Law enforcement lauded at Wohlers awards ceremony

Law enforcement agencies from across Clear Creek County gathered at the Easter Seals Camp in Empire on May 17 to celebrate the achievements of o cers within the county.

e awards ceremony is held in honor of Trooper Lyle Wohlers, who was killed in the line of duty in 1992 while conducting a tra c stop in Georgetown. e awards were developed to honor an outstanding o cer and citizen every year within Clear Creek County.

e Idaho Springs Police Department lauded its o cers who receive awards at the ceremony. Idaho Springs police O cer Ron Bailor was named 2022 Lyle Wohlers Ofcer of the Year for his outstanding work, dedication to the profession and sel essness, according to a release provided by the Idaho Springs Police Department.

For example, on April 7, 2022, on his way home, Bailor helped the Je erson County Sheri ’s O ce at a shots- red scene, and on June 2, 2022, he responded to a motel in Idaho Springs where he located three children in atrocious living conditions. He placed the parents in custody for child abuse and assisted in getting the children placed with families where they are now safe.

Bailor assisted on multiple calls outside of his jurisdiction, from helping re and EMS with a woman who was su ering from hypoxia to helping the sheri ’s o ce’s animal control o cer lasso a horse who had escaped a property and was headed toward the highway.

e Idaho Springs Police Department gave out two life-saving awards: One to prior ISPD o cer