WESTMINSTER, Colo. (KDVR) — Investigator Heather Wood is not a woman of many words, but she is a police officer of many accomplishments.
“I’m currently the training coordinator. I help coordinate all the internal and external training. I keep track of all of our training requirements for POST,” she said.
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But how Wood was introduced to the world of law enforcement is not what you would call your typical route.
“I was working at Water World at the time as a lifeguard, and coming home on a break and got pulled over by one of our officers and got a speeding ticket. When I came in to pay that, I asked about doing a ride along and the lady that I did the ride-along with was in charge of our explorer program, so I ended up joining. Thirty-five years later, here I am still,” said Wood…