Richard Stanley Burchfield

On Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 1953, a sense of unease settled over the Colorado Springs Police Department. Patrolman Richard Stanley Burchfield, a 34-year-old White/Caucasian male, was on duty, diligently working to solve a string of armed robberies that had been troubling the city. He had been a dedicated member of the force for five years and was a married father of three. That evening, he radioed to dispatch that he was concluding his patrol of an area of interest and would soon be headin ...

Patrolman Richard Stanley Burchfield

Reflections for Patrolman Richard Stanley Burchfield, Colorado ...