3 ▁- ▁Through ▁collaboration ▁of ▁U . S . ▁Ass istant ▁Att orney ▁R ush ▁Holland ▁and ▁Colorado ▁Spr ings ▁Police ▁Chief ▁Hugh ▁D . ▁Har per , ▁were ▁successful ▁in ▁transfer ring ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁finger print ▁files ▁from ▁the ▁International ▁Association ▁of ▁Chief s ▁of ▁Police ▁and ▁government ▁finger print ▁files ▁being ▁kept ▁at ▁Le aven worth ▁Federal ▁Pr ison ▁to ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Investig ation , ▁thereby ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁lab ▁of ▁the ▁F BI . ▁ ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁- ▁Colorado ▁Spr ings ▁Police ▁Chief ▁Ir vin ▁B . ▁" D ad " ▁Bruce ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁West ▁Germany ▁and ▁West ▁Berlin ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁State ▁Department , ▁to ▁assist ▁in ▁the ▁organization ▁of ▁the ▁police ▁depart ments . ▁ ▁Department ▁Awards ▁▁▁ ▁Cit iz ens ▁Award ▁of ▁App reci ation ▁- ▁Award ed ▁to ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁general ▁Colorado ▁Spr ings ▁public ▁( not ▁police ▁officers ) ▁who ▁have ▁assist ed ▁police ▁or ▁performed ▁hero ic ▁acts ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁help ▁prevent ▁or ▁stop ▁criminal ▁activity . ▁Civil ian ▁of ▁Dist inction ▁Award ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Award ▁- ▁ ▁Medal ▁of ▁Val or ▁Award ▁- ▁ ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁Award ▁- ▁ ▁Police ▁Star ▁Award ▁- ▁ ▁Department ▁Comm end ation ▁- ▁Award ed ▁to ▁C SP D ▁employees ▁performing ▁acts ▁that ▁go ▁beyond ▁expected ▁levels ▁of ▁performance ▁and ▁bring ▁credit ▁to ▁the ▁department . ▁ ▁Life ▁S aving ▁Award ▁- ▁Award ed