With the increasing frequency of large concealed marijuana grows being located in state and national forests, the spotter training enables the officers to use GPS navigation aids to facilitate movement in difficult terrain and locate hard-to-reach grows. All trainees participate in an outdoor practical exercise, using GPS navigation units to maneuver into preset waypoints. During this in-depth practical, trainees are required to pay attention to their surroundings, locate and identify planted obstacles, booby traps and the deployment of early warning devices that could announce their presence. Experience has taught law enforcement it is a common practice for growers to protect their crops. Officer safety is paramount; it is our goal to make sure trainees have experience locating booby traps and early warning devices, and are acquainted with other methods used by the criminal growers to deter intruders. The spotters class covers these possibilities and offers hands-on training to the students that will help them avoid and circumvent these threats. Our class provides real-life, realistic, practical experience in the skills necessary to locate, identify, document, and eradicate clandestine marijuana grows. It is easy to get it wrong and lose a case in court; but it is so much worse if you get it wrong and someone gets hurt due to lack of training, knowledge or experience in the task at hand. The training course is designed to build confidence and mitigates the risks inherent in this important law enforcement task. New advanced classes are being designed and will be offered to agency personnel in the near future. The classes are funded by a marijuana eradication grant that CSOC obtained from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. The professionals who lead the classes are: Officer Chuck Darchuk, Haxtun Police Department, 27 years investigations experience, with 20 of those years in narcotics investigations; and aerial spotting experience. Agent Pat Crouch, Colorado Bureau of Investigation, 32-year law enforcement professional with 27 years of narcotics investigation experience. Detective Ronald Thurston, Pueblo County Sheriff s Office, a 24-year law enforcement professional with 21 years of narcotics investigation experience. Mark E. Strub, The Aerospace Corporation, GPS Operations. Carolyn Reck, Denver Field Division for The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Trainees viewed a tire shot demonstration to experience the functions of explosives that could be employed as booby traps. 17

18 Creede Keeps Its Heritage Alive By Mineral County Sheriff s Office Staff Way back in the early 80s, the tiny mining town of Creede decided to utilize its citizens skills and the rugged topography of the area to build the only underground fire house in the country. They accomplished this feat by burrowing into solid rock on the side of a cliff near the town center. With the endeavor reliant on mostly volunteer miners who worked in the thriving silver, zinc and lead mines, the project took six years to complete because the miners were working in their spare time. Thanks to the volunteers and donors, the fire station that houses nine fire trucks was completed for a mere $60,000, which included about 1,500 paid man-hours. The station was built in a Christmas Tree design that enables the movement of any piece of equipment without having to jockey any others around. The main trunk measures 139 feet from inside the drive door to the backend. It is 19 feet wide and 14 feet high. Each branch or lateral is 30 feet long on the short side, 12 feet wide and 12 feet high. Each branch is angled at 45 degrees, so the equipment can readily get in and out. The office area, blasted between two laterals, is 12 by 12 by 8 feet. The kitchen/restroom area is 18 feet by 24 feet by 8 feet. The floor contains 75 cubic yards of concrete, and the walls and ceiling were sprayed with 21 cubic yards of shotcrete. It took over three tons of explosives to get the rock out. Two tons were donated by explosives companies and their agents, and another ton was purchased. The building is able to maintain a temperature of degrees, without heat, winter or summer. Fresh air is introduced on a daily basis to help dissipate the natural humidity. In the colder months, this air is heated, but in the warmer months it is not. Less than 10 years after opening the fire station, the economy had changed drastically in Creede. By 18

