I started my career with Denver Police Reserve Force in 1980.  In January of 1997, I went to work for the City of Sheridan, Colorado as a police officer and worked with them until I moved to a position with the Town of Mountain View, Colorado in 1996.  These departments are all located in the Denver Metropolitan Area.  My assignments ranged from routine patrols, to traffic enforcement to investigations.  

I grew up mainly in lower downtown Denver at my father’s transmission shop and lived in Denver most all my life with the exception when I served in the United States Marine Corps as a Sergeant, from 1968 through 1971.  I had always planned on moving to the Western Slope and set a goal of 10 years after I became an officer, I missed that date but I did finally make it.  In 1998 I was lucky enough to be hired by the Town of Norwood, Colorado where I took on the position of Chief of Police and actually was fortunate enough to take on the challenge of restarting a dormant agency that went out of service around 1980. This position is basically a one-man department that hasn’t quite made the jump to a second full-time position yet.   In 2000 I applied for and was hired to replace the retiring Marshal, Sherman Williams who had served this community for approximately 14 years. 

We moved into new quarters in 2002, located in the Town Hall and have made great steps in advancing the level of service with the purchase of new patrol units and a reporting program; both of which were not here prior to my tenure and in addition we aggressively have tried recruiting the best possible law enforcement officers available for a growing Community that is made up of both blue collar and white collar workers as well as retirees, these officers are part of the Community that they serve.  These steps are not easy for the smaller communities as it takes a particular type of individual to perform Law Enforcement in a community with a very limited budget and action that most newer officers are looking for; talk about community policing, it is alive and well in Small Town U.S.A.

Charles started with the Ridgway Marshal’s Office in 2004.   Prior to this position, Charles worked for Carbondale Police Department where he retired.  After that, Charles worked for the Town of Nucla, CO as their Marshal.