Mt. Kilimanjaro

Nine police officers across Connecticut are back on the job after conquering Africa’s tallest mountain. “I cannot think of a word to describe it,” said Putnam Detective Donna Brown. “It was just unbelievable.” Brown was one of 12 people on the Conquering Kilimanjaro team, nine of whom were police officers from Connecticut. Two police officers from New Jersey were also…

Mount Kilimanjaro is the tallest mountain in Africa, but a group of Connecticut Police officers aren’t going to let it stand in the way of them raising money for Special Olympics Connecticut. Several officers from around Connecticut have formed a team and plan to climb the mountain next week in the name of charity. Before he was a Cheshire...

The officers have been training for months to climb Africa’s tallest mountain to raise money for Connecticut Special Olympics.