Sergeant John Koncilja Jr. was a tough Pueblo police detective who took on crooked cops and mobsters in the 1970s.
"He wasn't afraid," his son told the Pueblo Chieftain.
Pueblo's police scandal involved rigged promotional exams, a cop-led burglary and fencing ring, ticket fixing, procuring abortions before they were legal and assorted other crime.
A key player was tavern owner Joseph A. “Jo-Jo” Concialdi, who was tried and shipped off to prison. Concialdi operated the Branch Inn in Pueblo for almost 50 years.
Koncilja, who died at age 83 in May 2021, also served as an investigator for the Colorado Organized Crime Strike Force and 10th Judicial District Attorney’s Office.
“Jo-Jo” Concialdi
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