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International Police Association

United States Region 17

Colorado and Wyoming


"We Cover the Rockies"


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Look for your renewal form from the National in the mail


A Little About Region 17...

Region 17 of the United States Section of the International Police Association was chartered on May 8, 1976 as the seventeenth region to be formed within the United States. Today, the region has about 200 members in Colorado and 18 in Wyoming. The members represent more than 40 Colorado law enforcement agencies, 5 Wyoming agencies, and 9 federal agencies. Members who have retired from law enforcement agencies from outside of Colorado and Wyoming represent 22 different agencies from 11 states.

As is the custom with IPA Sections and Regions throughout the world, visitors are welcome to our region, and will be greeted warmly. Language won't usually be a problem here! Our visitors will find regional members, or their spouses, who can sign in sign language for the deaf, and our international visitors with limited English language skills will find that, collectively, we speak 17 different foreign languages: Dutch, Flemish, French, Gaelic, German, Italian, Japanese, Latvian, Mandarin Chinese, Norwegian, Portugese, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Visayan.


Regional and National Officers from Region 17...

Region 17 President Donn Kraemer (Lakewood Police Department)
Region 17 1st Vice President Rich Resling (Colorado Springs Police Department, retired)
Region 17 2nd Vice President Dick Gearke (Lakewood Police Department)
Region 17 Secretary Dick Tobin (Adams County S.O., Ret.)
Region 17 Treasurer Eric Hartsough (Colorado DoR, Auto Industry Division)
Region 17 NDC Representative Dave Remley (Denver PD, Retired)
Constable Newsletter Editor John Thelen (San Francisco PD, Retired)

Associate Secretary to Argentina Alan Youngs (Lakewood Police Department, Retired)


The Constable, the Region 17 Newsletter

Are you receiving your e-mailed copies of The Constable? The extensively revised attractive format is now being presented in color and distributed via e-mail in Adobe Reader format (.pdf files). Thanks to editor John Thelen for for these splendid changes. If you are not receiving your e-mailed copies, you need to ensure that (1) your dues are paid and current, and (2) that the region always has a working and current e-mail address for you.


Planned Meetings and Events in Region 17...

General Membership dinner meetings are held on Saturday evenings in even-numbered months.

Planned Meetings or Events:

Thursday, February 25, 2010, 11:30 am. Monthly lunch meeting. TNT Cafe in Morrison.

Saturday, April 24, 2010, 4:45 pm. Mark Your Calendars for A Dinner With A Taste of ‘Nawlins’, at NoNo’s Café, in Littleton. Space will be limited and details will be forthcoming! For more information on the venue, check out their menu at: www.nonoscafe.com.


Upcoming National and International Events...

Here are just a few events of National and International interest, but in the future, we'll try to add some events of broad interest sponsored by other U.S. Regions.

Your Web page editor only selects a few events to list here; be sure to visit the IPA United States Section Website for more information on upcoming events.


Attractions and Travel in Region 17

Region 17 Travel

Visit Region 17's Colorado-Wyoming Travel Page.


Change of Address Notification...

Send change of address notifications by mail or e-mail to Region 17 Secretary Dick Tobin. For privacy reasons, his address is not given here, but is available in the mailed membership newsletters.


Some links to other sites of interest to IPA members and others...

IPA, International Administration Centre (International Headquarters)

IPA, United States

IPA Austria

IPA Belgium

IPA Brazil

IPA Bulgaria

IPA Canada

IPA Cypress, Famagusta Region

IPA Czech Republic

IPA Denmark

IPA Estonia

IPA Finland

IPA France

IPA Germany

IPA Greece

IPA Hungary

IPA Iceland

IPA Ireland

IPA, Israel

IPA Italy

IPA Japan

IPA Lithuania

IPA Luxembourg

IPA Netherlands (Holland)

IPA, New Zealand

IPA, Norway

IPA, Peru

IPA, Philippines

IPA Poland

IPA Romania

IPA Slovenia

IPA South Africa

IPA, Spain

Sri Lanka

IPA Sweden

IPA Switzerland

IPA Turkey

IPA Ukraine

IPA United Kingdom


Membership Application...

Are you not a member yet, but interested in joining? If you are a current employee of a civilian law enforcement agency in Colorado or Wyoming, we'd love to have you. If you are retired from a civilian law enforcement agency anywhere and are now living in Colorado or Wyoming, we'd love to have you, too! Follow this link for an application form. Follow the instructions provided and either return your paper application by mail, along with your check for $25 to the address provided on the form.



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