DENVER (KDVR) — Aaron Butts realized a music degree wasn’t his path, so he became a security guard in Broomfield and would interact with local police officers.
“From my interactions with them and them telling me all you have to do to become a police officer is be a good person and we’ll teach you the rest, and I said well that sounds like a lot of fun,” Potts said.
Being a cop excels at playing the clarinet for Potts and seventeen years later, he becomes a corporal in the Denver Police Department’s DUI unit.
“My primary job is to assist officers when they encounter impaired drivers and continue that investigation, and when I’m not doing that, I’m looking for impaired drivers myself,” Potts said.
When he’s not doing that, he’s teaching new Denver police recruits about DUI enforcement.
“It’s a skill that every officer should learn at a basic level but then you can move on to advanced learning and advanced teaching and so I went down that path like a canine officer or a law enforcement officer or a homicide detective,” Potts said.
Potts is married with children, and even though he’s not in the music business, he really works hard.
“It’s hard. Every day is different even though it’s the same type of work and I’m getting impaired drivers off the road and making the community safer,” Potts said.
Boots we hear what you’re playing, and congratulations.