Chief Ridder returned to the Lamar Police Department after leaving a position with the 15th Judicial District Attorney’s Office as their Chief Investigator since 2014. He began his law enforcement career in 1996 in Lamar and has also worked for the Thornton and Littleton Police Departments. Ridder has held previous positions of detective, narcotics detective, sergeant, detective sergeant, SWAT sergeant, and district attorney investigator. Ridder believes in professional standards, transparency, accountability, collaboration with the community and area law enforcement agencies, and assisting fellow law enforcement professionals to reach their full potential.