A childhood dream that refused to dim in adulthood seemed like it might not be realized for Colorado Springs police Sgt. Olav Chaney.
After jumping out of aircraft while serving four years in the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, it took him multiple tries to pass the battery of assessments required to become a police officer.
“I tested five different times,” Chaney said Thursday in an interview, after Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade announced to a crowd of 900 attendees at his annual State of the City address that Chaney soon would retire his badge…