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State police dispatch consolidations to be reversed

Connecticut's public safety commissioner plans to reverse all the state police dispatching consolidations put in place by her predecessor, who was criticized by some troopers and state lawmakers who said the consolidations were increasing police response time.

Dora Schriro, commissioner of the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, announced on Monday that she completed a review of the consolidations and planned to reinstate dispatching and call-taking services at all state police barracks.

Shriro announced last year that she was returning 24/7 coverage to all state police barracks that were closing after normal business hours due to the consolidation that began in 2012.

The state police union president, Sgt. Andrew Matthews, says undoing the consolidations will reduce response time and increase safety for troopers and the public.

 

Specifically, Troop A in Southbury will resume operation of its own call center in the Western District.  Troop L in Litchfield, the current consolidated call center location, will resume taking its troop’s calls only.  To create greater surge capacity, Troops L will be designated as the location that would handle an influx in calls caused by a catastrophic event and provide critical back-up in the event of a system failure.

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