A Connecticut lawmaker has introduced a bill that would require the state to provide firearms training for lake patrol officers.
State Representative Patrick Callahan is a Republican in New Fairfield.
He said the bill is in response to crowds of people partying on Candlewood Lake last summer. Officials cited the parties for the outbreak of COVID-19 cases in northern Fairfield and southern Litchfield counties.
Callahan said he wants the 24 seasonal officers who patrol the 5,400-acre lake to have all the training and support of other law enforcement officers to do their jobs safely and control the premises.