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A Hartford police officer was arrested on Block Island over the weekend and charged with sexual assault, according to authorities.

The issue of police staffing, and whether at some point it has an actual impact on crime, cropped up again at the City Council meeting Monday evening during a discussion of filling a vacant assistant police chief position.

Tonight the city of Hartford held an official swearing-in ceremony for its fire and police chiefs.

Hartford Police Union issues vote of no confidence for Chief Thody The union members issued the vote with 241 supporting the vote and 39 not supporting the vote. Chief Thody has served as chief since 2020. Author: FOX61 Staff Updated: 11:15 PM EDT June 29, 2021 HARTFORD, Conn. — The Hartford Police Union issued a vote of no confidence for Chief Jason Thody on Tuesday citing several issues including members' seniority benefits were eliminated.  The union members issued the vote with 241 supporting the vote and 39 not supporting the vote. There were 110 member...

According to the Hartford Police Union: 241 supported the “Vote of No Confidence in Hartford Police Chief Jason Thody.” There were 39 who did not support it and 110 did not vote. The union says among the concerns raised were that members were denied valuable time off, they were forced to work long hours with no breaks and officers received unfair discipline based on political pressure. “They need to really seriously have a sit down meeting and talk about their stress level, you know, what they’re facing and that needs to be addressed," Yennie said. In response, Chief Thody wrote in pa...