Connecticut State Capitol Police

Connecticut State Capitol Police patch

The Connecticut State Capitol Police is the law enforcement agency responsible for the 17-acre (69,000 m²) Connecticut State Capitol complex in Hartford.

History

In 1974, the Connecticut State Legislature created the Office of the State Capitol Police. The operations of the State Capitol Police ^[1] 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. The State Capitol Police Department maintains statewide jurisdiction and arrest powers to accommodate the diverse nature of their work.

National accreditation was granted to the State Capitol Police Department by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies on March 22, 2003. Officers meet and maintain police officer certification standards, as mandated by state law and regulated by the Connecticut Police Officer Standards and Training Council.

The State Capitol Police Department was formerly led by (the now deceased) Chief Michael J. Fallon, a retired Assistant Chief of the City of Hartford Police Department.

On June 12, 2010, Walter Lee Jr. was appointed Chief of Police.

Personnel

Sworn personnel:

• One Chief of Police go to: http://www.cga.ct.gov/cop/chief.htm
• Two Lieutenants
• Four Sergeants
• Five Corporals
• Two Senior Patrol Officers
• 15 Patrol Officers

Non-sworn personnel:

• One Executive Secretary
• 19 Security Technicians^[2]

For an overview of the SCPD's equipment go to: http://www.cga.ct.gov/cop/equipment.htm

For the SCPD's activity go to http://www.cga.ct.gov/cop/police.htm

See also

	Connecticut portal
	Law enforcement/Law enforcement topics portal

• List of law enforcement agencies in Connecticut
• Connecticut General Assembly
• Connecticut State Capitol

References

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ Connecticut State Capitol Police Roster page

External links

• Connecticut State Capitol Police website
• Connecticut General Assembly
• Connecticut State Capitol Tours