Cheyenne Police Celebrate Women of The CPD
Saturday, Sept 12, was National Police Woman Day.
According to statista.com, 13.8 percent of American police officers were women as of 2023. The percentage is 28 percent of all law enforcement agency employees, according to the website
In recognition of the history of female Cheyenne Police Officers, the Cheyenne Police Department put up a post on Facebook honoring the women of the Cheyenne Police Department
According to the post:
• 1975: Mary Ricketts was hired as the CPD’s first sworn female patrol officer.
• 2011: Sergeant Cathleen Trujillo became the department’s first female sergeant.
• 2019: Officers Alyssa Muzquiz, Abby Wingeleth, and Katie Federer became the first all-female class of CPD officers to graduate from the Wyoming Law Enforcement Academy.
• 2019: K9 Tyler was the only female K9 to be certified by the Wyoming Police Service Dog Association, where she and her female handler, Officer Lisa Koeppel, trained among an all-male K9 and handler group. Tyler was the department’s first female K9 to be patrol certified.
• 2021 & 2023: In 2021, Officer Lisa Koeppel became the first woman to receive CPD’s Officer of the Year award. In 2023, Officer Katie Federer became the second woman to receive the honor.
• 2026: Officer Katie Federer became the CPD’s first female bomb technician.
From the very first woman hired as an officer in 1975, to all the women of today’s CPD, thank you for everything you do to serve others and protect our community every single day.
Wyoming's Vintage Rail Restorations
Out in a corner of southeast Wyoming, working from old nuclear missile silos, old trains and train cars are being restored.
Vintage Rail Restorations is a specialized firm dedicated to the restoration and preservation of historic railroad equipment, including passenger cars, cabooses, and vintage locomotives.
Visit their Facebook page at this link to see more.
Gallery Credit: Glenn Woods
