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June 2007 FIGHTING CRIME IN CONNECTICUT ISSUE 1, VOL. 5 Enforcement Team Puts Pressure on Bridgeport Crime By CINDY SIMONEAU by side with the police to monitor the Correspondent activities of parolees. While it is the parole violators and It was a rainy, quiet night on Stratford criminals the group is targeting, the most Avenue in Bridgeport, and the Police important part of their mission is to clean Department’s newly formed Neighbor- up the streets for the neighborhood resi- hood Enforcement Team (NET) was tak- dents. ing a parole officer on his first ride-along. “We connect the public to the police at Warned to be prepared for anything, the a very personal level,” said Sgt.Grech, dur- officers suddenly found bullets flying over ing an interview in the State Street their heads. The shots, not aimed at any- precinct office. “Every officer is getting one, were a sort of acknowledgment from calls from the public. We know to make the streets that “they” knew the new squad this work we need to sell it to the public. was on their turf. We hope to heighten awareness about our “We said to be prepared for anything activities.” and everything,” explained the unit’s com- Earlier this year, Bridgeport Police manding officer, Sgt. Paul Grech. “After Chief Brian Norwood established the only a short time they know we’re out Neighborhood Enforcement Team with Members of the newly formed Neighborhood Enforcement Team of the there, although they don’t always know six officers from various divisions and Sgt. Bridgeport Police Department hit the streets as a group to crack down on crime. which neighborhood we’ll be in.” Grech. Two officers were later added. So (Left to right) Sgt. Paul Grech, Officers Everton Walker, William Simpson, Parole Officer Edgar Nunez, who rides far, neighborhood efforts have focused on Adam Roscoe, Jeff Long, Arthur Calvao, and Jesse Pizarro. Missing from photo along with the unit one night a week, said Stratford and Connecticut avenues and are Officers Ron Jersey and Sandy Gonzalez. (Photo by Cindy Simoneau) despite the gunfire on his first ride-along, the Hollow section of the city. he thinks the NET has the upper hand While a sign of success may be the launched by NET. Among them, Sgt. titution. when it comes to enforcement issues. This opening of better communication lines Grech describes arrests for weapons, Sgt. Grech noted they have already had is the first time the Corrections Depart- with the public, it is also evident in the armed robbery, rape, drugs, as well as over 40 arrests on warrants, 65 felony ment has had a parole officer working side many arrests and enforcement efforts liquor violations, gang activities, and pros- (Continued on page 19) Prison Population Stabilized by ‘Justice Reinvestment’ By TEALE CALIENDO 1.7 million by 2011, an increase of more than 192,000. and the number of prisoners has actually leveled off. Last Correspondent However, the inmate population in Connecticut, summer’s increase was attributed to a spate of inner-city Delaware, and New York is expected to remain stable, so shootings by young people. “(Police) rounded up Connecticut’s decision in 2002 to tackle the problem of long as the state continues its justice reinvestment strate- kids…and held them on bail to calm things down,” he prison overcrowding with a strategy known as “justice gy. explained. reinvestment” is being credited with stabilizing the state’s Although Connecticut experienced a 2.5 percent Overcrowding is still an issue the state faces, but Con- prison population. increase in the population last year, State Representative necticut Department of Correction External Affairs That’s the assessment of Pew Charitable Trusts, a non- Michael Lawlor (D-East Haven), chair of the House Judi- Director Brian Garnett said the department is on the right profit, nonpartisan research organization, and the Con- ciary Committee since 1995, said crime generally is down, track when it comes to stabilizing the prison population. necticut Statistical Analysis Center at Central Connecti- “(Prisons) are crowded, yes. However, it is substantially cut State University (CCSU). reduced from what it has been. We are successfully man- Justice reinvestment is a comprehensive initiative that Facts at a Glance aging our population so we don’t have a sizeable amount of ensures various public- safety stakeholders (departments Most Frequent Offenses: crowding,” Garnett explained. of prison, parole, mental health, addiction services, com- Violation of Probation: 8% Connecticut’s prison population, including inmates munity-based services, etc.) are on the same page when it Possession of Narcotics: 7.5% awaiting trial, was 18,928 in May 2007—about 600 below comes to creating policies to control the prison population. Youthful Offender: 4.7% the population spike of 19,589 in 2003. Garnett explained, Between 1995 and 2002, Connecticut’s prison popula- “(Then) things were much worse. We had (several hun- tion rose by 35 percent—exceeding the national average of Substance Abuse: dred inmates) sleeping in nontraditional housing areas, 23 percent. Connecticut has gone from having one of the Population Reporting cots in gyms and office spaces. Today, we may have one fastest-growing inmate populations in the nation to one of Substance use/abuse: 88% facility with people housed in a gym.” only three states with no projected increase in the near Receiving Treatment: 26% The state’s success in lowering the number of prisoners future. In addition, as a result of the initiative, the number Education: is attributable to the investment it has made in the com- of inmates in this state dropped by 4 percent from 2003 to munities where most prisoners will return, mainly larger 2006. No High School Diploma: 75% cities such as Bridgeport, New Haven, and Hartford. Nationally, the prison population is expected to rise to Source: Connecticut Department of Correction (Continued on page 17) PAGE 2 THE JUSTICE JOURNAL JUNE 2007

By GRANT STINCHFIELD SCAM of the Month Correspondent

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575-579 Pacific Street Tel: (203)975-1985 x5 Stamford, CT 06902 Fax: (203)325-4782 www.Fritzshd.com [email protected] JUNE 2007 THE JUSTICE JOURNAL PAGE 3 ‘Fashion Show of Uniforms’ Helps Seniors Avoid Trouble By LEISA TAYLOR Correspondent

If the word “model” conjures up thoughts of a young, beautiful female, for some senior citizens, images of “models” now also include a motorcycle cop, police officer, firefighter, para- medic, UPS delivery person, electric company worker, and postal employee. A “uniform fashion show” at West- field Shoppingtown Trumbull Mall recently helped educate senior citizens on the identifying features of true com- pany employee uniforms and acces- sories. Models included uniformed employees from United Illuminating, the Trumbull Post Office, United Parcel Service (UPS), Trumbull EMS, the Trumbull Police Department, and Trumbull’s Long Hill Fire Department. “This is truly an awareness cam- paign,” said Angela DeLeon from Peo- ple’s Bank, which co-sponsored the event. “You go away feeling empowered – feeling that when someone comes to your door and you hear knock, knock, knock, you’re going to wait and know who’s behind the door before you open Left: Trumbull Police Officer Scott Duva. Center: EMTs Lisa Saracino (left) in summer outfit, and Jocelyn Butkus in that door. What we’re doing is present- winter attire. Right: Azzie Dundy of United Illuminating. (Photos by Leisa Taylor) ing a program to prevent you from becoming a victim. We’re going to arm business representative in Connecticut). person stayed upstairs and robbed her identity with the company. We want you with the weapon of awareness.” DeLeon is also director of the State of house. DeLeon noted that “most crim- seniors to feel safe in their communities DeLeon is the originator and coordi- Connecticut TRIAD Association. inals do work in pairs, especially when and in their homes.” nator of the People’s Bank Masters Pro- DeLeon told the audience that they’re doing this type of scam.” Trumbull First Selectman Ray Bald- gram, which educates seniors statewide recently two people came to a senior’s “When someone shows up unan- win told the audience, “You’re going to on how they can protect themselves door in Ansonia and said they were nounced on your doorstep, it can be very see some of our really super mod- from physical harm and financial fraud. from the hydraulic company. “They unnerving if you don’t know whether els…Now, they may not be on the cover The program is nationally recognized said that there was a burst pipe on the you can trust them,” DeLeon said in a of Vogue or Cosmopolitan, but they are for its leadership in initiating crime pre- street and could they please go into the press release. “Seniors may become more important to you in your lives than vention and awareness programs for (senior’s) basement and check the pipes. confused during an emergency situa- those models in those magazines. We senior citizens. The fashion show was The woman, of course – being kind and tion, trusting someone in uniform have one of the safest communities sponsored by Trumbull TRIAD, which feeling she was going to help her neigh- whom they shouldn’t. In some cases, around because of our police, fire, and consists of three groups: the Trumbull bors – invited them to come into her even when believing a person is suspi- EMS. But we also have people who Police Department, the Trumbull house,” said DeLeon. Unfortunately, cious, seniors may not know they have service the utility field. You’re going to Senior Center (the area agency on only one person went down to the base- the right to keep a worker waiting on get an opportunity to see what they look aging), and People’s Bank (the private ment with the woman, and the other the doorstep until they verify his or her (Continued on page 9)

