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Many of the “over-reported records” in the audit were because of bad data entry processes, "rather than intentional falsification of traffic stop data,” said the report, commissioned by Gov. The investigators, however, also said they found “significant failures” by state police in reporting accurate traffic stop information to a statewide databased used to analyze any potential racial profiling by police. The audit said 130 troopers had been identified as having a significant disparity between traffic stop information submitted to the database compared with the court system. State police have been reviewing the traffic citation data. What we have seen is information that provides explanations for why some of the data may have been inaccurate.”
Persons: , , Ned Lamont, Attorney Deidre Daly, , Lamont, Ken Barone, ” Barone Organizations: Gov, U.S, Attorney, University of Connecticut, UConn, Justice, Transportation Locations: HARTFORD, Conn, Seven Connecticut
Media organizations including The Associated Press have requested the troopers' names. State public safety officials denied a request for the names by The Connecticut Mirror, which has a pending appeal before the Freedom of Information Commission. The judge said the union could appeal to the courts if the commission orders disclosure of the names. The union asked that the troopers’ names not be released until investigations are complete. The union says releasing the troopers' names before the investigations are complete could unfairly tarnish their reputations.
Persons: , Rupal Shah, Shah Organizations: Connecticut State Police Union, of, Commission, Media, Associated Press, Connecticut, Information Commission, University of Connecticut Locations: MIDDLETOWN, Conn, Middletown
On an unseasonably warm morning in February 2017, a 75-year-old white motorist was making his way north on Interstate 95 in Westbrook, Conn., when he was pulled over by a state trooper and charged with a traffic violation. That is, at least, according to a traffic stop report filed by the officer. But no ticket appears to have been issued. In fact, there may not have been any stop. State officials believe that the trooper was among more than 100 Connecticut state police officers who may have filed false reports of traffic stops in recent years, possibly to boost the internal statistics used to measure their performance.
Persons: Locations: Westbrook, Conn, Connecticut
It recorded at least 26,000 fake tickets over a five-year period, involving hundreds of officers. The figures skewed racial profiling data to appear like more white people were being stopped. One trooper singlehandedly logged 1,350 fake tickets between 2014 and 2017, the audit, released late last month, revealed. As a result, police skewed racial profiling records, making it appear that more white people had been stopped than was the reality, it said. It was unclear if the fake tickets were deliberately falsified or were the result of human error, it said.
Persons: Alvin W, Ken Barone, Christopher Melanson Organizations: Service, Connecticut State Police, Penn, University of Connecticut, Hearst Connecticut Media, NBC, State Locations: Wall, Silicon
Buildings below the Golden Star Memorial Bridge, a pair of steel truss bridges on the Thames River, were also on fire, the Connecticut State Police said on Twitter. “Injuries reported but extent is unknown at this time,” the police wrote, warning people to avoid the area. Officials closed the highway between exits 86 and 88, Trooper Muniz said, and the bridge was closed in both directions for part of the day. Amtrak reported some delays along the Northeast corridor, which has tracks near the accident. Several agencies, including the Coast Guard, are responding.
A Connecticut lawmaker died hours after being sworn in as state representative. Lawmakers mourned state Rep. Quentin "Q" Williams following the announcement of his death. The collision occurred around 12:45 a.m. local time just outside of Middletown, Connecticut, on Route 9 in a town called Cromwell. The 39-year-old lawmaker, state Rep. Quentin "Q" Williams of Middletown in the 100th District, a Democrat serving in the Connecticut General Assembly, had been sworn in on Wednesday. The Connecticut State Police and Williams' office did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
The Office of the Inspector General, under the leadership of Robert J. Devlin Jr., is one of multiple agencies investigating the officer's use of force. On Saturday, as it released that dramatic and potentially disturbing video, the watchdog stopped just short of calling Iurato a hero. The suspected gunman fired more than 80 rounds during the siege, the Office of the Inspector General said. The Office of the Inspector General said Sunday that it appears the officer's use of force was justified. The Bristol Police Union did not immediately respond to a request for its response to the bodycam footage.
Two police officers were killed and one was in serious condition after an overnight shooting in Bristol, Connecticut, police said. The Connecticut State Police announced at around 3:30 a.m. ET it was investigating an officer-involved shooting in Bristol, about 20 miles southwest of Hartford, with injuries reported. Just over two hours later, police announced that two of the officers had been fatally shot, with one seriously injured. The department did not provide details on the circumstances of the shooting or whether any suspects had been identified or arrested.
WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Two police officers were killed and another wounded in a shooting overnight in Bristol, Connecticut, state police said. Connecticut State Police did not provide details of the shooting in a series of Twitter posts, only to say that it would hold a press conference later on Thursday about the incident. We ask your thoughts and prayers be with the families, the officer and all those impacted," the agency wrote on Twitter. Its initial post cited "an officer involved shooting" in the suburb about 20 miles southwest of Hartford, the state capital. "We are still working diligently to gather accurate information from our investigators and all that are involved," it added.
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