LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Following a tumultuous few years that saw multiple controversies, new Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director Armando Saldate III hopes to rebuild the culture in the department and increase accountability among staff.
He sat down with Denver7 Investigates on Wednesday for his first interview since accepting the position and leaving his previous job as director of public safety for the City of Denver.
“What I saw was that there was a culture where folks weren't being heard," Saldate said. "And when folks aren't being heard, that's usually a symptom of a bad culture. What I hope to do and what I hope to bring to this organization, how I hope to change that culture, is by being present.”
In his first interview as the new director of Colorado Bureau of Investigati