Left: Steve Foster of United Parcel Service. Center: Firefighters Ryan Tantimonico (L) and Matt Eckert. Right: (L to R) Police Officer Joe Velky; Jennifer Gillis, Trumbull Senior Center; Angela DeLeon, People's Bank; Officer Scott Duva; Officer Bob Schwartz on the motorcycle. (Photos by Leisa Taylor) PAGE 4 THE JUSTICE JOURNAL JUNE 2007 Police Remain Determined to Solve Slain Officer’s Case By CHANDRA NILES FOLSOM DARIEN POLICE DEPARTMENT mation. Correspondent Although several leads were fol- Every Memorial Day since 1981 lowed, after more than two years of holds a personal meaning for the men investigation then- Chief John Jordan and women of the Darien Police reported that police were no closer to Department. Officer Kenneth Bate- solving the crime. The case was re- man was gunned down in the early activated in 1999, and for more than a morning hours of Memorial Day consciousness and I’ve been on the year, an FBI task force along with state 1981, after responding to a burglary at was pronounced case,” said Lt. and local police pursued it relentlessly, the Duchess Patio Restaurant. His dead at Norwalk Bussell. “There but without substantial results. case is the only unresolved killing of a Hospital a short have been quite a Police said the .38-caliber slug Connecticut police officer in more time later. Lt. few people on it retrieved from Officer Bateman’s body than 50 years. Ponichtera has over the years, but has never been linked to a weapon. Lt. “The case is active and being worked since left the there are only a Bussell noted there was no DNA test- on – you can call it a cold case, but it is Darien Police few officers still ing in 1981, but added, “I can’t com- still actively being looked at,” said Lt. Department. on the force who ment on whether or not we have any Ronald Bussell of the Darien Police Police found bur- were there in evidence to test.” Department. “I worked with him as a glary tools, and 1981. That was a Officer Bateman’s widow, Barbara, a patrol officer…We served together for $2,000 in cash that long time ago.” Stamford schoolteacher, has since left four years. He was an excellent cop and was stolen from the In the years town, but the slain officer is not for- he was a friend.” restaurant and then that followed, the gotten. A plaque with his likeness According to police, Officer Bate- dumped nearby. FBI searched the hangs in the lobby of police headquar- man was on patrol, alone, when he They believed the country for clues. ters. Each year scholarships in Officer responded to a silent alarm at the killer fled by car At the time of his Bateman’s name are awarded to the restaurant located at 360 Post Road. As because a K-9 death, Officer children of Darien police officers, and the officer approached the building, bloodhound Bateman was 34, every Memorial Day the Darien Police someone burst through a side door and tracked him to the married, and had Department commissions a floral dis- opened fire on him. Officer Bateman northbound side of been a police offi- play in his honor. fired six shots back after he was shot. I-95, where the cer in Darien for “There are only three of us still on Two witnesses reported seeing a heavy- trail went cold, Officer Kenneth Bateman seven years. the force who were there at the time, set man running from the scene. according to pub- Although to date and there have been six working the Lt. Walter Victor Ponichtera found lished reports. there is not enough evidence to make case on the detective bureau,” said Lt. his fellow officer unconscious minutes “I’ve been in charge of the detective an arrest, police are keeping close tabs Bussell, who marks his 30th anniver- later. Officer Bateman never regained bureau since 1993, so that’s how long on several people – one in particular. sary on the force in July. “When it “Anthony Sabato is still definitely a occurred to me that I was on patrol person of interest,” said Lt. Bussell. then, and now I’m working his “He has a long criminal history… He case…it’s so weird. We used to go fish- is in prison…on federal violations.” ing together. He was a big boater since The former Stamford resident is serv- he was formerly in the Navy.” ing a nearly 69-month sentence for “There is nothing new we can or purchasing more than two dozen will give out at this point, that I know stolen firearms. of,” said Lt. Bussell. “Sabato will be let “There is no truth to the stories that out sometime in 2008. We are hoping there is a connection to organized more witnesses will come forward crime or gangs,” said Lt. Bussell. before that happens…We always have “There are other people we want to hope that the case will be talk to, but some of them have moved solved…There is a $100,000 reward, and others have passed away.” and these things have a way of turning Police are offering a $100,000 around suddenly.” reward – originally $20,000 – for Anyone with information about this information leading to a conviction in case is encouraged to contact the Darien the homicide of one of their own. Yet, Police Department Detective Bureau at there are concerns that witnesses may (203)662-5330. be afraid to come forward with infor- ([email protected])

Dichello Distributors, inc. JUNE 2007 THE JUSTICE JOURNAL PAGE 5 Police in Fairfield County Volunteer for Detective Training By LEISA TAYLOR we’re working on,” Peterson said. The fact that this school has been taught Department Bomb Squad here, and they Correspondent “Because we’re working and actively for 46 years tells you it’s a quality school. had three hours. They could have given us involved in cases, we know what the cur- It’s very well respected and highly regard- a full day of instruction.” “I love being a detective,” said Fairfield rent cases are and what we are dealing ed, and the chiefs of police give us 100 The students themselves must request Detective Bruce Peterson, who teaches at with.” For example, Calka said that class- percent support.” to attend the school. “Although each the Fairfield County Detective Confer- es were added for terrorism and computer Detective Calka, a 27-year veteran with department is a little different,” Peterson ence School, marking its 46th year. “The crime. the Westport Police Department, has been said, “the police chiefs and training officers best feeling that you have is when you’re A tremendous amount of learning is involved with the school for two years. usually pick the people within their own done with a case, and the victim or person packed into the two-week period. “This Detective Peterson, who has 27 years with department that they want to attend the involved comes up, shakes your hand, and school is a lot of work, and the students get the Fairfield Police Department, has been school. In Fairfield, seven or eight people says ‘thank you.’ That’s the best feeling hit with a lot of information,” Peterson teaching in the school for seven years (he wanted to attend, and only three were that anybody can have – that seals it. It said. “Every day, the students have to take is also certified for Police Officer Standard selected. People want to attend because has nothing to do with the money you notes, and by the end…these students are Training). Each class and each instructor they know the quality of the school and its make. It’s just the fact that you’ve done going to be tired. The students go home is evaluated by the students. “We have not instruction.” something for somebody else and they just each night and type all the notes they took asked some instructors to return the fol- Peterson said that not all of the students say ‘thank you.’” here in class. Some …will be up until 11 lowing year based upon some of the evalu- attend with the goal of becoming a detec- Peterson’s love of his job is echoed by or 12 o’clock tonight typing notes – and ations,” Peterson said. “If they’re not good, tive. “They may not want to be in our Westport Detective John Calka, president they’re not getting paid for the typing we’ll find someone else to teach that class.” shoes,” he said. “They may want to be in of the School Committee, which oversees they’re doing at home. That’s on their The length of a class, ranging from one uniform their entire career, and that’s the curriculum for the school. “In West- own time.” to four hours, is dependent upon the sub- great. The important thing is, they’re now port, they gave a test for detective and At the end of the course, each student ject. “The State Police were here all day,” seeing the detective side of things. A lot of sergeant at the same time. I came out #1 must turn in his or her typed notebook. Calka said. “They did a block of instruc- people in uniform may not know what on the detective exam and #1 on the ser- The students are then graded based upon tion in the morning and then had four happens on our side. They don’t know geant exam. If I took the sergeant posi- the notebook and a 100-question test on practical stations in the afternoon. For what we really do. So they sit in class for tion, I would have made more money and the last day of class. For the graduates, a example, one station was a car that was two weeks and get a taste of what a detec- been promoted, but the way our depart- dinner ceremony is held at a local restau- dusted for prints, and another station was tive does.” ment works, I never would have been able rant, and awards are given based on the how to properly package evidence. The Peterson noted that some of the small- to be a detective. And I’ve always wanted final grades. The highest scorer earns a feeling I get from all the instructors is er police departments do not have detec- to be a detective. Some people think I plaque, awarded by the Fairfield County they have so much knowledge they want tives. “If you go to Redding, which does- was crazy back then, but I’ve never been Chiefs of Police, and a Glock 9mm hand- to give the students. We even sense a lit- n’t have any detectives, the patrol officer is sorry,” said Calka. gun, compliments of the Fairfield County tle frustration that they wish they had going to do everything that a detective This enthusiasm for detective work Detective Conference. The graduate with more time.” does,” he said. provides the impetus for the Fairfield the second-highest grade receives a Glock Peterson added, “There’s never really One difference between an officer and a County Detective Conference School’s 9mm gun, while the third-highest grade enough time to teach all the information detective in a larger department entails voluntary two-week program for police earns a $200 gift certificate from New we want. We had the Stamford Police (Continued on page 18) officers interested in the requirements and England Uniform. The student with the responsibilities of a detective. “You don’t best notebook grade receives a $200 sav- have to take this course if you don’t want ings bond. to,” Peterson said. “It’s not a requirement, The school is supported by the police but if you want to become a detective, this departments, which pay the cost of the two-week course will help you when you course for each student. Class instructors, have to go through the exam process with- selected by the School Committee, are all in your own police department. It will volunteers. If a class is taught while the help because you’re going to know more.” instructor is on duty, the instructor is paid There were 32 graduates in the most for being on