Colorado Springs, CO
Deputy Chief John Koch joined the Colorado Springs Police Department in 2002, where he served as a patrol officer for the first five years of his career. He then transferred to detective positions in the Crimes Against Children Unit (2007-2010) and Homicide Unit (2010-2013). He was promoted to sergeant in 2013, serving as a patrol supervisor (2013-2014), detective sergeant in the Special Victims Section (2014-2017), and Internal Affairs sergeant (2018). Promoted to lieutenant in 2018, he was a patrol watch commander in the Sand Creek Division (2018-2019) and the Strategic Information Center lieutenant in Metro VNI (2019-2020). Promoted to commander in 2020, he led the Gold Hill Division (2020-2022), Professional Standards Division (2022-2023), and Management Services Division (2023-2025).
In 2025, Deputy Chief Koch was promoted to his current position leading the Investigations & Special Operations Bureau. In this role, he oversees all criminal investigation, tactical, and crime analysis functions of CSPD.
Deputy Chief Koch holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Systems from the University of Northern Colorado, and a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Colorado. He is also a graduate of the FBI National Academy – Session 286.