Support the Denver Police Department: Broadening community outreach; promote officer and community safety; advance innovative technology and training; increase awareness and recognize departmental service.
Public, Society Benefit
Adolescents/Youth (13-19 years)
Aging, Elderly, Senior Citizens
Ethnic/Racial Minorities
Families
General population
Annual event featuring a free picnic, activities including face-painting, rock climbing, tricycle obstacle course, dance contest and free backpacks filled with school supplies.
Attendance at the event has increased over the two years it has been held. This year over 3,000 people attended and school supplies were provided to nearly 2,500 families and children.
Public, Society Benefit
General Public
General Public/Unspecified
A state-of-the-art training simulator for police officers in Denver and made available to departments throughout the Metro Area and state.
The simulator provides 300 degree scenarios for shoot/don't shoot situations, use of less lethal force and deescalation techniques. Up to four officers can be trained at a time.
Training qualifications.
Public Safety, Disaster Services
General Public
SWAT officers are faced with serious incidents, many requiring entry from building roofs or climbing from other locations. Specialized equipment and training provides SWAT officers with the capability to make these unique entries safer.
Program just underway.
Public Safety, Disaster Services
General Public
Cameras for patrol and traffic operations that enhance crime reporting.
Cameras have aided in collecting evidence and resulted in increased convictions of criminals.
Education
Ethnic/Racial Minorities -- General
Females
Males
Young Adults (20-25 years)
Youth/Adolescents only (14 - 19 years)
Program in partnership with the Boy Scouts that trains young men and women in leadership as well as police procedures and policies to prepare them for careers in law enforcement.
A large number of Explorers have gone on to have careers in law enforcement in the Denver Police Department and other metro area police agencies.
Public Safety, Disaster Services
General Public
Purchase of two canine officers for Denver Bomb unit--explosive sniffing dogs.
SWAT dogs are instrumental in capture of suspects in robbery
Sniffer dogs instrumental in evidence collection in drug cases
Crime & Legal
General Public/Unspecified
Specialized equipment that can be used to in gunshot violence to save lifes before emergency medical responders can arrive.
Kits have already been credited by medical personnel with saving three lives, an officer attacked by a dog that severed an artery and a young girl caught in the crossfire of a gang shooting; a Colorado State Patrol Officer. The kit was also used in a recent incident by two officers who were able to save a victim until he arrived at Denver Health ER.
Public, Society Benefit
General Public/Unspecified
Specialized equipment for each police district to protect officers in emergency shooting situations.
Officers very supportive of having equipment. Fortunately no active shooter incidents this year that caused the use of the equipment.
