Connecticut State Police Scandal

Federal prosecutors have dropped an investigation into Connecticut state troopers for allegedly falsifying information on thousands of traffic stop tickets that may have skewed state racial profiling data, according to state officials.

In response to last year’s traffic stop reporting scandal, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has proposed legislation to make it illegal for police officers to submit false statements in law enforcement records.

According to an independent report released on Thursday, sloppy record-keeping, mistakes and a lack of training are blamed for the Connecticut State Police false ticket scandal that might have skewed racial profiling data.

The Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection gave a $100,000 contract to a private IT firm last August, violating state rules according to an investigation by a Connecticut Contracting Standards Board subcommittee.

Hundreds of potentially falsified traffic tickets flagged by auditors in Connecticut were logged by state troopers during federally funded shifts, according to new records obtained by Hearst Connecticut Media.

Connecticut lawmakers say they will await the outcome of a federal grand jury investigation before taking action to address the state police fake traffic ticket scandal.

The subpoena ordered Connecticut to produce records of motor vehicle stops by hundreds of troopers going back to January 2014.

Racial disparity in traffic stops by Connecticut state and local police declined in 2022, according to a preliminary report released by the state’s Racial Profiling Prohibition Project.

Two of Connecticut’s top public safety officers, Public Safety Chief James Rovella and State Police Colonel Stavros Mellekas, are stepping down amid investigations into the state police fake ticket scandal.

A judge ruled that the Freedom of Information Commission must decide whether the names of troopers accused of falsifying records should be released.