Newly selected Stonington Police Chief Jay DelGrosso said he needs time to be able to win over a department that came out en masse to support the other
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Jan. 17, 2021
The Connecticut State Police promoted two Troopers during a ceremony today at State Police Headquarters. James C. Rovella, Commissioner of the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, and Colonel Stavros Mellekas, Commanding Officer of the Connecticut State Police, formally promoted the Troopers in a socially-distanced manner.
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Lieutenant Colonel Jay DelGrosso
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Lieutenant Colonel DelGrosso was promoted from Major and has been assigned to command the Bureau of Professional Standards. He most recently was Chief of Staff to Commissioner James Rovella. A Trooper for 21 years, he previously served as Commanding Officer of the Eastern District Major Crime Squad, as Commanding Officer at Troop E in Montville, as Commander of the State Police Eastern District and as Lieutenant in the Bureau of Professional Standards. He has also been assigned as Trooper at Troop D in Danielson and to the Troop D Quality of Life Task Force, as well
Published January 14. 2021 7:18PM | Updated January 14. 2021 8:59PM
Connecticut State Police on Thursday announced the promotion of two troopers who formerly served as commanding officers at Troop E in Montville.
Lt. Col. Jay DelGrosso, former chief of staff to Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection Commissioner James Rovella, will now command the Bureau of Professional Standards, according to state police.
DelGrosso is the former commanding officer of state police Troop E in Montville and served six years with the Stonington Police Department as a patrol officer, youth officer and detective. He has been a state trooper for 21 years and also has worked as commanding officer of the Eastern District Major Crime Squad and commander of the State Police Eastern District, which covers Tolland, Windham, Middlesex and New London counties, according to state police.