Breakfast With Brooke

DENVER (CBS4) ― We should be glad Jim Davis is one of the good guys. At 6 feet, 10 inches tall, the FBI's new Special Agent in Charge for Denver cuts an imposing frame.

Pair that with his deep voice, and Davis seems born to be a special agent. But in his Breakfast with Brooke interview, Davis proved open and engaging. He told CBS4's Brooke Wagner he chose his career at age 14, at this suggestion of his dad, a police officer.

"When I'm an old man sitting on the front porch in my rocking chair, I'm going to have some pretty good stories to tell," Davis said.

Will he ever have stories. As an FBI agent, he indicted six Chicago aldermen for corruption. He's looked Saddam Hussein in the eye and chased Al Qaeda throughout the Middle East. What he saw first-hand leads Davis to believe we will one day catch Osama Bin Laden.

"I think we will. I don't think it's as important as many people view it as," said Davis. "He's a symbolic leader of Al Qaeda. It would be good to find him, but it's not critical in the war against Al Qaeda."

Davis was there when special forces brought Saddam Hussein in for processing just after his capture. Davis fingerprinted Saddam.

"When I saw him, he was just a tired, old, sick man. It was hard to think that just eight months ago, that guy was in charge," Davis said.

His new post as local FBI chief in the Denver office that oversees Colorado and Wyoming may seem like a bit of a reprieve. Still, since he moved here in March, Davis hasn't had much time to enjoy his new Rocky Mountain surroundings. He's working on making the Democratic National Convention as secure as possible.

"Our primary mission would be to respond to some act of terrorism. We're going to have a whole bunch of agents here to support us in this division," said Davis. "I would be absolutely delighted if we sent those folks home at the end of the convention having done absolutely nothing."

Davis added that his office has been gathering intelligence to share with all of the law enforcement agencies involved, but at this time, there is no credible threat of terrorism.

"There's no intelligence that identifies any direct act of terrorism," said Davis. "We're pretty comfortable with that."

Davis said the FBI will serve a support role, helping local law enforcement secure the convention. He believes criminals may see the event as an opportunity to strike while they believe officers are focused elsewhere.

"People who are looking to make a statement want to make it when people are looking ... and people will be looking here," Davis said.

Still, Davis said officers are aware and ready. A convergence of FBI agents in Denver will look for illegal protests, cyber attacks, and robberies, among other crimes. However, Davis made it clear the protesters' rights are important, too.

"We are very in tune with the constitution. We are not going to infringe on people's first amendment right to protest," Davis said.

Davis did have a request for everyday citizens.

"We need people to be vigilant and to look for things that don't seem right. Very often, our best resources are people who see something that just isn't right. People shouldn't think, 'Oh, I shouldn't call and bother them.' We need people to call us and let us decide if this is something we need to be worried about," Davis said.

People can contact the FBI through its Web site.

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