Welcome to Troop D in Danielson. We are located in the Northeast corner of Connecticut, bordering Massachusetts and Rhode Island. We provide a full range of police services to a 12 town area in the northeast corner of the state.

The men and women of Troop D patrol 451.6 square miles, which can be best described as a rural/residential environment with some small business and light industry. There are approximately 33 miles of limited access interstate highway and over a thousand miles of secondary roadways. The major routes are Interstate 395, Route 6 and Route 44.

The vast majority of troopers assigned to the Danielson Barrack s live in the troop patrol area and take an active role in a wide variety of community activities. Examples of Troop D's community based activities this past year include:

• The Officer Phil Safety Program, which is run by troopers and sponsored by local business owners. "Officer Phil" is a robotic police car that promotes retention of safety related lessons in its young target audience.
   
• The teaching of 18 DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) classes where troopers interacted with nearly 500 students.
   
• Sponsorship of an annual holiday food drive to benefit needy families in the area.
   
• Hosting a mock accident DWI awareness program.
   
• Attendance at block watch parties.
   
• Participation in a fund raiser for area children with cancer.
   
• Participation in fingerprint clinics at KidSafe fairs and McDonald's family fun nights.

{Troop D area map}

This map represents the towns covered by troopers from the Danielson barracks. The areas in yellow are covered by police departments, and the towns in green participate in the resident state trooper program.

The resident state trooper program provides troopers to work exclusively in a partnership town on a cost sharing basis.

The Connecticut State Police is the oldest State Police Law Enforcement agency in the country.

In 1884, the predecessor to the CSP was known as the Law and Order League, a private organization whose objective was "to secure obedience to the laws of the State, especially the laws relating to the traffic of intoxicating liquors."

In 1903 the general assembly enacted a bill entitled "An act to establish and maintain a State Police Department", which created the Connecticut State Police as the first statewide law enforcement agency in the country.

Commercial vice, in particular, the enforcement of the state's gambling and liquor laws, as well as the investigation of fires of suspicious incendiary origin were the department's first missions. They were also tasked with supplementing local police to suppress community lawlessness.

By 1940, 15 states followed Connecticut's lead and established state police with statewide jurisdiction and responsibility for enforcing all state laws.

This news article detailed a particularly daring arrest by a member of the Danielson Barracks in 1932. With no radio, backup or surveillance, the trooper rode concealed in the back of a suspect's truck armed only with his wits and two handguns.

{Trooper Paul Guillot (left) and Trooper William Woodward (right)}

This photograph of Trooper. Paul Guillot (left) and Tpr. William Woodward (right) was taken at Troop C in Stafford Springs in 1961. Unlike the standard patrol car, this vehicle was on the road 24-hours a day with extra equipment for responding to a wide variety of emergencies. It contained riot gear, fire suppression equipment, and tools for rescue and extrication. Trooper. Guillot retired in 1989 as the commanding officer of Troop D with the rank of lieutenant.

{Trooper Elton }

This photograph was taken on Main St in Moosup (Plainfield) in 1939. Trooper Elton "Bulldog" Nolan of Troop D takes a minute from his patrol duties to pose for the camera.

{Troopers standing in front of the Old Troop D on North Main Street in Killingly in the late 1930}

In the photo on the left, troopers are standing in front of the Old Troop D on North Main St in Killingly in the late 1930's. They include:
(Back Row) Major Nichols, Tprs. Gowdy, Delaney, Meyers, Powell, J.B. Murphy, Heckler and Poirer.
(Center Row) Lts. Pettigill, Urquhart, and Bushy.
(Front Row) Sgt Lowery, Tprs. Martin, Reardon, J.T. Murphy, Kearney, Nolan and Sgt Scranton.

{Early 1940}

In the early 1940's, Troop D moved into its new quarters on Westcott Rd where it is today. There was also a uniform change.
(Front Row) Lt. Albert Rivers, Sgt Robert Herr
(Second Row) Tprs. Russ Oldon and Marcus Johnson
(Third Row) Tprs Joseph Donovan, Joseph Gibeault, Vincent McSweeney
(Fourth Row) Tprs Ernest Angel, Alfred Powell and John T. Murphy
(Fifth Row) Tprs. Henry Marikle, Norman Winslow, John B. Murphy and Francis O'Grady.