The leader of the Regional Transportation District (RTD) refused to say when the agency will hire a new police chief.
Last week, RTD confirmed that its former police chief, Joel Fitzgerald, was no longer an employee . But why he is no longer employed remains a mystery. He had been on leave since July.
The general manager and CEO of RTD, Debra Johnson, walked away and refused to provide an answer after Denver7 asked her when a replacement would be selected.
RTD’s leaders appeared before Colorado lawmakers on Wednesday to talk about challenges plaguing the state’s largest transportation agency.
It comes as lawmakers consider potential legislation aimed at reforming RTD next year.
Like other RTD rail riders, Harold Lahey and Andrew Worl are tired of all the uncertainty.
“I don’t know why it’s so slow,” said Worl. “And it just it takes so long to get to places.”
“It says it’s coming at 7:30, but you go and check the board or whatever, like the directory, that time says a different time,” Lahey said.