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The van, funded by federal COVID emergency money, is stationed at the New Britain Police Department and can be deployed statewide within hours. It was already used in the Brown University shooting investigation.
CT deployed a $1M mobile forensic van with rapid DNA, NIBIN ballistics, and GrayKey digital analysis, stationed in New Britain and already used in the Brown University shooting investigation.
Patrick Hemingway, former Glastonbury cop, was sentenced March 19 to 10 years (of a 20-year suspended sentence) for 49 commercial burglaries in 2023, using police computers to select targets.
CT lawmakers advanced Senate Bill 497 on March 17, allocating $40M from the state emergency fund for a year of food aid for 36,000 residents cut by new federal SNAP work rules.
3 smoke shop employees arrested in Middletown March 14 after 62+ lbs of illegal THC products and synthetic Kratom found at 3 stores.
CT has automatically erased 150,000+ criminal records under its Clean Slate law, but those affected receive no notice. Officials say a notification process is being developed.
CT DEEP is hiring lifeguards for state parks; tryouts at Middletown Recreation Center on March 17 and 21. Pay: $20/hour. Open to applicants 16 and older.
Middletown's Common Council voted 8-4 on March 2, 2026, to pass a resolution strengthening Connecticut's Trust Act, prohibiting city employees from aiding ICE and restricting masked immigration raids.