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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The subpoena ordered Connecticut to produce records of motor vehicle stops by hundreds of troopers going back to January 2014.
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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.
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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.
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A judge ruled that the Freedom of Information Commission must decide whether the names of troopers accused of falsifying records should be released.
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Andrew Matthews, a union lawyer who spoke at a hearing on the state police ticketing scandal, underreported 224 infractions, data shows.