duty but does not receive recent class. The school offers instruction additional compensation for teaching. on a wide variety of subjects, including lab Instructors teaching while off duty do not services, court testimony, sex crimes, crime receive any compensation. scene processing, and death investigation. “That is the kind of support that we The subjects are chosen by the School have for this program,” Calka said. “All of Committee based on experience and the these departments agree to send their peo- realities of the world after 9/11. “We ple even if it’s on their own time.” Peter- choose the topics based upon what’s going son added, “We wouldn’t be here if we did- on in today’s world and the type of cases n’t think the work and effort was worth it. PAGE 6 THE JUSTICE JOURNAL JUNE 2007 ‘America’s Night Out Against Crime’ Set for August 7 By MEG BARONE We talk to people about what’s on their mind, and it know who the good people are in your neighborhood, Correspondent develops trust and a relationship with us so that then they what cars belong there, if suspicious people come into can give information back to us,” Lt. Cooney explained. your neighborhood you would know that, and it’s your Connecticut residents determined to help fight crime That trust builds cooperation, which is an essential law job to work with us.’” will be turning on their front porch lights and leaving enforcement tool, he added. “Everyone recognizes that when you participate in a them on all night, August 7, the 24th annual National “This whole concept of Night Out and the watch pro- program like this you are doing a service to your commu- Night Out. Leaving on the light is a symbolic display of grams are based on the theory that 95 percent of arrests nity by being alert and keeping an eye out for crime and solidarity for law enforcement and crime prevention calling the police when necessary. It makes the commu- groups, according to Shelton Police Sgt. Joseph Kudrak, nity that much closer – it brings people together and who added that his police department holds a pre- keeps those criminals away,” said Officer Ortiz. National Night Out event each year to remind residents National Night Out began in 1984 and initially about the nationwide activity. involved about two million people in 400 communities in “What we do is we kick off National Night Out the 23 states, sitting vigil on their porches and leaving the Saturday before with a crime prevention picnic. This year lights on all night. That was considered a huge success, ours is going to be on August 4. We invite all Shelton res- Peskin said. What began simply as a call to citizens to idents to come, and we usually get about 500 to 600 peo- leave on their porch lights has grown to include numer- ple,” said Sgt. Kudrak. ous creative events and activities hosted by municipalities A lot of planning goes into the three-hour event to and police departments and has even attracted corporate guarantee it is both a social activity to introduce neigh- sponsors. bors to neighbors and an educational event to provide Last year’s National Night Out boasted participation valuable crime prevention and safety information to resi- from an estimated 34 million people in over 10,000 com- dents. The more informed the public is, the less likely munities in all 50 states, U.S. Territories, some Canadian they are to be victims of crimes, Sgt. Kudrak said. “We are the direct result of a citizen’s phone call,” according to cities, and U.S. military bases worldwide. “People got have about 15 to 20 displays here – all the way from the NATW’s Peskin. Lt. Cooney could not verify those sta- tired of just sitting on their porches, and so we started to fire department and EMS to private concerns such as tistics but said, “I wouldn’t argue phone calls and infor- promote the block parties and the cookouts and the ‘The Umbrella’ (an Ansonia-based domestic violence mation from the citizenry is vital, it’s huge. Some arrests parades and all the other activities, and that’s when it program) – anybody that’s involved in anything to do are initiated by a police officer happening to observe jumped to another level,” Peskin said. with public safety.” The picnic is also an opportunity for something, but that is a small percentage of the arrests “The activities help to bring out more people. The police to interact with citizens in a nonemergency, non- that are made. We certainly rely on the eyes and ears of whole event is based on generating interaction among threatening situation. the community. And I think it’s every citizen’s obligation people who generally do not have a lot of interaction, and National Night Out is “America’s Night Out Against to take part in making their community safe. We all have that’s neighbors, and that’s partly why we have some of Crime,” a unique crime/drug prevention campaign, said to be aware of what’s going on and report things that are the problems we do in some of the areas that we do,” Matt Peskin, executive director of National Association not right. Everybody has a stake in their community,” Peskin said. of Town Watch, a nonprofit organization based in Penn- said Lt. Cooney. “Little kids get to talk to the cop and will have a dif- sylvania. NATW provides support services for organized, Bridgeport Police Officer Nick Ortiz, the depart- ferent perspective. Suddenly that cop is his friend that he law enforcement-affiliated crime and drug prevention ment’s crime prevention officer, said he could not quote saw at this Night Out party as opposed to someone who programs dedicated to improving the safety and quality statistics either but also agrees the public contributes is riding around in a police car. When do people get to of life in their communities. tremendously to policing efforts. “I would say a large per- talk to an officer – traffic citation, medical emergency, at According to NATW, the annual event is an effort to centage of arrests and investigations of criminal activity a crime scene,” Peskin said. “All the things that take place heighten crime and drug prevention awareness, generate that lead to arrests does come from the public. If a bur- on National Night Out make the neighborhood a little support for and participation in local anticrime programs glary occurs, if there are witnesses that can provide us bit tighter. Does it solve all the problems? No. But the such as Neighborhood Watch, strengthen neighborhood with the information on vehicles, suspects, and so on, neighborhood is a lot better the next day than it was the spirit and police-community partnerships, and send a that is very crucial to us, and that’s how we are able to go day before,” he said. message to criminals that neighborhoods are organized ahead with an investigation and eventually make arrests,” Peskin said National Night Out helps people develop and fighting back. said Officer Ortiz, who oversees the city’s existing block a vested interest in their community. “What happens on “It fosters good relationships within the community watch programs and works to establish new ones. He also Night Out is you’ll meet someone at a barbecue or a and builds positive contacts. It’s good information-shar- trains and oversees the activities of the city’s Silver Crime block party, and then the next day you say hello, and then ing back and forth,” said Stamford Police Lt. Sean Patrol – groups of senior citizens in several senior hous- the next day there’s some truck in this person’s driveway. Cooney, the department’s public information officer, ing complexes. You’re much more likely after meeting this person to care whose community became involved in National Night Officer Ortiz is working to get all his groups together about this truck than you would be before Night Out Out for the first time last year. for August 7 to conduct walking patrols. “By keeping the took place. Multiply that millions of times,” Peskin said. “We partnered with Target, which is the national lights on, conducting walking patrols, looking out your The official 2007 National Night Out registration form sponsor of National Night Out. We have a Target store windows, and checking for suspicious activity, it con- is available on the National Association of Town Watch in Stamford. They have a little park next to the store, and tributes to public safety.” He said it comes back to this website, www.nationaltownwatch.org or www.national- they had an event with a couple of clowns and food and concept of the Neighborhood Watch, explaining, “When nightout.org – or call 1-800-NITE-OUT. There is no a radio station playing music. The police department sent I talk about Neighborhood Watch I tell folks, ‘Look, you cost to register or participate. some people over there to talk about crime prevention. folks are the ones that live in the community, you should ([email protected]) A Concerned Mother Editorial Policy Letters to the Editor What if now the laws governing the pur- The Justice Journal encourages original chase of guns included a check of mental letters to the editor pertaining to subjects and field and did not know we had them. I am issues raised by the writers. Watching Your Neighbor health status, both with on campus police We reserve the right to publish or edit going to look into the program and become and counseling centers when a student is the letters for taste, length, and clarity. Make sure It is truly a publication that is perfectly a part of it. one purchasing, and hospital records for any to include your full name, address, and a timed for the times in which we live. 