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RTD splits with police leader who have been on unspecified depart since July 1

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The Regional Transportation District is with no police leader after Joel Fitzgerald Sr., on depart since July 1, formally break up with the transit company on Friday, RTD officers showed.

It isnโ€™t transparent if Fitzgerald selected to depart his place with RTDโ€™s inner police power or if he was once fired.

โ€œAs of Sept. 20, Dr. Joel Fitzgerald is now not hired on the Regional Transportation District,โ€ company officers mentioned in a remark Friday. โ€œRTD thank you Dr. Fitzgerald for his provider to the companyโ€™s staff, shoppers, and stakeholders over the past two years.โ€

Fitzgerald was once employed in August of 2022 and put accountable for a rising police division tasked with fighting problems together with expanding violence and drug use in public transit areas lately.

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However he was once put on depart for undisclosed causes previous this summer season, RTD board participants showed to The Denver Put up with out providing specifics.

CBS Colorado was once the primary to file at the scenario, highlighting an inner RTD memo that cited an outdoor investigation into โ€œcoverage violationsโ€ dedicated via Fitzgerald.

Colorado Public Radio was once the primary to hide Fitzgeraldโ€™s separation from the company on Friday. That outlet in the past reported that Fitzgerald had time and again pushed an company SUV at speeds over 100 mph and that he didnโ€™t often discuss with RTD amenities in particular person, consistent with inner company information.

 

RTD plans to call an period in-between chief for its Transit Police and Emergency Control Division within the coming days, consistent with the companyโ€™s remark Friday.

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