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The Colorado Mounted Rangers are the oldest law enforcement organization in Colorado, formed in 1861 in the Colorado Territory.  Today, Rangers are volunteers who can be called into service during times of emergency. The Colorado Mounted Rangers, renamed in 1940, operate as a non-profit organization and depend on donations to sustain the organization.

Colorado Mounted Rangers are available to assist any law enforcement, emergency, or disaster agency that request assistance. In order to generate operational funding, the Rangers also work with Municipal and County governments, non-profit organizations and for profit businesses by providing crowd control, traffic control, parking direction and security. All Rangers provide this community service free of charge, but do request a donation to the Troop Treasury. This funding is used to obtain needed equipment such as radios, safety vests, CPR masks, first aid supplies, body armor, etc.

The Colorado Rangers are neither a security company nor a law enforcement agency but a unique organization of highly trained individuals who may be deputized by any law enforcement agency in the state of Colorado. Colorado Mounted Rangers (CMR) training includes a wide range of areas such as first aid, CPR, arrest control procedures, tactical baton and qualification with firearms several times a year. Rangers are not only trained to control a situation but to exercise restraint, maturity and professionalism to avoid unnecessary force and to maintain calm to deter escalation of violence.

The CMR also presents a professional image with meticulous green and tan uniforms that maintain the proud western heritage of the Colorado Rangers. Present Colorado Mounted Ranger Troops:

• B Troop - Cripple Creek
• C Troop - Manitou Springs
• D Troop – Durango
• F Troop – Pagosa Springs
• I Troop – Colorado Springs
• J Troop - Canon City

A CMR Officer with a troop operating in your area will contact you. Thank you for your interest in the Colorado Mounted Rangers!