Services Bureau

Organization & Bureau Responsibilities

The Services Bureau of the Pueblo Police Department is broken down into the following five divisions: Criminal Investigation Division, Special Investigation Division, Special Services Division, Support Services Division, and Community Services Division. Each division is supervised by a captain, and Deputy Chief Joe Garcia is the head of the entire bureau.

Deputy Chief of Services

Capt Martin

Deputy Chief James Martin has been with the Pueblo Police Department since 2002.

Throughout his career, Deputy Chief Martin has had several assignments to include; the Patrol Division, Bicycle Patrol Unit, Crimes Against Property, Patrol Training Officer, Patrol Sergeant, Patrol Training Unit Administrator, Watch Commander for Watches II and III and Captain of the Special Services Division.

 In 2021, he was promoted to his current assignment as Deputy Chief of Operations where he oversees the Patrol Division and Traffic Section.

 Deputy Chief Martin received his master’s degree from Capella University in Criminal Justice and graduated from the 283rd session of the FBI National Academy. 

Support Services Division

Capt Rider

Captain Kenny Rider has been a member of the Pueblo Police Department since 2001. Captain Rider has worked in several different areas throughout the Department, including the Patrol Division, Traffic Section, Crimes Against Property Section, Special Victims Section, Training Section, Community Services Division, and most recently the Support Services Division. 
 
Captain Rider was responsible for helping the Department achieve accredited status by the Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police in 2003, including two re-accreditation cycles since the original award date. Captain Rider was also responsible for helping the Department achieve accredited status by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. in 2017. 
 
Captain Rider earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Sociology/Criminology from the University of Southern Colorado in 2000, and he is also a 2012 graduate of the FBI National Academy Session 250. 

Community Services Division

Capt Bravo

During his career, Captain Taylor has had the privilege of working several assignments to include the Patrol Division, the Special Victims Unit both as a detective and as a sergeant, Patrol Sergeant, the Training Unit Sergeant, Patrol Captain and Captain of the Community Services Division. 

Captain Taylor also serves as the Bomb Squad Commander for the Pueblo Metro Bomb Squad. He has been part of the Bomb Squad since 2008 and received his certification as a Public Safety Bomb Technician in 2015. Soon after receiving his certification, Captain Taylor was assigned as the Bomb Squad Commander. 

Captain Taylor is currently working on his master’s degree from Southern New Hampshire University in Criminal Justice with a concentration in Public Safety Administration.