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FIGHTING CRIME IN CONNECTICUT DOUG JOHNSTON Publisher KENN VENIT Managing Editor Homeland Security: TED HOLCOMB General Manager Correspondents Then and Now Meg Barone Dawn A. Miceli Cindy Simoneau Teale Caliendo Chandra Niles Folsom Grant Stinchfield My father served in the U.S. Army’s 35th Infantry Division Pamela Falcigno David Scales Leisa Taylor late in World War II, fighting against the Germans in Europe. He received a Pur- ple Heart medal for being wounded. Contributing Analysts Distribution Office Manager Robin Kozakiewicz Less than a decade later, one of my grandfathers began taking me on deep-sea Capt. Gary MacNamara Richard Gabriele - Richard Meehan, Esq. Direct Marketing Distribution fishing daytrips off the coast of New Jersey. The best fishing was over the wrecks of Kevin Lawlor, Esq. Art/Production Design Proofreader merchant ships sunk by German U-boats during World War II. Martha C. Stewart Michael T. Meehan, Esq. Mario J. Recupido I later learned that German submarines – U-boats – had sunk hundreds of com- mercial ships such as freighters and tankers, claiming thousands of lives, off the East Advisory Board: Coast and the Gulf Coast during World War II. I also learned that the first German Aaron Graham,Vice President Purdue Pharma Chief Robin Montgomery, Chief of Brookfield P.D. sub to hunt ships along the Northeast Coast was the U-123, whose skipper took that Pamela Hayes, Executive Director of John Peterson,The Peterson Group vessel so close to New York City that from the conning tower, he could see the glow Connecticut Police Chiefs Association Lt. J. Paul Vance, Connecticut State Police of its lights through his Zeiss binoculars. Among other items onboard the U-123 were two New York City tourist guidebooks and a commercial map of New York Editorial & Corporate Headquarters APB Media LLC E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Harbor. Doug Johnston, CEO Ted Holcomb, COO Two German submarines, U-550 and U-853, were sunk relatively close to South- [email protected] eastern Connecticut – home of the Navy Sub Base and the Electric Boat submarine 21 Charles Street, Suite 114 Website: www.thejusticejournal.com Westport, CT 06880 The Justice Journal is published monthly. shipyard. Another was sunk off the coast of New Jersey. There were times when Telephone: (203) 454-5910 • FAX (203) 227-0092 civilians watching from beaches could see the results of battles between U-boats and Entire contents Copyright © 2007 U.S. military vessels. When such eyewitnesses were located by officials, they report- edly were asked not to discuss publicly what they had seen. To keep up America’s morale, the government reportedly did not reveal the full Meet the Writers extent of the damage the U-boats inflicted so close to home. As it turned out, many of those U-boat attacks could have been prevented – the U.S. had the intelligence GRANT STINCHFIELD is an investigative reporter for an NBC-owned TV station and has been a data to do that, but for some reason, there was a long and costly delay in imple- contributor to MSNBC. Among his special areas of reporting are consumer fraud (especially identity theft) and unsolved murders. He has won four Emmy awards and has had 16 nominations. Other hon- menting strategies for dealing with the situation. Eventually, “blackouts” were insti- ors include Mothers Against Drunk Driving Journalist of the Year, Associated Press Investigative tuted to prevent the U-boats from being aided in their nighttime navigation along Reporting Award, Connecticut Safe Kids Achievement Award, and the International Association of our shorelines. Firefighters Achievement Award. Today, there are concerns that the news media tell us too much about the gov- TEALE CALIENDO was an educator who changed careers to become a reporter. She has been ernment’s “War on Terrorism,” possibly even aiding the enemy. Too little or too in Connecticut journalism for more than two decades. After a distinguished career in radio news much – neither is ideal. Which way would you rather have it, if you had to choose? in Connecticut, she joined WFSB-TV Channel 3 and became Shoreline Bureau Chief. After years Think about that as we observe Independence Day, Veterans Day, Memorial Day, as a corporate communications executive, Teale founded a communications consultation company, or any other of our holidays. Think about that the next time you go for a walk along which she continues to head, while also continuing writing as a free-lance reporter. Teale is a a coastal beach, or enjoy any of so many taken-for-granted privileges we have, such licensed justice of the peace, and among other responsibilities, enjoys performing marriage ceremonies. as going on a daytrip for deep-sea fishing over wrecks of merchant vessels sunk by DAWN A. MICELI has worked for various newspapers and other publications throughout Con- U-boats at a time when we were told, “loose lips sink ships.” necticut for a decade and a half. She served as managing editor of an award-winning newspaper, responsible for the layout and editorial content of the 65-page weekly publication, and now is on the staff of an alumni magazine for a Connecticut school. Dawn is an adjunct associate professor of jour- nalism at Quinnipiac University, teaching courses focusing on writing and reporting. Dawn also Letter from the Publisher appears live on WTIC-TV FOX61 hosting Connecticut Lottery Corporation's mid-day drawings. PAMELA FALCIGNO is a freelance journalist who specializes in stories about law enforcement. As we continue to publish The Justice Journal, I discover more Among her assignments has been covering the National Association of Fugitive Investigators Confer- and more instances that demonstrate how our streets can become ence in New Orleans, where she interviewed people associated with producing the FOX TV program, safer when members of the community and law enforcement join America's Most Wanted. Pamela is involved with public affairs programming on two local public forces. access television channels, one on a Charter Cable system, the other on a Comcast Cable system. She It's not just a matter of we the public sitting back and expect- earned her bachelor's degree at Albertus Magnus College, majoring in communications/political science. ing our local police departments and our legal system to keep us DAVID SCALES is a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in a variety of newspapers and safe-it's about building a bridge that connects us. magazines across Connecticut. He earned his master's degree in journalism as well as his bachelor's In this issue I was moved by two stories that make a strong case for the good degree in mass communications at Quinnipiac University. He is a contributor to the book, Helping things that happen when dedicated professionals are at work for us. Our cover story Your Children Cope with Your Cancer: A Guide for Parents and Families. David's hobbies include reveals how a neighborhood enforcement team working within the Bridgeport writing fiction and SCUBA diving. Police Department is cracking down on crime in a big way. Although it was only CHANDRA NILES FOLSOM is a freelance journalist who writes for newspapers and magazines established earlier this year, it has seen great success in stopping crimes ranging from nationwide. She co-authored Womens Glasnost, with Tatyana Mamonova, in 1994 and served as an armed robbery to rape. In the process of forming the unit, 75 Bridgeport officers vol- editor on The Terrorist Conjunction, by Dr. Alfred Gerteiny, soon to be published by Praeger Securi- unteered for the assignment. ty International. Her screenplay American Jihad is currently in post production. The second story, on page five, introduces us to a group of police detectives who CINDY SIMONEAU a freelance writer, formerly was assistant managing editor, section editor, teach other officers in a detective training school that's been in operation for 46 and bureau chief for the Connecticut Post. She is consulting editor for a major daily newspaper, years. What makes this especially noteworthy is that everyone is a volunteer-instruc- and adjunct professor of journalism and English at four universities in Connecticut. Cindy is a tors and students alike. Individual departments pay for costs associated with the past president of the Connecticut Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and is cur- training, but that's it. Everyone one is there because they believe and want to rently the treasurer. improve the quality of their profession. MEG BARONE is a general assignment, freelance journalist who has worked for numerous news In reading these two articles, the level of enthusiasm these officers have for their organizations, including the Associated Press and the Connecticut Post. Her articles have appeared in nearly 40 news publications throughout the country and she has won several awards from the Society work jumped out at me. We need to appreciate the fact that these guys are really ded- of Professional Journalists. Since 2003, Meg has served as a judge for a statewide essay contest spon- icated to their work and want to perform at a higher level. Their concern for the sored by the School for Ethical Education. She earned a degree in liberal studies from Southern Con- quality of life and safety in their communities is apparent as they volunteer their time necticut State University. In her spare time, Meg is an artist whose eggshell mosaics have been displayed at the to improve their skill White House three times. We're fortunate to have people like this looking out for us. LEISA TAYLOR received a law degree from the University of Texas at Austin, with an undergradu- ate degree in journalism. She practiced law for ten years in Texas before moving to Trumbull in 2000. Sincerely, Prior to her legal career, she was a reporter and editor for a small-town newspaper in Texas. Leisa is Doug Johnston the author of The God of Human Blood, a look at murder in biblical times. She is currently a video- grapher for Channel 17, Trumbull's public educational access channel. PAGE 8 THE JUSTICE JOURNAL JUNE 2007 Three Police Departments Share $98,000 in Drug Money The Brookfield, Danbury, and New Danbury, and New Milford police this Milford Police Departments are sharing money that will be used to fund future $97,868.73 in forfeited drug proceeds. law enforcement activity. Everyone The funds represent the departments’ should know that when you commit share of the net proceeds of the settle- drug trafficking crimes, you not only risk ment of a federal civil forfeiture case that losing your freedom, you risk losing your stemmed from a crack cocaine manufac- property, as well.” turing and distribution operation based Under federal forfeiture laws, the out of a residence in Brookfield. Brookfield, Danbury, and New Milford According to the U.S. Attorney’s Police Departments are required to use Office for the District of Connecticut, in the funds for law enforcement purposes. 