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Retired Police Investigator Dwight Haverkorn uncovers the history of law enforcement in early Colorado Springs. From Wild West serial killers, turn-of-the-century gangs, Roaring 20s robbers, and depression-era desperadoes, Dwight looks at the history of crime, forensic science, and the men of Colorado Springs' early police department.Haverkorn was sworn into the Colorado Springs Police Department in 1968 and served till 1982. After a brief period, he returned again to the department in 1983. In the late 1970s, he investigated 25 homicides, identified 14 individuals through fingerprints, and testified as a fingerprint expert. He became an investigator for the Police Legal Office until 1987. He then served in the City Attorney's office in many capacities ending his career as a Litigation Specialist. He retired in 2003.

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"""I know of no one more qualified to write the Early History of the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) than Dwight Haverkorn. His meticulous research, spanning the last half century, becomes self-evident with the turning of each page. From Constable Smith C. Foote, to Officer Horace Shelby, to Officer Richard Stanley Burchfield, Dwight's carefully chosen words, complimented by his extraordinary selection of photographs, maps, and other images, captures not only the stories of these early lawmen and outlaws, but it makes them come alive. The men and women of the CSPD; past, present, and future, have a rich heritage, one that they, and the community they serve, can be proud to embrace and honor. Had Dwight not dedicated himself to writing this book, much of the early history of the CSPD would have been lost. Thank you, Dwight Haverkorn. Well done!""- John Wesley Anderson CSPD Sgt. (ret.) 1972 -1995 / El Paso County Sheriff (ret.) 1995-2003"

""I know of no one more qualified to write the Early History of the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) than Dwight Haverkorn. His meticulous research, spanning the last half century, becomes self-evident with the turning of each page. From Constable Smith C. Foote, to Officer Horace Shelby, to Officer Richard Stanley Burchfield, Dwight's carefully chosen words, complimented by his extraordinary selection of photographs, maps, and other images, captures not only the stories of these early lawmen and outlaws, but it makes them come alive. The men and women of the CSPD; past, present, and future, have a rich heritage, one that they, and the community they serve, can be proud to embrace and honor. Had Dwight not dedicated himself to writing this book, much of the early history of the CSPD would have been lost. Thank you, Dwight Haverkorn. Well done!""- John Wesley Anderson CSPD Sgt. (ret.) 1972 -1995 / El Paso County Sheriff (ret.) 1995-2003

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