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CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
NEWS RELEASE
2800 BERLIN TURNPIKE P.O. BOX 317546
NEWINGTON CONNECTICUT, 06131-7546 |
| FOR RELEASE: October 27, 2008 |
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TELEPHONE: (860) 594-3062
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Westbrook - The Connecticut Department of Transportation and the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association presented awards to 21 State and Local Law Enforcement agencies for participation in the “Law Enforcement Challenge,” a program that recognizes high standards of achievement in the field of traffic safety.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator, New England Region, Deputy Administrator James C. Ryan, Connecticut Police Chiefs Association President Chief Matthew Reimondo of East Hampton and Connecticut Department of Transportation, Transportation Principal Safety Program Coordinator, Joseph T. Cristalli, presented the awards during the “Connecticut Law Enforcement Summit,” a statewide one-day conference on highway safety priorities. Lieutenant Governor Michael Fedele addressed and welcomed the more than 300 state, local and university law enforcement officers and thanked them for their diligent work in highway safety.
The annual Traffic Safety Conference addressed a wide range of safety topics, including impaired driving and occupant protection; police vehicle safety and technology. The program offered the latest information on advances in highway safety, highlighted successful programs, and called attention to emerging safety issues.
The following Law Enforcement agencies received awards for participation in the “Connecticut Law Enforcement Challenge:”
Stafford Springs Police Department
1ST Place
Municipal 1 Category
Redding Police Department
1st Place
Municipal 2 Category
Cromwell Police Department
1ST Place
Municipal 3 Category
Plainville Police Department
1st Place
Municipal 4 Category
Woodbridge Police Department
2nd Place
Municipal 4 Category
Orange Police Department
1st Place
Municipal 5 Category
Newtown Police Department
2nd Place
Municipal 5 Category
Berlin Police Department
3rd Place
Municipal 5 Category
South Windsor Police Department
Honorable Mention
Municipal 5 Category
Darien Police Department
1st Place
Municipal 6 Category
New Canaan Police Department
2nd Place
Municipal 6 Category
Farmington Police Department
3rd Place
Municipal 6 Category
Windsor Police Department
Honorable Mention
Municipal 6 Category
Cheshire Police Department
Honorable Mention
Municipal 6 Category
Enfield Police Department
1ST Place
Municipal 7 Category
Manchester Police Department
1st Place
Municipal 8 Category
Fairfield Police Department
2nd Place
Municipal 8 Category
New Britain Police Department
3rd Place
Municipal 8 Category
Stamford Police Department
1st Place
Municipal 9 Category
Connecticut State Police
Traffic Services Unit
State Police Category
Central Connecticut State University Police Department
2nd Place
University Category
Southern Connecticut State University Police Department
1st Place
University Category
Plainville Police Department
Best Overall
Impaired Driving Enforcement Program
South Windsor Police Department
Best Overall
Child Passenger Safety Program
Berlin Police Department
Best Overall
Speed Enforcement Program
Manchester Police Department
Best Overall
Occupant Protection Enforcement Program