19 1990, the mines had all closed and the city fathers were looking for a project that would boost Creede s tourism economy. Suggestions, ideas, and plans were taped to the walls of the Creede High School gym on May 6, 1990, when a group of five people assembled for a community economic meeting. All five of these people liked the idea of an underground mining museum that would keep the heritage of mining alive, would be a unique tourist attraction, and would generate jobs for some of the unemployed miners. Because of the success of the fire station, they knew the project was one that could be accomplished. Word about the proposed underground museum spread throughout the community. Local people, tourists, visitors, local governments, mining companies, and businesses all came together and started planning on how to get this project started. Mineral County and the Town of Creede took care of liability and insurance issues and split the cost of two miners. Grants and donations paid for other employees to help start the construction. Thanks to grant monies, donations, in-kind materials and volunteer workers, the Creede Underground Mining Museum and Gift Shop was rapidly becoming a reality. Even with all that support, the economy was in a recession and funds were tight. Then the Mining Museum Board was approached by the local Community Center Board with $18,000 that had been donated by the people of Mineral County to build a community center. They wanted to know if there was a possibility of putting the community center in the middle of the mining museum. The board accepted the money and redesigned the mining museum to include a community center. Approximately two years later, on July 3, 1992, the doors were opened to the Creede Underground Mining Museum, Community Center and Gift Shop. The completed project is 23,000 square feet of tunnels, rooms, and displays. Part of the museum even includes an elaborate tunnel system that simulates an operating mine and includes every component that would exist in a working mine. To date, this is the only known museum of its kind in the Continental United States. Through the years, the Mining Museum has been a huge success for this small community. Several thousand visitors tour the museum each year. There are 25 exhibits at all times, which are changed annually, that portray the mining heritage of the community. Visitors have a choice of a guided tour that is offered throughout the day or a self-guided tour with MP3 players. Keeping the history of Creede alive is a full time job, and the mining museum/community center has played a huge part in this, said Mineral County Sheriff Fred Hosselkus. The gift shop started out small and has flourished into a one-ofa-kind underground gift cornucopia. Tourists and locals buy special gifts for their loved ones, and many do their Christmas shopping in July for a very unique gift. The Mining Museum/Community Center has two full-time employees, one year-round, parttime employee and several summer part-time employees. The museum sponsors several events throughout the summer months including, but not limited to: The Woodcarvers Rendezvous, the Creede Gem Show, a quilt show, bicycle tour events and several community events and benefits. Almost 30 years after the completion of the fire station, Creede is undoubtedly the envy of city planners everywhere. As other towns would be contemplating replacing or renovating aging structures, Creede s fire station, community center, museum and gift shop are supported by solid rock and will exist in perpetuity for the enjoyment and safety of the children and grandchildren of Creede s residents and visitors. For information on the Underground Mining Museum or Community Center please call (719) or (719)

20 Fall Sheriff and Undersheriff Training Conference By Gary Cure, Assistant Executive Director Garfield County Sheriff s Office hosted the fall 2010 sheriffs and undersheriffs conference in beautiful Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The conference started on Monday, October 4th, with a refresher meeting on the concealed handgun permit process. That meeting was handled as a question and answer session to ensure that all the counties were applying all the aspects of the concealed handgun permit law uniformly. The next day the undersheriffs began the day with training on the Colorado Aviation Recovery Support Team, CARST, facilitated by Hilary Fletcher, Director of Community and Governmental Affairs at JVIATION. The recovery support team helps the sheriffs offices by providing mentoring, support, and guidance to assist in a community s recovery from an aircraft incident. Fletcher said that statistics show that 96 percent of fatal aircraft accidents in Colorado occur near an airport. Of this percentage, many occur in rural areas and communities that might not have experience or expertise in the recovery phases following an aircraft incident. CARST was created in 2009 by a consortium of state aviation and public professionals to assist Colorado s communities and airports with aircraft incident recovery, as requested. All members of the team have direct experience in the response to and recovery from significant aviation incidents, and offer the following services: Provision of immediate peer support. Assistance in identifying and strategizing decisions regarding a variety of critical elements in recovery planning. Identification of potential resources to assist in returning the community and/or airport to normal and functional operations. Provision of opportunities to educate and train airport employees in incident recovery planning. The team also provides guidance, advice, mentorship and information on the following challenges that are likely to arise from a major aircraft incident: Family / victim assistance. Organizational, employee and community care. Coordination with investigative agencies such as the FAA and NTSB. Public information dissemination. Risk management. Infrastructure support and recovery. 20

