It is not clear if Fitzgerald chose to leave his position with RTD’s internal police force or if he was fired.
Joel Fitzgerald Sr., is sworn in as the Regional Transportation District’s police chief at Denver Union Station on Tuesday, August 23, 2022.
Fitzgerald was hired in August of 2022 and put in charge of a growing police department tasked with combating issues including increasing violence and drug use in public transit spaces in recent years. CBS Colorado was the first to report on the situation, highlighting an internal RTD memo that cited an outside investigation into “policy violations” committed by Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald’s separation from the agency on Friday. That outlet previously reported that Fitzgerald had repeatedly driven an agency SUV at speeds over 100 mph and that he did not frequently visit RTD facilities in person, according to internal agency records.
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