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First and Finest: CT State Police recruitment and winter storm preps Anyone interested in becoming a trooper must be 21 years old by Aug. 13 and have a high school diploma or GED by the completion of training. Author: Angelo Bavaro (FOX61) Updated: 12:27 PM EST January 31, 2021 HARTFORD, Conn — In FOX61's latest edition of First and Finest, Connecticut State Police discussed recruitment efforts as the application deadline to apply to become a trooper has been extended until Feb. 16. Anyone interested in becoming a trooper must be 21 years old by Aug. 13 and h...

State police detectives investigating 'suspicious incident' in Coventry FacebookTwitterEmail File photo — Connecticut State Police CruiserContributed /Connnecticut State Police COVENTRY — State police detectives have taken over an investigation into a “suspicious incident” at a Zeya Drive home Saturday. Trooper First Class Josue Dorelus said detectives with the Eastern District Major Crime Squad were called to the scene of the “active investigation” there by Tolland State’s Attorney Matthew Gedansky. “Based on preliminary information, there does not appear to be any criminal e...

Patrick Robert Dragon – Patrick Robert Dragon, 50, died on Saturday, January 2, 2021, at Hartford Hospital after a courageous battle against COVID-19. He was born in Putnam, Conn., December 29, 1970, son of Robert and Ann Marie (Bernier) Dragon. A lifelong resident of Brooklyn, Conn., Patrick was a 1989 graduate of Killingly High School. He was also a graduate of Norwich Technical School, having studied in the Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning Program. For several years Patrick was an EMT with American Ambulance in Griswold, Conn. Patrick was a proud member of the 107th Training T...

© Connecticut State Police A retired Connecticut State Police trooper and current deputy fire chief and police dispatcher Patrick Dragon, who was one of the first law enforcement officers to respond to the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, died last week.  The Foster Police Department, where Dragon served as a dispatcher, shared on Facebook that the department “lost one of its own” following “a valiant battle with COVID.” “[Dragon] was a great person, kind, caring and a friend to all who met him. There are not enough words, to describe the kind of person that...

First and Finest: Warning about stolen firearms from cars State police called this a very dangerous issue because the stolen firearms are being used in violent crimes. Author: Angelo Bavaro (FOX61) Updated: 3:43 PM EST January 3, 2021 In FOX61's latest edition of First and Finest, Connecticut State Police sent out another warning to the public as firearms being stolen from cars remains an issue in several towns and cities. State police called this a very dangerous issue because the stolen firearms are being used in violent crimes. Trooper First Class Pedro Muni...