2003, the Danbury and Brookfield “Seizing drug assets from these drug Police Departments learned through criminals strikes a unique double-blow confidential informants and concerned by attacking not only their initial profit citizens that Skyler Arnold and his “The federal government is pleased to transfer to the incentive but also denies revenue to con- father, Thomas, were involved in the tinue the illegal enterprise,” said DEA manufacture, sale, and use of crack Brookfield,Danbury,and New Milford police this money that New England Special Agent in Charge cocaine in the greater Danbury area. will be used to fund future law enforcement activity. June Stansbury. “Then we take that very With further assistance provided by the money meant to fuel drug dealing to add New Milford Police Department, law Everyone should know that when you commit drug to the efforts of police departments that enforcement personnel engaged in sur- trafficking crimes, you not only risk losing your freedom, you were instrumental in dismantling the veillance of the Arnolds’ residence on criminal group.” Merwin Brook Road in Brookfield, risk losing your property,as well.” The forfeited funds were transferred where they observed a high volume of - U.S. Attorney for Connecticut Kevin O’Connor to local, state, and federal law enforce- short-term activity consistent with an ment through the Department of Jus- illegal drug operation. Through the use tice’s “Equitable Sharing Program,” of confidential informants, law enforce- search warrant and seized approximately In June 2004, with their state crimi- which is administered by the U.S. Mar- ment made controlled purchases of five grams of cocaine, two bags of mari- nal cases pending in Danbury Superior shals Service. Each agency that partici- cocaine from Skyler Arnold at the Mer- juana, and drug paraphernalia consistent Court, law enforcement personnel pates in the program is required to use win Brook Road residence where with the manufacture and use of crack learned that the sale of cocaine had the funds for law enforcement purposes. Thomas Arnold and others were cocaine. Skyler Arnold and Thomas resumed at the Arnolds’ Merwin Brook “There is nothing more satisfying for observed engaging in the manufacture Arnold were arrested on state drug Road residence. In the following the U.S. Marshals Service than to pro- and use of crack cocaine. charges. Skyler Arnold was also charged months, law enforcement enlisted the vide additional resources to the law In January 2004, law enforcement with possession of a stolen firearm. Both assistance of another confidential enforcement agencies of Connecticut in officers executed a State of Connecticut are currently incarcerated. informant and made further controlled their ongoing battle against illegal drug purchases of crack cocaine from Skyler distribution,” stated U.S. Marshal Arnold at the residence. In August Bardelli. “This is an effort in which we 2004, pursuant to a state search warrant all do what we can to eliminate the awful executed at the Best Inn in Danbury, consequences of illicit drug use.” where Skyler Arnold was discovered U.S. Attorney O’Connor praised the selling cocaine, and at the Merwin work of several detectives and officers of Brook Road residence, where Thomas the Brookfield, Danbury, and New Mil- Arnold was discovered in possession of ford Police Departments, and the Drug cash and drug paraphernalia, the Enforcement Administration, for their Arnolds were arrested again on addi- efforts in this case. O’Connor also noted tional state drug charges. that work of Assistant U.S. Attorney In August 2004, the Drug Enforce- David X. Sullivan, who handled the for- ment Administration adopted the case feiture proceedings for the government. for federal forfeiture, and the U.S. The criminal cases against the Arnolds Attorney’s Office filed the verified com- were prosecuted by Danbury State’s plaint August 25, 2004. On July 12, Attorney Stephen Sedensky, III. 2006, the Merwin Brook Road property The Department of Justice asset for- was forfeited to the United States, and feiture program has three primary goals: subsequently was sold for approximately to punish and deter criminal activity by $250,000 by the United States Marshals depriving criminals of property used or Service. After expenses, there was acquired through illegal activities; to $244,671.87 of net sale proceeds. enhance cooperation among federal, Thomas Arnold’s mother, who resides in state, and local law enforcement; and to New Canaan, has a one-half interest in produce revenues to enhance forfeitures the property as an innocent owner, and and strengthen law enforcement. receives $122,335.93. The Department of Justice Equitable Of the remaining one-half interest, Sharing Program is designed to enhance the Brookfield Police Department cooperation among federal, state, and receives approximately $48,934.37, and local law enforcement through the shar- the Danbury and New Milford Police ing of proceeds resulting from federal Departments each receive $24,467.18. forfeiture. State and local law enforce- The federal asset forfeiture fund receives ment agencies receive equitable sharing 20 percent of the remaining one-half revenues by participating with federal interest, or $24,467.18. law enforcement in joint investigations “It is always gratifying to turn some- that lead to the forfeiture of property. thing negative into a positive,” U.S. The amount that is shared with state Attorney for Connecticut Kevin O’Con- and local law enforcement is usually nor said. “The federal government is based on each agency’s level of participa- pleased to transfer to the Brookfield, tion in the case. JUNE 2007 THE JUSTICE JOURNAL PAGE 9

lesson that you can’t be kind to people show. Beginning in January, for exam- Fashion Show of Uniforms— who come to your door even though you ple, Officers Velky and Duva worked (Continued from page 3) and stay on the line until you get a UI want to help them,” said one. The sec- many hours to ensure that this commu- like this afternoon so you can’t be duped person. They should be able to look in ond one added, “I don’t open my door to nity service project would reach out to by somebody out there trying to take the computer and see why Azzie is at anyone.” senior citizens. First Selectman Bald- advantage of our seniors.” your house. Because for me to be at In addition to the fashion show, sen- win also thanked Officers Velky and “There’s a big message here – it’s your house, there has to be an order.” ior citizens were given “goodie bags” Duva and Jennifer Gillis from the very simple, but it’s very important,” UPS model Steve Foster said, “Obvi- containing safety information on a wide Trumbull Senior Center. “Without the said Trumbull Police Officer Joe Velky. ously, we wear brown. Typically when range of subjects, ranging from sweep- cooperation of People’s Bank and the “When the doorbell rings or someone we show up at your house, we have a stakes swindles to identity theft. For Trumbull shopping mall, this program knocks on your front door, stop and take computer in our hand, we have ID, and example, United Illuminating distrib- would not be as successful as it is,” Bald- a look out the front door or the window we drive a big, brown truck. We wear uted a pamphlet entitled “Personal win added. and make sure the person on the other brown socks with a UPS logo on them. Safety: A Guide for Seniors.” The bag Jodi Latina, reporter for WTNH side of the door is either someone you We wear brown or black shoes, never also included a sign warning “STOP” NewsChannel 8, served as emcee, and know or someone you’re expecting. If white sneakers. So if someone shows up for seniors to hang on their front door- Alex Wong, the regional assistant mar- they’re not, and you get a funny feeling with white sneakers, it’s not UPS.” knob. keting director for the shopping mall, in your stomach that something’s Trumbull Police Officer Scott Duva Angela DeLeon thanked the many welcomed the senior citizens. wrong, call 911. You’re never bothering appeared on stage with fellow Officer people involved in coordinating the ([email protected]) us (the police department); that’s what Bob Schwartz, who rode a police we’re here for. We’re here to make you motorcycle into the mall. “The Trum- feel safe in and out of your homes.” bull Police Department has several dif- Officer Velky, with the Trumbull ferent uniforms. I’m an officer, and I’m Tips for Answering Your Door Police Department for 20 years, said usually the one who’s going to respond Courtesy: Trumbull TRIAD Safety Guide to your house if you call 911 or have a that some in the elderly community may without opening up the door com- feel more vulnerable than most people. problem,” said Duva. “We wear the • Do not open your door unless you “We educate and empower seniors to dark grey pants with gold stripes, the know the person. pletely. trust their instincts,” he said. “If some- gray shirt, and we’ll always have our • If they seem dangerous, call 911 • Ask the sales/serviceperson to slip thing doesn’t feel right, call the police. badge on our shirt or jacket depending immediately! credentials under the door. Don’t ever feel like you’re wasting the on what season it is. The motorcycle • If possible, carry a portable phone • Call the company to verify the police officer’s time.” officers wear the high leather boots and to the door. person’s identity. The model for United Illuminating, the gray pants with gold stripes. They • Have a peephole installed. • Refuse to deal with anyone who Azzie Dundy, was the first on the cat- have a darker shirt and also wear their • Also, place a “stop” sticker on the will not comply. walk. “You ask to see my ID,” said badges. They will have on a gold police inside of the door as a reminder not • Do not open your door to Dundy. “If I tell you I don’t have my helmet.” to open the door to strangers. strangers asking for help. ID, don’t let me in. If you can’t look Two elderly women in the audience • Use a chain lock. A chain lock • Ask for the telephone number down the street and see my vehicle (both of whom wished to remain will allow you to see who is there and make the call for them. either way, don’t let me in. You then get anonymous, as they live alone) said the on your phone, dial 1-800-722-5584, fashion show was enlightening. “It’s a AAA CT Motor Club Factoids CT AAA and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) • NATIONWIDE ALMOST HALF of passenger vehicle occu- pant fatalities occur during nighttime. This coupled with the fact that approximately 25% of travel occurs during the hours of darkness, the fatality rate per vehicle mile of travel is about 3 times higher at night than during the day. consignmart Connecticut’s Foremost • ACCORDING TO THE National Highway Traffic Safety Consignment Shop for 30 years Administration,YES, pregnant women should use seat- belts and keep airbags on. 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• BASED ON DATA compiled since June 2002, analyses show that 86% of child safety seats are either installed or used incorrectly. PAGE 10 THE JUSTICE JOURNAL JUNE 2007 JUNE 2007 THE JUSTICE JOURNAL PAGE 11

Kevin D. Lawlor,Esq. Michael T.Meehan,Esq. State's Attorney, Judicial District of Ansonia-Milford VERSUS Attorney Should All People Arrested Be Required to Give DNA Samples?

