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Connecticut State Police employees shot and killed a person last night in West Haven. According to news reports, Norwalk police had told their employees to stop pursuing a car, and state police, upon hearing that call via dispatch, chose to pursue the car themselves.
Responses “show glimmers of hope and room for improvement,” says ACLU of Connecticut Smart Justice campaign.
Connecticut State Police today released, as required by law, footage of Ansonia police shooting and killing a man. The following is a reaction from David McGuire, executive director of the ACLU of Connecticut.
The federal district court in Connecticut has dismissed a disability discrimination case brought by two parents whose children were removed from their care by the Connecticut Department of Children and Families.
Hartford Judicial District State’s Attorney Gail Hardy today released reports in four unresolved cases of killings by police. David McGuire, executive director of the ACLU of Connecticut, had the following reaction.
Chief State’s Attorney Kevin Kane today released a report about Hartford Judicial District State’s Attorney Gail Hardy’s docket of unresolved cases of killings by police. David McGuire, executive director of the ACLU of Connecticut, had the following reaction to Kane’s memo.