As longtime state police spokesman Lt. J Paul Vance begins a new chapter heading up the department's traffic division, veteran state police Sgt. Shane Hassett will take over as public information offcer.
Connecticut State Police announced Hassett's assignment Friday, the day after Vance's transfer.
Hassett joined the department in 1990 and has been a sergeant for 14 years. Prior to joining the public information office, Hassett worked out of Troop C in Tolland, according to his bio posted on the state police website.
He was previously stationed in Troop E in Montville and Troop K in Colchester and has served as a special liaison to the Department of Developmental Services, the website says.
Hassett earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Connecticut in 2005.
Trooper Kelly Grant will also maintain her five-year post as the department's second public information officer.
Vance was reassigned to the traffic division, effective Friday, after 16 years as the face of the department and 41 years with the state police.
