By Sadie Gurman
A Denver police officer under investigation for allegations that he used
cocaine has resigned from the force.
Brian Niven, a member of a Special Crime Attack Team based out of the
District 1 station on the northwest side, was suspended in September while internal
affairs investigated the allegations. Denver police officials have not provided
details about the case, but sources said it involved allegations that Niven
used illegal narcotics and was required to take a drug test before he was
suspended.
Niven's duties on the SCAT team, an elite group of officers handpicked by
their commander to proactively fight crime, often included investigating
narcotics activity.
He had been on the department for seven years. He resigned while awaiting
further discipline in the case.