DNA evidence is one of the most for this type of testing. Therefore, it is only as good as the data- that this type of unique genetic informa- Mandatory collection of DNA of DNA, like collection of finger- The greater number of samples, the abduction of their children (not important tools used by law enforcement It is because this type of evidence is so base through which it is run in order to tion about an individual could be abused in samples on the conviction for certain prints and breathalyzer samples, is greater the possibility a mistake can uncommon after contentious custody to solve serious crimes in our communities. powerful and persuasive that it should be obtain a match. The larger the database, the future. In all areas of law enforcement, felonies already exists in most states referred to as “nontestimonial evi- be made. Some maintain that police fights) can now have a child’s finger- Over the past 20 years, the capabilities of mandated at the time of arrest. For over the more likely a match can be found and a balance must be struck between our pri- and the federal justice system. Many dence,” meaning simply that the have begun to rely on DNA racial prints and DNA sample collected and law enforcement to collect, analyze, and vacy and our need to be protected from states are now seeking the collection preserved. organize this evidence has grown exponen- those who will do us harm. of DNA samples at the time of an Attorney Michael T. Meehan is a tially. Today's technology allows for even “Taking DNA samples from arrestees…will revolutionize Our proper concern for privacy should arrest. Proponents argue that the col- “Some maintain that police have begun to rely on DNA partner in the Bridgeport law firm of miniscule amounts of DNA to be analyzed the way crime is fought and dangerous criminals are not prevent the full use of this important lection procedures are noninvasive racial markers. Bioethicists are concerned this will lead to Meehan, Meehan & Gavin, LLP, rep- effectively and provide accurate results. tool. Safeguards could be added to remove and amount to no more than a high- resenting the third generation in one of DNA's ability to positively determine identified.” -Kevin D.Lawlor,Esq. from the database the DNA of first-time tech fingerprint. Many states that racial or ethnic profiling.” -Michael Meehan,Esq. Connecticut’s premier civil and criminal the unique genetic signature of a perpetra- offenders whose charges are dismissed, just permit sample collection on arrest trial firms. Michael is a fellow of the tor allows our system of justice a level of 100 years, fingerprints, palm prints, and a suspect can be apprehended. Over the as we do now with fingerprints. It could require the destruction of the sample accused is not required to speak in markers. Bioethicists are concerned Litigation Counsel of America. He certainty as to the guilt of an accused that mug shots have been taken at arrest to past decade, postconviction testing of con- be limited to only felony arrests. The if there is no conviction. order for the sample to be obtained. that this will lead to racial or ethnic resides with his wife and three children is not easily matched by other forms of identify suspects. These traditional identi- victed felons and sex offenders has become database should be strictly controlled and In 2004, a California man whose Following an arrest, courts have the profiling. Privacy advocates complain in Fairfield and is active in the commu- evidence such as eyewitness testimony. No fication tools have assisted law enforce- commonplace. As those samples have used only for criminal identification pur- brother was murdered by an unknown authority to require a defendant to that this is another example of “Big nity, donating his time coaching youth less important is the role postconviction ment in solving future crimes by identify- been entered into Connecticut's database, poses. Knowing one's DNA is in the data- serial killer invested over $1.3 million submit to DNA testing, as well as the Brother” cataloguing us. Civil liber- sports. Michael is a member of the Con- testing has had in confirming the inno- ing criminals. DNA is the 21st-century more unsolved crimes have been solved. base may actually provide an important to get Proposition 69 on the ballot. collection of handwriting and voice tarians fear we are marching toward a necticut Bar Association, the Greater cence of the wrongfully accused and con- fingerprint. Over 1,700 unsolved crimes were solved in deterrent effect to committing future This called for collection of DNA exemplars, to aid prosecution. Those techno world of George Orwell’s Bridgeport Bar Association, the Con- victed. As seen recently here in Connecti- DNA is useful only if there is a known Virginia between 2001 and 2003 through crimes. samples from all felons, and from procedures require permission of a 1984. necticut Trial Lawyers Association, and cut and across the country, many innocent sample which can be matched to the hits on that state's "all felons" database. Taking DNA samples from arrestees adults and juveniles convicted of any judge after some showing of necessity Incidentally, in some jurisdictions, the Connecticut Criminal Defense individuals would still be in prison if not unknown sample collected at the scene. In Connecticut, Edward Grant was will allow DNA to be used to its fullest felony offense or the attempt to com- by a prosecutor. parents concerned about possible Lawyers Association. convicted in 2002 for one of New Haven's potential. It will revolutionize the way mit such an offense, and from adults The next step in this progression is most brutal and infamous crimes, the mur- violent crime is fought and dangerous arrested for or charged with felony sex the so-called “DNA dragnets” by der of Penny Serra in 1973. Grant was criminals are identified. Law enforcement offenses, murder, or voluntary police seeking the “voluntary” collec- To aid in the prevention of convicted because of the tireless work of will not just solve crimes but also prevent manslaughter (or the attempt to com- tion of DNA material from certain prescription drug abuse and diversion numerous law enforcement officials and them by identifying, successfully prosecut- mit such offenses). The data would targeted groups. Samples are request- the expert prosecution of the case by the ing, and removing violent predators from be submitted to the state’s DNA ed from a large group, sometimes New Haven State's Attorney's Office. the communities that we as prosecutors are database. numbering in the thousands. The FREE Professional The key piece of evidence against Grant sworn to protect. California Proposition 69 passed samples collected are analyzed and was a match of his DNA to the killer's Kevin D. Lawlor is the state’s attorney for by an almost 2-1 margin. At that compared to biological evidence col- Educational Programs Presented DNA discovered on a tissue box found in the Judicial District of Ansonia-Milford. He time, California’s DNA database lected at a crime scene. Recently, the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association the victim's car. Police obtained the match resides in Hamden with his wife and two already had over 220,000 samples and rape and murder of a Cape Cod by Experienced Former Officers Domestic Violence Bill Passes Both Houses after Grant's DNA was entered into the young children. Kevin is a 1990 graduate of averaged one “hit” a day. Beginning in socialite, Christa Worthington, was databank when he was convicted of a the University of Connecticut and a 1994 2009, samples will be collected as solved by a DNA dragnet. Lawyers The House and Senate have approved a bill which will give police added tools to protect domestic violence offense decades after the graduate of Quinnipiac University School of required by law, and law enforcement for Christopher McCowen, convicted The Purdue Pharma victims of domestic violence. Under current law, a victim can get a protective order at the first murder. Law. He is an adjunct professor in the legal laboratories will be permitted to per- in Worthington’s rape and murder, are Law Enforcement court date, but remains vulnerable when an arrest occurs at night or over a weekend and the Keith Harrington and his wife Patti studies department at Quinnipiac University. form analyses for the state database challenging the constitutionality of offender is released on bond. Substitute House Bill 7313, AN ACT CONCERNING were murdered 27 years ago in California He also serves as an MPTC certified and to maintain local databases. such dragnets, in his appeal. Liaison and Education DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, will fill that gap in protection. during a robbery of their home. No one instructor for the West Procedures for con- Privacy advocates maintain that Unit is staffed by was ever caught or prosecuted for their Haven Police Depart- fidentiality and DNA dragnets in those states that The bill allows police to set non-financial release conditions that require an arrestee to: retired law enforcement 1. avoid all contact with the alleged victim; deaths. DNA collected at that scene has ment and both the removing samples permit the collection of samples have 2. comply with any restrictions on travel, associations, or living accommodations that directly been linked to nine other murders and 40 Milford and State from databases are not been effective. In Baton Rouge, officials and offers… relate to the victim's protection; or rapes dating back to 1976. The victims of Police Academies. specified in the Louisiana, police obtained “volun- 3. refrain from using or possessing a dangerous weapon, intoxicant, or controlled substance. these crimes and their families deserve no Attorney Lawlor is law. tary” samples from over 1,000 people Training in preventing and less than the justice dispensed in Edward the 2006 recipient of The Fifth but produced no viable suspects. A investigating all types of prescription drug diversion. It makes family violence arrestees guilty of a crime if they intentionally violate a non-financial Grant's trial by the wonder of technology the Connecticut Amendment to lawsuit ensued accusing the police of condition of release set by a police officer. (The bill also absolves police officers of civil Educational Materials including drug ID cards with full-color, liability for personal or property injuries resulting from the release conditions.) and advances in DNA testing. Children’s Alliance the Constitu- violating the Fourth Amendment’s A database of the DNA of arrested Certificate of tion guaran- warrant requirement and