01-05-2025
Local motorcycle cop takes inspiration from Ponch and Jon: Support the Shield
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — It takes a very special person to put on the boots, gloves, Kevlar and straddle up on a 114 cubic inch Harley-Davidson motorcycle and enforce the law.
That's exactly what Jefferson County Deputy Sheriff Aaron Kilbon does every day at work.
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'Back in the '80s as a kid, I watched CHiPs, I watched Street Hawk. And while this thing doesn't do 300 miles an hour, it's definitely fun to ride.' Said Kilbon.
The show California Highway Patrol was popular in the late 70s to early 80s. According to IMDb, the show follows a new officer, Jon Baker, as he learns from undercover federal investigator Frank 'Ponch' Poncherello.
Deputy Kilbon has been riding the roads in Jefferson County for three years. And he came from a land far and away to do it.
'I'm from the United Kindom. I'm British,' he said.
Being a motorcycle police officer is a dangerous duty, and Kilbon has had his share of close calls. That doesn't faze him one bit, he loves what he does.
'I like people, and we make about one thousand traffic stops a year. If you like working with people, the job is easy,' Kilbon told FOX31.
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The most challenging part of his job?
'You have to stay engaged, and you have to be willing to earn the wings and not just keep them. Riding this bike, you get skill fade, so you have to stay engaged. You have to train hard and you have to treat it for the respect that it is,' Kilbon said.
For putting it on the line every time Deputy Aaron Kilbon saddles up, this month's Support the Shield honor is going in his saddlebag. Ponch and Jon would be proud.
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