LAKEWOOD, Colo. (KDVR) — In July, Armando Saldate III was appointed to be Director of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation by Governor Jared Polis, taking the position after he was the Executive Director of the Denver Department of Public Safety.
In about 30 years of serving in public safety and law enforcement roles, Saldate said he spent a lot of his career in investigations. He told FOX31 this job was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and he wasn’t blind to the headlines and controversy surrounding CBI coming in.
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“Having known the reputation of CBI, working around CBI, and in this state, it really was attractive. But I also came in knowing and seeing the headlines and understanding it was a difficult time for CBI,” Saldate said. “So, there was two callings: One was I felt that I could help, and secondly, it truly is a dream job and it provided an opportunity. I’m only the 12th director in its history, and so I’m being part of that history and really coming in at an integral time for the agency is something that really drew me to it.”
FOX31 asked Saldate how he plans to help CBI…