seeking the actual-size photographs of the most commonly abused prescrip- This bill also establishes three new crimes of strangulation. With strangulation, a few seconds individuals will create a sufficiently large Appreciation for tees freedom destruction of the samples. tion drugs. of pressure can make the difference between a murder and an assault with few visible marks. base so that many crimes which currently his commitment from self- In Omaha, Nebraska, a similar Prosecutors have argued that non-fatal strangulations are typically "under-charged." This go unsolved can be quickly and effectively to advocate incrimina- dragnet was employed in an attempt Anti-Crime Program – RxPATROL® is designed section treats these cases more seriously than current assault language allows. traced to a specific individual, and an through prose- tion. Courts to find a serial rapist. Thirty African- to assist law enforcement efforts to apprehend pharmacy robbers arrest can be made. Of equal importance, cution for the have consis- Americans were asked to give DNA The bill lets law enforcement officers seize any electronic defense weapon that is in plain view and scammers. or possessed by the arrestee at a family violence crime site. (They can already seize guns.) As such a DNA database can quickly clear a victims of child tently ruled samples. Those who refused were with firearms, the bill requires the officers to return the weapons within seven days to their suspect who otherwise may endure lengthy sexual abuse and that it applies forced to submit under search war- Contact the Law Enforcement Liaison lawful owners if they are eligible to possess them and a court has not ordered otherwise. scrutiny and even possible arrest by the the recipient of the to state- rants. California, Michigan, Florida, and Education Unit at 203-588-4387 police. Some in our society have raised 2006 Bridgeport ments and and Virginia have also employed www.cpcanet.org concerns that this type of testing will N.A.A.C.P. Life- spoken DNA dragnets. invade our privacy rights. They believe it time Achievement testimony. Opponents claim that DNA labo- © 2005, Purdue Pharma L.P., One Stamford Forum, Stamford, CT 06901-3431 B7709 9/06 casts too wide a net. There are also fears Award. Collection ratories can and do make mistakes. 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By CINDY SIMONEAU Law Enforcement Profile Correspondent Stratford Police Chief Seeks Community Involvement in Problem Solving For new Stratford and, hopefully, seek out when they Police Chief John J. need help.” Buturla, 47, leading Because of Stratford’s 14 miles of the 100-member shoreline, he said he would also like to force is more than a improve on the department’s dealing milestone in his sto- with seasonal issues, including marine ried law enforcement patrols. career—it is a homecoming. Buturla’s law enforcement career Buturla was raised in Stratford, began in April 1979 when he was where his father, Detective Capt. named an officer in the Trumbull Joseph Buturla, served in the Police Police Department. After 3 1/2 years Department for 39 years. It is also there, he joined the Connecticut State where Chief Buturla met his high Police, where he remained until retire- school sweetheart and future wife, ment. He was promoted to the rank of Catherine, at Bunnell High School. major and had various assignments Although he eventually moved to Rox- including serving as the commanding bury, he and Catherine have been con- officer of major crime, professional sidering making the move back to their standards, labor relations, and patrol. hometown. He was chief of staff for the State Buturla took over the Stratford Police. In October 2001, following the Department on March 29 after long- terrorist attacks of September 11, time Chief Michael Imbro accepted a Buturla was named deputy director of buyout package. Mayor James Miron Homeland Security for the State of said Buturla was selected after a Connecticut. In February 2004, he nationwide search was conducted. The Stratford Police Chief John J. Buturla moved up to the post of director. chief is the brother of Town Attorney (Photo by Cindy Simoneau) In January 2005, Buturla moved on Richard Buturla. to become director of scientific services “Coming to Stratford was an easy in his Longbrook Avenue office. “This ment and the community.” for the Connecticut Department of decision. I grew up here, and the is an opportunity to take all the experi- Handling an average of 32,000 calls Public Safety. He retired from state majority of my family still lives in ences I have and to use them for the for service a year, Buturla said, leaves service in March of that year and was Stratford,” said Buturla, in an interview benefit of the Stratford Police Depart- little time for more proactive police appointed chief administrative officer work. Among his immediate goals are for the City of New Haven, where he to improve the way the department oversaw seven department heads and works with the community; to increase 1,000 employees. traffic division staff; and to improve Buturla has a bachelor of science training at various levels for officers. degree in criminal justice from Sacred “It’s a philosophy on how we should do Heart University in Fairfield and a business day to day. I feel it’s very master of science degree in forensic sci- important for us to have that relation- ence from the University of New ship with the community, so that we Haven. He is also a graduate of the FBI work with the community to solve National Academy program at Quanti- problems,” said Buturla. co, Virginia. The chief said there are a variety of Buturla serves on national law different programs in place and three enforcement committees including the full-time officers serving as a commu- National Emergency Management nity resource, but because of staffing Association, Homeland Security Con- shortages, they are not dedicated exclu- sortium, and State, Local, Tribal Terri- sively to this effort. “We have a very torial Government Coordinating diverse community, and the challenges Council for the Department of Home- in one area of town may not be the land Security. He is also vice chairman same challenges in another. What’s of the board of directors of the Con- most important is improving commu- necticut Special Olympics. nication, and I’d like to see us work On national preparedness since Sep- with each area to improve that commu- tember 11, Buturla said the nation is nication with the department.” much better prepared today. He said On the topic of young people, the cooperative efforts forged include Buturla is a proponent of maintaining the public and private sectors working resource officers at each of the two together. high schools and splitting the time of He hopes his experience dealing another between the middle schools. with politicians as well as law enforce- “It is critically important we have a ment officials will serve him well as he presence in our schools. The nature of seeks funding from Stratford for addi- safety has changed since the tional police officers and programs. Columbine and Virginia Tech shoot- Buturla is hoping for a long tenure as ings. Children need a safe environment chief. “I want to help the people in my to learn in,” said Buturla. “The schools’ hometown. I’m exactly where I want to resource officers have been a tremen- be. Now that I’m back I realize how dous success. They make a connection beautiful this town is, and how it is my to young people and are looked at as responsibility to see it stays that way.” someone young people can come to ([email protected]) JUNE 2007 THE JUSTICE JOURNAL PAGE 13 Danbury Uses Mailing List to Make City Safer for Children By CHANDRA NILES FOLSOM Lisa and the 40 seniors in her program to post the letters.” in some cases the primary caregivers Correspondent wanted to enlist the support of law Once the mailings were sent out in are grandparents who don’t have access enforcement and local government. April, the story made national head- to the Internet.” When Katonah, NY, resident Lisa “Lisa called and said she was thinking lines. It was not the mailings them- In the next school year, seniors in Frese, a teacher at Danbury High about doing a mailing and asked what I selves as much as the cooperation Danbury High School’s Peer Leader- School, received a letter at home last thought about it,” said Danbury Mayor between students, teachers, law ship Program will have the opportuni- November with the name of a regis- Mark Boughton, currently serving his enforcement, and government. ty to work with Frese as she plans to do tered sex offender living in her district, third term in office. “I told her I “My involvement in this project it all over again. “We are going to con- she knew it was a concept she could thought it was a great idea. We tried to stems from my concern for the chil- tinue to push this issue with legislators implement in her school. Frese had get the Board of Education involved. dren of Danbury,” said Max Delahan- to make all school systems required to been teaching health and running the At first they said, ‘Yes,’ but afterward ty, a senior with the Peer Leadership send the notification to all families in Peer Leadership Program for 12 years they raised some constitutional con- Program. “Parents are unaware of the the district when a sex offender moves at Danbury High. cerns and passed on the idea.” child predators who live in their neigh- into the district…We see the school “So, I recruited the entire Peer Although he supported the project, borhoods. When parents are made system as a natural link between the Leadership Program,” said Frese, the Superintendent of Schools Salvatore aware of the location of child preda- information from the police depart- mother of three small children. “We Pascarella said he was advised by attor- tors, the children will become safer.” ment and the children in the commu- have all been working together, as this neys to not take part because pictures The students worked with Chief nity.” is such an enormous project.” Her plan and addresses were included in the Baker and the Youth Bureau detectives In June 2005, the Connecticut called for a packet to be mailed to packet. to confirm that the list and addresses Department of Information Technolo- 6,400 families in a district of 10,000 Mayor Boughton said, “Then, obtained from the State Police website gy joined with the U.S. Department of students, with information, pictures, Police Chief Alan Baker was made were correct. Justice to link the Connecticut Sex and addresses about Danbury’s regis- aware of what we were doing, and as a “The opportunity