A former Denver police sergeant lost his Colorado police officer certification last month after he made disparaging remarks about an officer’s mental health then lied about it during an internal investigation, records show.
One of the witnesses told investigators that the returning officer sank in his chair when the sergeant made the comment, “as if the life were being drained from him,” according to the internal affairs complaint. Maher, who started with Denver police in 2004, retired on Dec. 6, a day after the internal affairs investigation’s findings were signed by Chief Ron Thomas. An entry with the state’s Peace Officer Standards and Training board says Maher resigned in lieu of termination.
In addition to the “rubber-gun squad” remark, the internal affairs investigation also found that Maher made continuing derisive comments on a regular basis to the officer about his mental health.New Denver International Airport concourse train cars hit the rails