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This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Connecticut.. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 143 law enforcement agencies employing 8,281 sworn police officers, about 236 for each 100,000 residents.
The Connecticut State Police was created under House Bill #247 on May 29, 1903. Initially, five men, paid three dollars a day, were hired to enforce state liquor and vice laws, making it one of the oldest State Police forces in the nation. [3]
In 2012, the maximum annual salary for police officers was $168,374. [citation needed] In 2020, Connecticut Post sent a Freedom Of Information Request to Bridgeport. It was discovered former police Chief Armando Perez earned $461,061 in 2019. 61 out of the 100 highest earners in Bridgeport were police officers in 2019. [3]
Special constables normally work under the supervision of a resident state trooper contracted by the town (a requirement of the Connecticut State Police if the town wishes their constables to be dispatched by the state police or have access to the radio and computer system of the state police). The system of resident state trooper and ...
In 1999, the sheriff received an annual salary of $37,000 from the state, but supplemented his salary through fees generated by serving civil process. [6] The Chief Deputy Sheriff-Appointed by the high sheriff, the Chief Deputy Sheriff acted as the high sheriff in his absence. In 1999, he received an annual salary of $11,000, $100 per diem for ...
In 1974, the Connecticut State Legislature created the "Office of the State Capitol Police". The operations of the State Capitol Police were supervised by the Connecticut State Police under the direction of the Joint Committee of Legislative Management, until 1996 when the Legislature reorganized the department as an independent police agency.
Pages in category "State law enforcement agencies of Connecticut" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The state marshal system consists of an eight-member State Marshal Commission, appointed for a three-year term, which sets training requirements and professional standards among other things; [9] a 24-member advisory board – marshals elected by other marshals for one year – for communicating with the branches of government and discussing law changes and issues important to marshals; [14 ...