It\u2019s been about 10 weeks now since the Nuggets celebrated their first NBA championship. It\u2019s also that long since a Denver Police officer was seriously injured during that parade, losing part of his left leg after getting trapped under a fire truck. Sunday, Sergeant Justin Dodge made one of his first public appearances since that rough day\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Dodge visited a jiu-jitsu competition, showing his own love for martial arts, and was all smiles as his family, friends, and fellow law enforcers joined in to support him. People like his buddy Brandon Means, a Major with the State Patrol, who organized the event, a donation-based jiu-jitsu seminar called \u201cRoll with Justin…\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
230828 B Means- pull together community\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 :04\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Q:\u2026jiu-jitsu does that\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dodge has practiced the art for almost 30 years. He says it actually saved his life, giving him the physical and mental strength to pull through after getting pinned under that fire engine\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
230828 J Dodge- it kept me alive\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 :14\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Q:\u2026truly believe that\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All the money raised by the event, more than 45 thousand dollars, goes straight to assist with Dodge\u2019s recovery. The Sergeant says he fully intends to be back on the mat, and back to his police work, soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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