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Colorado State Patrol Chief Attends ADL Counterterrorism Training in Israel

“This trip was a once-in-a-lifetime experience,” says Colonel James Wolfinbarger, Chief of the Colorado State Patrol and former director of Colorado’s Office of Preparedness, Security and Fire Safety. He was speaking about ADL’s National Counterterrorism Seminar (NCTS) inIsrael. Twice a year, ADL brings top-ranking American law enforcement officials toIsraelfor an intense week of briefings from Israeli experts about counterterrorism tactics

ADL and Denver Police Department Provide Training on Extremism and Hate Crimes

On May 27th, in conjunction with the Denver Police Department, ADL’s Mountain States Regional Office presented a day-long training for over 100 law enforcement officials throughout Colorado. Included were seminars on Colorado’s Hate Crime Statute, Left-Wing and Single Issue Extremists, Right Wing Extremists and Anti-Government hate groups. The seminar on hate crimes offered instruction on the special nature of hate