21 Emergency response plan development and revision. All these services are offered at no expense to the requesting agency. The sheriffs arrived on Wednesday and began their conference with a Board of Directors meeting, followed by registration for the rest of the week. Thursday morning, after the Garfield Sheriff s Honor Guard posted the colors, Paul Siska, retired undersheriff from Adams County, briefed the sheriffs on a new training course on mental health issues that will soon be offered by CSOC. The class, Mental Health First Aid, MHFA, will be offered to certified and non-certified officers. It will fill a need for a more reasonably-priced class for smaller and rural agencies who cannot afford the more expensive courses that are currently available. MHFA will introduce participants to the risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems, build understanding of their impact, and provide overviews of common treatments. It will provide a five-step action plan encompassing the skills, resources and knowledge to assess the situation, to select and implement appropriate interventions and to help the individual in crisis connect with the appropriate professional care. The sheriffs followed that presentation with a business meeting to discuss various aspects of their offices, including programs that are used statewide by all sheriffs. They were then joined by Margaret Ackerman, CSOC s legislative consultant, to discuss information about legislation affecting the Office of Sheriff and the citizens in their respective counties. They also received an update by Douglas County Sheriff Dave Weaver and CSOC Executive Director Don Christensen on the VINE (Victim Information and Notification Everyday) system. As with the undersheriffs, the sheriffs received training by Hilary Fletcher on the Colorado Aviation Recovery Support Team, followed by an interactive training where each sheriff in attendance gave a short report on his office and some of the events pertaining to his county that might be of interest to the other sheriffs. On Friday, Economist Jason Schrock from the Colorado Legislative Council talked about economic forecasting in the difficult financial times we are facing here in Colorado and across the nation, with a related presentation later by Todd Saliman, Director of Governor s Office, State Planning and Budget, on budgeting for the economic forecasting projections talked about earlier. Sheriff Murdie shared information pertaining to a Hell s Angels meeting that was held in Gunnison recently, including the cooperation of all the different agencies that assisted him in the successful resolution of the meeting. Garfield County Sheriff Lou Vallario, Garfield County Undersheriff Colt Cornelius, Garfield County Sheriff s Honor Guard and the sheriff s staff all put an enormous amount of effort into making the sheriffs and undersheriffs welcome, and we thank them. 21

22 State Symbols & Emblems FLAG: Colorado s flag was designed by Andrew Carlisle Johnson and was adopted on June 5, 1911, by an act of the General Assembly. This act was amended in 1929 and again in The flag is to be used on all occasions when the state is officially and publicly represented. All citizens have the privilege to use the flag on occasions as they deem fit and appropriate. Laws pertaining to the use of our national flag are also applicable to our state flag. In 1929 the General Assembly stipulated the precise colors of red and blue as the same as the national flag. SEAL: The circular seal of the State of Colorado is an adaptation of the territorial seal which was adopted by the First Territorial Assembly on November 6, This design was changed by the substitution of State of Colorado and 1876 for the corresponding inscriptions on the territorial seal. Below the shield is the state motto, Nil Since Numine, Latin words meaning Nothing without the Deity. The seal is encircled by the words, State of Colorado and the figures 1876, the year Colorado became a state. The first General Assembly adopted the state seal on March 15, Only the Secretary of State is authorized to affix the Great Seal of Colorado to any documents whatsoever. COLORADO DAY: August 1st of each year has been designated Colorado Day in celebration of Colorado becoming a state. President Ulysses S. Grant signed the proclamation on August 1, 1876, which admitted Colorado to the Union. ANIMAL: The Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, Ovis Canadensis, was declared and made to be the official state animal on May 1, 1961, by an act of the General Assembly. This sheep is found only in the Rockies, usually above timberline in rugged mountainous areas. The male sheep can weigh up to 300 pounds, while the female is slightly smaller. They are known for their agility and sense of balance. It is unlawful to pursue, take, hunt, wound, or kill the Rocky Mountain bighorn, except as provided by law. FLOWER: In a statewide contest, the schoolchildren of Colorado chose the columbine to be the state flower, and on April 4, 1899, the General Assembly made and declared the white and lavender columbine, Aquilegia caerulea, the official state flower. It is the duty of all citizens to protect this rare species from destruction, with a law prohibiting the digging or uprooting of the flower on public lands and limiting the gathering of buds, blossoms, and stems to 25 in one day. 22

