Richard Burns
Law Enforcement | Marine and Navy Veteran
Richard Burns has built a career in service across multiple fronts, beginning in the United States Marine Corps and continuing with the United States Navy before transitioning into law enforcement.
He spent over a decade with the Pueblo Police Department, specializing in DUI enforcement and accident investigation. As a certified accident reconstructionist, Richard has worked countless scenes, analyzing the most critical moments of people’s lives and determining exactly how and why they happened. His experience also includes serving as a Less Lethal Instructor, Pepperball Instructor, and EVOC Instructor—training others to operate under pressure in high-risk situations.
During his career, Richard contributed to solving a 20-year-old double homicide out of Huntington Beach, California, helping bring long-awaited answers to a case that had remained unresolved for decades.
Today, his focus has shifted beyond the job itself. Drawing from years of exposure to trauma and high-stress environments, Richard is an advocate for first responder mental health and is working toward advancing meaningful change, including the pursuit of national-level legislation to better support those who serve.
