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Commander
Colorado Springs Police Department
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Hugh M. Velasquez is a commander with the Colorado Springs Police Department. He oversees the Professional Standards Division which includes the Professional Development, Compliance, and Wellness Section, the Evidence/Impound Section, the Internal Affairs Section, The Public Affairs Section, and the Police Psychologist.
Commander Velasquez's service with the Colorado Springs Police Department began at the Sand Creek Patrol Division in 1997, where he became a property crime detective in 2001. He then transferred to the Homicide Unit in 2002. He was promoted to sergeant in 2005, where he served in three patrol divisions (Gold Hill, Falcon, and Sand Creek). He also served as a sergeant in the Sex Crimes/Crimes Against Children Unit from 2007-2011. He was promoted to lieutenant in 2012, where he served in three patrol divisions (Sand Creek, Stetson Hills, and Falcon). As a patrol lieutenant, at differing times, he also oversaw the School Resource Officer Unit, the Sand Creek Division Impact Unit, and GangNet. He served in the Professional Standards Division as the training director from 2012-2016. His final assignment as a lieutenant was in the Patrol Support Section of the Specialized Enforcement Division in 2019.
Commander Velasquez earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1995. He attended the FBI Rocky Mountain Command College, Center for Creative Leadership’s Leadership Development Program, and the Colorado POST-University of Denver Daniels Executive Education Program’s Public Leadership Program.