23 FISH: The greenback cutthroat trout, Oncorhynchus clarki stomias, was made and declared to be the official state fish on March 15, 1994, by an act of the General Assembly. This trout was at one time indigenous to many small creeks, streams and rivers throughout most of Colorado, but it succumbed to pollution and to competition from other species of trout until only a small number could be found in remote streams. This colorful fish has now been reintroduced in numerous lakes and small streams in our state and is reproducing successfully. SONG: Where the Columbines Grow was adopted as the official song on May 8, 1915, by an act of the General Assembly. A. J. Flynn was the author and also composed the music. Words of the chorus are: Tis the land where the columbines grow, Overlooking the plains far below, While the cool summer breeze in the evergreen trees, Softly sings where the columbines grow. FOSSIL: On April 28, 1982, Governor Lamm issued an executive order designating the stegosaurus as the official state fossil. The stegosaurus lived in the area now known as Colorado 150 million years ago. It may have weighed up to ten tons, but had a brain weighing only two and one-half ounces. A skeleton of the stegosaurus can be viewed at the Museum of Nature and Science in Denver. This skeleton was discovered by a teacher and students from Cañon City High School. TREE: The Colorado blue spruce, Picea pungens, was first discovered on the slope of Pikes Peak in 1862, and named by the noted botanist, Dr. C. C. Parry. This species reaches its optimum development in Colorado and has been transplanted throughout the world. The schoolchildren of Colorado voted on Arbor Day in 1892 to name the blue spruce as the state tree of Colorado; however, it was not until March 7, 1939, that the General Assembly adopted a resolution making it official. GRASS: Blue grama grass was adopted by resolution as the official state grass on May 20, It is a native grass which is found on both sides of the Continental Divide. Grasslands are an important resource to Colorado with considerable economic and conservation significance. FOLK DANCE: The square dance was made and declared to be the official state folk dance on March 16, 1992, by an act of the General Assembly. This dance traces its ancestry to the English country dance and the French ballroom dance. The dance is called, cued, or prompted to the dancers and includes squares, rounds, clogging, contra, line, the Virginia reel, and heritage dances. GEMSTONE: The aquamarine was made and declared to be the official gemstone on April 30, 1971, by an act of the General Assembly. The stones are found on Mount Antero and White Mountain and range in color from light blue to pale and deep aquamarine green. 23

24 INSECT: The General Assembly designated the Colorado hairstreak butterfly, Hypaurotis crysalus, on April 17, 1996, as the official state insect. It is native to Colorado, having a relatively narrow range of habitat and is aesthetically appealing in color and design. It is not injurious to agriculture and it is not endangered. It is associated with gambel oak populations on both the eastern and western slopes of Colorado. It was designated the state insect as a result of research and promotion by school children. BIRD: The lark bunting, Calamospiza melancorys stejneger, was made and declared to be the official state bird on April 29, This bird inhabits the prairie regions and areas up to 8,000 feet in elevation. The lark bunting is a migratory bird that usually arrives in Colorado in April and flies south in September. The male bird is six to seven inches in length while the female bird is slightly smaller. TARTAN: A tartan is a woven plaid pattern and is usually made of wool. In 1997, a state tartan was adopted by the General Assembly and July 1st was designated as Tartan Day ; however, in 1999, April 6th was redesignated as Scottish Tartan Day, the same day as National Tartan Day. MINERAL: On April 18, 2002, HB was signed into law making rhodochrosite the state mineral. The designation was the result of research and promotion by the earth science class at Platte Canyon High School. Rhodochrosite crystals found in the Sweet Home Mine in Park County are large, deep red in color, perfectly formed, and are some of the most prized rhodochrosite specimens found in the world. ROCK: Yule marble was declared and made to be the state rock of Colorado by an act of the General Assembly and signed into law on March 9, Members of Girl Scout Troop 357, Lakewood, Colorado, worked to gather information on this unique marble which resulted in its official designation. This marble can be seen in the floors of the State Capitol. It was also used in the Lincoln Memorial and the Tomb of the Unknowns in Washington, D.C. Yule marble has been used in building construction in Colorado and many other states. Reprinted with permission: State Capitol Building Advisory Committee Colorado Legislative Council Colorado State Archives 24

