Her name is Candace Mullins and she is one of three female
police officers in the Lone Tree Police Department.
By By: Chris Lawson
I got picked up by a police officer on July 10.
Her name is Candace Mullins and she is one of three female
police officers in the Lone Tree Police Department.
She been in law enforcement for 28 years – a little less than
two years longer than I’ve been alive.
I was riding with her as part of a story the paper did on the
first six months of the department.
We drove around policing the community,
assisting a stranded motorist and responding to various other
dispatched calls.
Her father was a cop. Now two of her three daughters are police
officers and the other is a detention specialist in a county jail.
That is a lot of family firepower.
After time in law enforcement in Colorado Springs, Manitou
Springs and Douglas County, Candace says she loves Lone Tree
because the administration takes time to thank her for her work.
The gratitude, she says, goes a long way in helping her continue to
see police work as
important and valuable.
The community is also thankful. Thankful and friendly.
During my time with Candace, I witnessed residents wave as we
drove by. It reminded me of small-town America and not the
sprawling suburbs. It was splendid.
Candace said something during our ride that I guess I had never
considered. She said the role of a police officer is to influence a
person’s future behavior. It makes sense.
I know she motivated me to watch my speed and mind my P’s and
Q’s in life.