Alamosa, CO – The City of Alamosa is excited to announce that George Dingfelder has accepted the offer to serve as Police Chief. Chief Dingfelder has a long history of law enforcement service that includes six years in the US Army Military Police, twenty-five years in the Colorado State Patrol, and four years as Chief of Police for the City of Monte Vista. Chief Dingfelder’s time with Colorado State Patrol included regular promotions with his last position as Major overseeing the field operations for the 17-county District 5, which includes the San Luis Valley. Chief Dingfelder brings not only a strong technical background to the position, but he also brings superb leadership skills and a strong moral code. Chief Dingfelder dedicates himself to continuous learning for himself and all his staff. Beyond his long history of law enforcement service, Chief Dingfelder also volunteers on state and local boards and committees.
“I have had the pleasure of working with Chief Dingfelder over the years and I have always been impressed with his knowledge and professionalism. He continuously works for the best of the community and is gifted at bringing people and agencies together to tackle issues. That is exactly what we need for the complex, challenging issues we are working on,” said City Manager, Heather Sanchez.
Chief Dingfelder shared, “I am honored to be selected as the next Chief of Police for the City of Alamosa and look forward to working with the dedicated officers of the Alamosa Police Department. I thank the City of Alamosa for giving me this opportunity to serve the citizens of Alamosa and the San Luis Valley in a profession I have dedicated my entire adult life to. I also greatly appreciate the citizens and the City of Monte Vista for the support they gave to me and the Monte Vista Police Department. Over the past four years the Monte Vista Police Department has made significant impacts to the drug trade with a group of professional and well-trained officers who continue to make Monte Vista a safer community.”
Chief Dingfelder’s first day with the City of Alamosa will be May 6th. “We have been and remain very lucky to have Captain Spangler serve as interim chief during this time of transition. He has jumped in and made several changes to strengthen the Police Department and has ensured that service to the community remained a priority. His competency has allowed us to take our time with the process and to allow time for Chief Dingfelder to help the City of Monte Vista with the transition,” noted Sanchez.
“I also want to thank everyone who volunteered on the Interview Committee. The process took a lot of work and everyone’s perspective was very valuable. The entire Committee agreed that we had extremely qualified and competitive candidates, which speaks volumes of the professionalism of the department,” said Sanchez.