25 Kokomo Shootout Two Summit County Deputies Killed in 1898 By Keith Dameron, Historian, Colorado Law Enforcement Memorial Alate night hold-up in the gambling room of the Denver Hotel in Breckenridge led to a shootout the next day, near Kokomo, on August 12, This event resulted in the deaths of four men and led to a trial nearly four years later. This story began when three convicts were released from the penitentiary in Canon City in early The three men were Dick Manley (or Manly), Dick Bryan (or Bryant) and Arthur L. Scott (multiple AKA's: Lewis A. Scott, J.C. Moore, Pug Scott and Pug Ryan.) The men were together in Pueblo and decided to go after a piece of money. It's believed that they committed a number of robberies in the Cripple Creek area, including a shooting at a saloon in Goldfield that left two men dead on July 21, Their ultimate destination was to rob the Pioneer Saloon in Leadville. The night of Thursday, August 11, 1898, was a regular evening in Breckenridge. The Denver Hotel was frequented by the businessmen in the area, and it had a gaming room where one could play faro, craps, roulette and stud poker. The three ex-cons met a man named Lewis who had been waiting for them, determined to rob the hotel. Their specific targets were the hotel safe and an old Hebrew clothier named Charles Levy. The safe contained more than $2,000, and Mr. Levy, who usually slumbered by the stove, was known for carrying a $600 - $800 bankroll. However, on this night Levy had retired early and wasn't there when the robbers came. Manley, Bryan and Ryan entered the hotel just before midnight. Two had shotguns, but one tripped while entering and fired his shotgun into the ceiling. This led to a change of plans as the robbers hurried into the game room. More than a dozen men were present and ordered to put their hands up. The robbers took $50 25

26 from the faro table and several pocket watches and a diamond stick pin from the men in the room. Then, fearful that someone would be coming because of the shotgun blast, they left out the back door. Summit County Sheriff Jerry Detweiler deputized Ernest Conrad to locate the robbers. Conrad was either a former deputy or former sheriff (newspapers refer to him by both titles). Deputy Conrad caught the 4 a.m. train from Breckenridge to Kokomo, correctly surmising where the robbers were headed. The four robbers traveled on foot over the mountain range west of Breckenridge, but Lewis left the group near Wheeler and was never heard of again. Manley, Bryan and Ryan continued on to a cabin near Kokomo. Deputy Conrad arrived in Kokomo and deputized Sumner Whitney, a Kokomo businessman. Together they searched the area. They came upon a cabin that afternoon with four men and talked with them. The fourth man now with the excons was Broken Nose Charlie (Charles Reilly) who was described as a no-good Kokomo loafer that rustled beer and grub for the hungry hyenas. Broken Nose Charlie left the cabin. The deputies initially accepted the story that the men were miners. But after leaving the cabin, they talked it over and returned telling them, Boys, we need to see what you have under those blankets. Gunfire erupted immediately with Pug firing at the deputies, killing Conrad instantly and mortally wounding Whitney. Whitney was able to shoot both Bryan and Manley, with Bryan dying within a half hour and Manley mortally wounded. Manley did get out of the cabin but was unable to continue because of his wounds. When he collapsed, Ryan kicked and cursed him before taking a stolen watch from his pocket and leaving. Another Kokomo resident arrived at the cabin just after the shooting and observed Ryan's actions. The Rio Grande train was backed down from the Kokomo station, about a mile away, and the wounded were taken to Kokomo. Whitney, who had been shot three times, was transported to Leadville where he died of his wounds nearly four weeks later on September 7th. Before he died, he identified a picture of Pug Ryan as the one who shot Conrad and him. 26

