To honor his bravery, the non-profit Tunnel to Towers Foundation, set up to support the families of fallen first responders and service members, announced Saturday it will pay off the mortgage on Talley’s home.
His patrol vehicle, parked in front of the police station, was adorned with flowers, cards and other tokens of grief and gratitude.
Talley was the first Boulder officer to be killed in the line of duty since 1994, and the sixth on-duty death in the department’s history, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.
His bravery was known to his friends and…