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International Police Association

United States Region 17

Colorado and Wyoming

"We Cover the Rockies"

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 Rich Resling (Colorado Springs Police Department, retired)
Region 17 1st Vice President Dick Gearke (Lakewood Police Department)
Region 17 2nd Vice President Andrew McLachlan (Pueblo Police Department)
Region 17 Secretary Dave Dechant (Jefferson County D.A.'s Office)
Region 17 Treasurer Eric Hartsough (Colorado DoR, Auto Industry Division)
Region 17 NDC Representative Dave Remley (Denver PD, Retired)
Region 17 Incoming Visitors contact Bob Sexton
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:

See the latest edition of the Constable for the February 2012 dinner details.

Upcoming National and International Events...

IPA US Section's 50th Anniversary NDC - Washington DC - November 8-12, 2012
For more information, visit the website at http://www.ipa-usa.org/50th.html. The organizers request registration forms be submitted by May 1, 2012.

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 Dave Dechant. 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

U. S. Region 1 (Western New York State)
U. S. Region 2 (New York City)
U. S. Region 3 (Hudson Valley, New York)
U. S. Region 4 (Chicago, Northern Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Southeast Wisconsin)
U. S. Region 5 (Nassau County, New York)
U. S. Region 6 (Southern California)
U. S. Region 7 (Washington, DC Metro)
U. S. Region 8 (Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Oklahoma)
U. S. Region 9 (San Franciso, California)
U. S. Region 10 (New Jersey)
U. S. Region 11 (Southeastern Florida)
U. S. Region 12 (Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire)
U. S. Region 13 (Pennsylvania)
U. S. Region 14 (North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee)
U. S. Region 15 (Suffolk County, Long Island, New York)
U. S. Region 16 (Northern Maryland)
U. S. Region 17 (Colorado - Wyoming; that's us!)
U. S. Region 18 (Virginia and West Virginia)
U. S. Region 19 (Western Florida)
U. S. Region 20 (Michigan)
U. S. Region 21 (Ohio)
U. S. Region 22 (Central Illinois)
U. S. Region 23 (San Diego-Imperial Counties, California)
U. S. Region 24 (Alaska, Idaho, Montana, and Washington)
U. S. Region 25 (Northern Arizona)
U. S. Region 26 (Florida East Coast)
U. S. Region 27 (Oregon)
U. S. Region 28 (Indiana)
U. S. Region 29 (Northern California)
U. S. Region 30 (Texas)
U. S. Region 31 (Southern Arizona)
U. S. Region 32 (Utah)
U. S. Region 34 (Cincinnati area, Southern Indiana, and Kentucky)
U. S. Region 35 (San Joaquin Valley Central California)
U. S.Region 36 (Southeast Texas)
U. S. Region 37 (Central Coast-Silicon Valley, California)
U. S. Region 38 (Northern Nevada)
U. S. Region 39 (Central Florida, Space Coast, Orlando)
U. S. Region 40 (Northeastern California)
U. S. Region 41 (Northwestern California)
U. S. Region 43 (Southern Florida)
U. S. Region 44 (San Bernardino & Riverside Counties, California)
U. S. Region 45 (East Central Florida)
U. S. Region 46 (Georgia)
U. S. Region 47 (Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota)
U. S. Region 48 (Newark, New Jersey Area)
U. S. Region 49 (Connecticut)
U. S. Region 50 (Napa and Solano Counties, California)
U. S. Region 52 (Southern Nevada / Las Vegas)
U. S. Region 56 (Wisconsin)
U. S. Region 57 (Southern Illinois)
U. S. Region 58 (Delaware and Eastern Maryland)
U. S. Region 59 (Boston, Massachusetts)
U. S. Region 60 (Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia)
U. S. Region 61 (Grand Canyon, Northern Arizona)
U. S. Region 62 (Northern Virginia, DC area)

National Executive Bureau
Canada Region 2 (Toronto)
Canada Region 3 (Calgary)
Canada Region 5 (Edmonton)
Canada Region 7 (Montreal)
Canada Region 8 (Quebec City)
Canada Region 9 (Vancouver)
Canada Region 10 (Hamilton)
Canada Region 11 (Windsor)
Canada Region 13 (Vancouver Island)
Canada Region 14 (Lethbridge)
Canada Region 15 (Soouth of St. Lawrence)
IPA Canada Radio Club
IPA Canada Membership e-mail Directory

IPA Cypress, Famagusta Region

IPA Netherlands (Holland)

The Hague Region

IPA Poland

IPA Slovenia

Port Natal Region

IPA, Spain

Alt. Penedes

Andorra

Baix Llobregal

Barcelona

Cadi

Hospitalet de Llobregal

La Selva

Maresme

Tarragona

Valles Occidental

Valles Oriental

Sri Lanka

IPA Sweden

Region 1, Helsingborg Branch

Region 1 Scotland

Cumbria North East Branch

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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For comments about this page and to submit items for publication on the page, contact Brad Wiesley at bradw.ipa@gmail.com