Marcus Williams
Patrol Commander
Golden Police Department
Contact Information
911 10th Street
Golden, CO 80401
(303) 817-4009
mwilliams@cityofgolden.net
Marcus, who is originally from the east coast, relocated to Colorado in 1996. He worked several years in juvenile corrections before starting his career as a police officer.
He has been with the Golden Police Department for over 22 years. Throughout his time with the department, he served the community as a Patrol Officer, Detective, Patrol Sergeant, Special Enforcement Team Sergeant, and Criminal Investigations Sergeant before being promoted to Patrol Commander.
He prepared for his role by graduating from the Northwestern University School of Police Staff and Command and the University of Denver Daniels College of Business Public Safety Leadership Program. He is received the FBI LEEDA Tribology Award for leadership.
Commander Williams has dedicated his life to serving as a guardian to others and looks forward to continuing to protect and build partnerships with Golden constituents.
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Justin Garcia Contact Information |
Justin has worked for the Golden Police Department for 8 years. He is a driving instructor, SFST Instructor and Field Training Officer. Justin worked on the traffic unit as an Impaired Driving Enforcement Officer. While working on the Traffic Unit, Justin also became a Drug Recognition Expert and Level Three Accident Reconstructionist. He is the first ever DRE for the City of Golden and continues serve on the Golden Crash team. |
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Sergeant Ben Salentine Contact Information |
Ben originates from Wisconsin where he attended the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee before joining the U.S. Army in 2004. After being assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team at Fort Carson Colorado, Ben was deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Eastern Afghanistan along the Pakistan border. He held multiple leadership assignments within the military and completed his service as a Captain (O-3) assigned to a Light Reconnaissance unit before moving back to Wisconsin. While in Wisconsin, Ben worked in the private sector specializing in Operations Management. Seeking a career change back to a service-based field, Ben returned to Colorado and joined the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office before being hired by the Golden Police Department in 2016. While serving in Golden, Ben has been a multi-disciplinary instructor and was promoted to Sergeant in 2018. He currently is in charge of the Professional Standards Unit which includes Accreditation, Training, Public Information, and Internal Investigations. Ben has been married for 15 years and he and his wife have one son. In his time off he enjoys spending time in the outdoors, traveling, and spending time with family. |
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Ryan Beale Contact Information |
Ryan started his law enforcement career with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office in 2006 where he attended the Jefferson County Regional Academy and served as a Detentions Deputy. He started with the Golden Police Department in 2007. He has served as a Patrol Officer, FTO, Patrol Corporal, Core Detective, West Metro Drug Task Force Detective, United States Marshals Office Task Force Officer, Jefferson County Regional SWAT Officer, Sniper, and Assistant Team Leader. He teaches Firearms, Tactics, Critical Incident Response, and All Hazards. He holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. |
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Steve Guess Contact Information |
Steve became POST Certified in October of 1996. He started with St. Francis Kansas PD in April 1997 at the age of 23. Steve then moved to Sterling Colorado PD in May of 1998. There he served on SWAT for 5+ years, a detective for 2+ years and firearms instructor for 3 years. Steve started with Golden PD in July of 2003. He has worked as a Field Training Officer, DUI enforcement specialist, Motor Officer, Corporal, and Community Resource Officer. Steve teaches many different disciplines. He was promoted to Sergeant in October of 2021. Steve is happily married with 3 amazing children. He volunteers for the MC-1 Foundation and Bloodhound Man Trackers Inc. Steve enjoys camping, hunting, motorcycle, and ATV's. |
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Adam Zutman Contact Information |
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