27 Manley was treated and moved to the jail in Breckenridge where he died the next day. But Manley signed a deathbed confession, acknowledging their crimes in the Cripple Creek area and at the Denver Hotel, and gave information about Pug Ryan that would eventually lead to his capture in Seattle, Washington, nearly four years later. Deputy M. Ernest Conrad, 42, was born in Pennsylvania and had lived in Breckenridge for 16 years. The funeral was held in his home on Sunday, August 14. He was a mason and was buried in Breckenridge. Deputy Conrad was survived by his wife and three children. Deputy Whitney was an Alderman in Kokomo and an 'old-timer' in Summit County. He was survived by his wife and daughter. Outlaws Dick Manley and Dick Bryan were buried in Kokomo and Leadville respectively. A Seattle detective found Pug Ryan disguised as a tramp, using the name J. C. Moore. His 'PUG' tattoo identified him, and he was extradited to Colorado to finally face trial for the shootout in Kokomo. Ryan stood 5 feet 6 ¾ inches tall and had numerous other scars along with his tattoo. He was also known to Denver Police Department for crimes committed there, and also had a murder warrant out from Chicago. Pug Ryan went on trial on Monday, July 14, The jury was seated and opening statements made the same day. Witness testimony was heard on Tuesday with closing arguments that afternoon. The people were represented by District Attorney Frank E. Purple, assisted by Sam W. Jones who was the District Attorney when the shootout occurred four years earlier. Ryan was represented by J. Maurice Finn of Cripple Creek and assisted by J. T. Hogan of Breckenridge. The jury got the case at 9 a.m. on Wednesday morning and was back with a guilty verdict for first degree murder, at 9:30 a.m. Judge Owers heard and denied the request for a new trial at 11 a.m., then sentenced Arthur L. Scott, Lewis A. Scott, Pug Scott, Pug Ryan or by whatever name known, to the state penitentiary for the rest of his natural life. Sheriff Detweiler and an assistant left with Ryan on the afternoon train for Canon City. Pug Ryan died in Canon city on June 14, 1931, of renal cardiac disease. He was buried in the prison cemetery on Woodpecker Hill. A senator tried to run a bill in the 1899 legislature to provide relief to the widows and children of the two slain deputies. The bill died in committee as it was in violation of the state constitution. A postscript to this story is that Deputy Whitney's widow was forced to sell her family diamonds by a raffle in December of 1898 to pay her bills and mortgage. A tragic accident took the life of Whitney's 6-year-old daughter, Leonora, on June 22, She had some minor ailment and tried to take her medicine without the help of her mother. She accidentally took carbolic acid which was near the medicine she was supposed to take. She died within an hour. In June 1908, three children playing near Kokomo on Jacque Mountain found two watches and a revolver buried in the dirt. The.38-caliber, pearl-handled six shooter had three bullets missing. The next day the owner of one of the watches went to where the children had been playing, and found the missing diamond stickpin too. One of the watches started working immediately after it was wound. The other required cleaning to run again. It is believed that Pug Ryan buried the items during his escape ten years earlier. Information obtained from various newspapers and the book Summit by Mary Ellen Gilliland. Newspaper sources include: Summit County Journal (Breckenridge), Morning Times (Cripple Creek), Daily Journal (Telluride) and the Aspen Times. It is interesting to note is that Colorado did not have a death penalty for murder in

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