Chief TiRynn Hamblin began his law enforcement career in 2005, serving with the Rifle Police Department and the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office before joining the Rangely Police Department in 2011.

A certified Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) through the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), Chief Hamblin is also a Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician (NREMT-B) with more than five years of experience. His primary areas of expertise include DUI enforcement and criminal/drug interdiction.

He serves as an instructor in Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, Taser, Intoxilyzer 9000, and Below 100, and has taught these and other subjects as an adjunct instructor at the Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC) Rangely Academy since 2015.

Chief Hamblin is a graduate of the University of Denver’s Public Safety Leadership Development Program and recipient of the FBI LEEDA Trilogy Award in leadership. He is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Public Service & Public Policy (with an emphasis in Emergency Management & Homeland Security) at Arizona State University.