connecticut state police union

Traffic enforcement fell off a cliff over the past year, but the head of the state police union and lawmakers disagree on what’s happening and what to do to fix it. “You’re complaining that activity is down and fatalities are up, that’s what happens when activity is down,” Andrew Matthews, a retired police sergeant and head of the Connecticut...

A Connecticut State Police trooper who was charged with driving under the influence after a crash in Southbury in September 2019 that injured a mother and daughter has resigned. State police said they received a letter of resignation from Sergeant John McDonald on Nov. 4, over two years after the accident. McDonald was charged with operating a motor vehicle while…

Preparations are underway for services at the Xfinity Theatre where people will come together to honor a trooper who died in the line of duty.

Preparations are underway for services for Sergeant Brian Mohl at the Xfinity Theatre where people will come together to honor the trooper who died in the line of duty. Sergeant Mohl served Connecticut State Police for more than 26 years. His passing came after his cruiser was swept away by floodwaters in Woodbury last week. In a statement released over…

The Connecticut State Police Union released results of a recent no confidence vote, where members voted no confidence in the governor and DESPP Commissioner James Rovella.

The Connecticut State Police Union is questioning whether Gov. Ned Lamont’s recent executive order banning the use of chokeholds was issued for political reasons, noting the agency had prohibited the form of restraint more than three decades ago. In a letter to the Democratic governor, released Wednesday, Andrew Matthews, the union’s executive director, said union members find Lamont’s June...

The governor told NBC Connecticut he plans to work with the legislature to ban police chokeholds in the state.