State police spokesman Lt. J. Paul Vance, who has served as public information officer for the past 16 years, has been reassigned to the department traffic division, according to a spokesperson for the state Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection.
Law enforcement sources said Vance has been selected to serve as commander of the State Police Traffic Services Division. No replacement has been named.
DESPP spokesman Scott DeVico said the change will happen on or around March 20. He could not give a reason for Vance's reassignment.
Vance has been a state police trooper for more than three decades and served as the department mouthpiece during and after the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
