Denver’s newly hired Department of Public Safety communications director previously faced an internal affairs investigation and suspension at his prior job with the Salt Lake City Police Department.
Brent Weisberg started this week as communications director for Denver’s Department of Public Safety — the agency that oversees police and fire. But multiple sources reached out to Denver7 Investigates raising concerns about the city’s decision to hire Weisberg and questioning his judgment in a previous role.
For years, Weisberg handled public messaging for Salt Lake City Police as the department’s director of communications. In 2023, he became the subject of an internal affairs investigation after responding to a homicide scene in his city-owned vehicle after consuming alcohol…