A 21-year-old Colorado woman who has been shooting competitively since she was four has joined the Glenwood Springs Police Department.
Officer Kalyn Hurst Farnham received her badge only two months ago, the Post Independent reports.
21-Year-Old Competitive Shooter Joins Colorado Police Department
“I was too young to go to the academy so I thought (code enforcement) would be a good foot in the door to get my way in here,” Officer Kalyn Hurst Farnham said.
by Staff
July 15, 20241 min to read
Hurst Farnham started her career in law enforcement as a code enforcement officer with the Glenwood Springs Police Department. She was introduced to the role by her brother, an officer for the Silt Police Department (and former Glenwood Springs officer), and saw it as an opportunity to gain some experience until she was old enough to enter the academy.
“I knew I wanted to be like a first responder of some sort, so I brought up to my brother that I possibly wanted to go to the EMT Academy, and he … kind of just swayed me toward policing,” Hurst Farnham continued.
“I was too young to go to the academy so I thought (code enforcement) would be a good foot in the door to get my way in here,” she said.
Police Chief Joseph Deras approached Hurst Farnham in October 2023 and said the department would be willing to send her to the academy, and she accepted.
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