Denver Police Division Chief Magen Dodge and her husband, Sgt. Justin Dodge, were placed on paid administrative leave Thursday, Oct. 8, after the city notified them they face discipline for at least one sustained policy violation. The notices, called “Contemplation of Discipline” letters by the city, begin a process that allows both officers to present information before a final decision. Department of Safety spokesman Brent Weisberg confirmed the notices and leave status but did not disclose what penalties the city is considering. A person involved in the city’s original investigation told CBS Colorado that investigators recommended terminating both officers. That recommendation has not been confirmed by the city, and no final disciplinary orders have been issued. The action follows an independent investigation into Magen Dodge’s conduct as a commander. The inquiry, led by former federal prosecutor Robert Troyer, took about a year and cost the city $110,000. Its findings, reported in May, described a workplace in which subordinates said they experienced panic attacks, ulcers, anxiety and depression. Troyer concluded that Magen Dodge created an “abusive, bullying work environment” and questioned the credibility of some of her statements. The report also found that Justin Dodge was not truthful in his interview and that the couple had “manipulated, intimidated, and interfered” with a subordinate’s participation in two Internal Affairs investigations. Those are the investigator’s conclusions; the city has not publicly specified which policy violations were sustained or how they relate to the report’s findings. Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas promoted Magen Dodge to division chief in 2024. In a May interview, he said he had not read the 66-page investigation report, which had been completed months earlier and delivered to the city. He said he was “disappointed that a lot of things that have come out have come out” and that people had characterized her in ways that “may or may not be accurate.” Thomas did not respond to a request for comment through a spokesperson. Magen Dodge has served with the department for 27 years and is its highest-ranking female officer. In 2019, she sued the department over discrimination, and the case ended in a $280,000 settlement. Justin Dodge was seriously injured while on duty at the 2023 Denver Nuggets victory parade and later had a leg amputated. The city says the officers may submit mitigating information before a final order is made. The couple did not respond to requests for comment.