Denver Sheriff Department promotes first Latina officer to major
Janelle Orozco, the first Latina to achieve the rank of major in the Denver Sheriff Department, was sworn in Friday.
The first Latina to achieve the rank of major in the Denver Sheriff Department was sworn in Friday.
Janelle Orozco, a Denver native, has served in the department, which employs more than 1,100 uniformed and nonuniformed staff, for nearly two decades. She worked her way up from deputy to sergeant to captain and now major, according to a news release.
After her swearing-in ceremony, Orozco said she was “extremely grateful” for the opportunity and looking forward to the future. She said when she started her career with the department in 2003, she wanted to be a positive role model for her children.
Major Janelle Orozco.Denver Sheriff Department“I wanted them to know that you can do anything if you are willing to put in the hard work,” she said. “The 22-year-old me would have never dreamt that I’d be standing here today being promoted to major.”
Orozco most recently served as the captain of the Correctional Care Medical Facility at Denver Health and has worked at the city’s Downtown Detention Center and the Denver County Jail.
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