The Wheat Ridge Police Department wants 30 percent of its police force to be women by the year 2030, a commitment to the nationwide 30x30 Initiative.
WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. — Wheat Ridge Police Department Patrol Sergeant Jamie Watson’s journey starts with a TV show she used to watch all the time as a child - “Get Christy Love!”, a show about a female detective.
“I love meeting somebody that this may be the worst day of their life, and I get to help them change that or have an impact on that,” said Watson.The Wheat Ridge Police Department wants 30% of its police force to be women by the year 2030, a commitment to the nationwide 30x30 Initiative to recruit more women and increase representation in sworn officer roles.
No one knows this better than Sgt. Watson, who left a career in dental assisting at age 30 to pursue her dream.
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