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A gunman killed his mother, then drove to her Connecticut elementary school Friday and fatally shot 26 people, including 20 children. The gunman, identified as 20-year-old Adam Lanza, also killed himself.
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The Connecticut State Police will begin issuing SIG Sauer P220, .45-caliber pistols to new recruits. The state police signed a contract for more than 1,200 pistols that will be delivered before the end of the year.
Read More →The union representing road troopers with the Connecticut State Police will conduct a "no-confidence" vote of the agency's leaders among its members. There has never been such a vote in the agency's 109-year history.
Read More →A Connecticut State Police trooper involved in an ugly, multi-vehicle crash survived with only minor injuries, leaving the hospital after receiving treatment.
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Police agencies in various parts of the country say they have grave concerns about requiring their officers to provide DNA samples for a national database as a way of ruling out cops who may be suspected in crimes.
Read More →The Connecticut State Police on Monday reversed a decision to lay off 56 rookie troopers, following the retirements of 40 veteran officers.
Read More →The Connecticut State Police will lay off 56 state troopers, marking the first time in 20 years that state patrol officers will be laid off. The rookie troopers are being laid off in a cost-cutting move, said Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.
Read More →The federal audits raised concerns about the administration of the lab. The integrity of DNA testing on crime-scene evidence had not been compromised by the huge case backlogs and chronic under-staffing, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has said.
Read More →The contract covers installation of Panasonic's Toughbook Arbitrator 360 in-car digital video system, which can record, transfer and store 360-degree high-quality digital video. Evidence can be transferred automatically to police station servers using wireless hotspots.
Read More →A 32-year-old man exceeding the speed limit is believed to be responsible for the death of a Connecticut State Police trooper who was conducting a traffic stop on the shoulder of Interstate 91.
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