for students to Offender Registry into the national tered sex offenders. result we were able to have the state feel they have really made a difference database. This was followed by the “It’s a complete list of the 45 current update the list for us, because some of has been tremendous,” said Frese. “The U.S. Attorney General’s office inviting convicted sex offenders in the city…It the people on it had moved.” This was response has been overwhelmingly all states and territories to link their is necessary to raise the awareness level accomplished in conjunction with positive, and we have not received any public sex offender registries to the site of parents, and many do not have Megan’s Law legislation and Dan- negative feedback that I am aware of.” at no cost. The website opened with 21 Internet access or know how to use it. bury’s new sex offender ordinance. It The mayor is happy with the out- states. Connecticut was the 48th state Some of them don’t speak English,” she was prompted by the mayor and cre- come as well. “We clearly are pleased to join the registry. For more informa- explained. The mailing also included ates “child safety zones,” prohibiting with the response we got, and people tion, contact the Department of Public copies of letters for parents to send to registered sex offenders from entering were very positive about it…It’s not Safety Sex Offender Registry at: state legislators demanding full fund- or loitering in city parks and recre- easy for some people to get access to www.sor.state.ct.us. ing for Connecticut’s Sex Offender ational areas. the list. They either don’t have time or ([email protected]) Registry. In addition, the mayor wrote a letter “Research shows that sex offenders to parents about the new city ordi- require a higher degree of supervision nance and urged parents to call police because they are more likely to be if they see any of the sex offenders in ADVERTISE IN repeat offenders,” said Frese. “Sex parks or recreational facilities. offenders live among us. This mailing Getting the word out took funding is not to harass them—but it’s our job which had not been allocated for in the ® to supervise and keep safe all the kids school budget, so the mayor put some in the community.” tax dollars to use. “We drafted the let- Frese added that the mailing was not ter from my desk on the City’s official meant to create panic but rather to stationery,” said Mayor Boughton, FIGHTING CRIME IN CONNECTICUT raise the awareness level of adults and whose office footed the bill for give parents an opportunity to talk to postage. “I had the kids put the infor- their kids about sex predators. mation together and stuff the In order to create a unified effort, envelopes, and then we used our staff REACH 80,000+ Bloopers & Blunders READERS MONTHLY by Jim Sukach - www.quicksolvemysteries.com CRIME targets all demographic groups; STICKSHIFT STICKUP no one is immune. It seemed like a good plan. 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Law enforcement agents seized mil- lions of images of child pornography on compact disc from the home of retired Westport schoolteacher Paul Held on August 2, 2005. Held, 68, waived indictment and pleaded guilty to one count of receipt of child pornography. He is now scheduled for sentencing, facing a maximum of 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. U.S. Attorney Kevin O’Conner said the find, including six computers, three external hard drives, 1,000 compact discs with up to 4,000 images on each, videotapes with child pornography and more, made Held “one of the most pro- lific collectors of pornography that we’ve seen here in Connecticut.” O’Connor added, “Federal laws that tar- get the child pornography trade exist to eliminate the victimization of children all over the world, as those who possess child pornography help to create the market for this insidious practice.” Held’s arrest and conviction was part of Project Safe Childhood (PSC), a nationwide initiative by the Depart- ment of Justice to devote more resources to local, state, and federal law enforce- the cross section of America we get. illegal in some foreign countries. Peo- this particular web, particularly with ment in protecting children from online We can try to profile as best we can, 18- ple can purchase it right online from child pornography in the last few years. predators. PSC also partners with the 55 white males, but certainly we run the overseas. Until we get tipped off some- They come from all socioeconomic lev- National Center for Missing and gamut on different types of subjects... how, or an undercover investigator els. They're all education levels. They Exploited Children (NCMEC) and the come from different genders. They Internet Crimes Against Children come from different races,” although (ICAC) to raise national awareness "Our nation has made this commitment: Anyone who Collins says, “generally, offenders are about the threat of online sexual preda- male and white….Of the cases that we tors and provide tools and information targets a child for harm will be a primary target of law know where the children have been to parents and youngsters seeking to enforcement.That's our commitment.Anyone who takes the identified, it is predominantly a family report possible violations. member or a parent or a family friend Tom Carson, spokesperson for the life or innocence of a child will be punished to the full extent or somebody who has legitimate access U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of the law." - President George W.Bush,October 23,2002 to that child.” of Connecticut, says the initiative coor- The NCMEC reports, “A greater dinates law enforcement efforts against number of child molesters are now what he calls “an overwhelming prob- There is nothing that sticks out as a picks it up, it is difficult to act.” using computer technology to organize lem” relative to online sexual predators. particular type of individual.” “If you prosecute the people who and maintain their collections of these Carson says these people are found in People obtain child pornography, possess it (child pornography),” says illegal images. In addition they are also all age groups, locations, and occupa- says Carson, through file sharing with- FBI Supervisory Special Agent Tim using the Internet to increase the size of tions, including the religious and edu- in the U.S. or through purchases from Egan, “hopefully you will dry up the these collections. Personally manufac- cational sectors. “It’s phenomenal to see another country online. “It’s not even market for the trade of these images. It tured illegal images of children are espe- is a huge effort, but this Internet safety cially valuable on the Internet, which guide is mostly about educating chil- provide the molester with a respected Bloopers & Blunders dren to how they can be more cautious status among fellow exploiters and by Jim Sukach - www.quicksolvemysteries.com with their Internet activity, what they traders of this material. Once this status should look for, and how a parent is achieved, molesters will often begin to should monitor their behavior.” trade images of their own sexual exploits CASH A CHECK? According to Michelle Collins, who with children among themselves.” In Bangor, Maine, a grocery store manager was called over to the has tracked child exploitation for nine In connection with the Held case, cash register to okay a customer's check. The cashier had not years and is director of the Exploited O’Connor commended the investigative looked at the customer's identification because the manager was Children Unit for the NCMEC, the efforts of the agents and officers of U.S. the one who had to okay all the checks. The manager looked at the Center's studies show that 35 percent of Immigration and Customs Enforce- name on the driver's license that was offered as identification. child pornography is produced by a sex- ment and the Vermont Internet Crimes Then he looked at the customer. There was some resemblance, but ually abusive parent who then posts the Against Children Task Force based in pictures online. About 27 percent of the Burlington, VT. The case was prosecut- he knew something was wrong. time, the abuser is a neighbor or family ed by Assistant United States Attorney "Is this your picture?" he asked the customer. friend. About 6 percent of the children James K. Filan. "Yes, of course," she replied. identified in pornographic images by Information regarding alleged child "Well," said the manager, "then you're my ex-wife!" the Center are infants and 58 percent pornography can be called in to the Apparently the driver's license was stolen. The manager's ex- are prepubescent. National Cyber Tip Line at 1-800-843- wife had reported her purse stolen earlier that day. The customer In an interview with CNN, Collins 5678. Tips are forwarded to federal and was arrested for possession of stolen property! said, “I can't summarize the motiva- local law agencies. tions of the individuals who fall into ([email protected]) JUNE 2007 THE JUSTICE JOURNAL PAGE 15 MISSING MISSING FAMILY ABDUCTION ENDANGERED MISSING ANDREA REYES AGE PROGRESSED DANIELLE CRAMER

DOB: Nov 9, 1997 Missing: Oct 5, 1999 Age Now: 9 Sex: Female Race: White/Hisp Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Height: 3'0" (163 cm) Weight: 30lbs (14kg) DOB: Aug 10, 1991 Missing: Jun 14, 2006 Missing From: New Haven, CT Age Now: 15 Sex: Female Race: White Andrea's photo is shown age-progressed to 7 years. She was abducted Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Height: 5'0" (152 cm) Weight: 100 lbs (45 kg) by her non-custodial mother, Rosa Tenorio. Andrea has a birthmark in Missing From: Bloomfield, CT the middle of her forehead. She also has a lazy right eye and her right Danielle was last seen on June 14, 2006. She may travel out of state. knee turns inward. The abductor may be using the alias first names Danielle has a scar on her left ear. She has a birthmark on her back. Rosita or Guadalupe and the alias last name Minor. Danielle's ears are pierced.

ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT: SHOULD CONTACT: National Center for Missing & Exploited Children National Center for Missing & Exploited Children 1-800-843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST) 1-800-843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST) Bridgeport Police Department 1-203-576-7671 Bloomfield Police Department (Connecticut) 1-860-242-5501 Success Stories CyberTipline® Missing Children Recovered Safely E-mail Correspondence Put tion was forwarded to the OJJDP- male she met on the Internet. The Upon closer examination of this funded Oregon Internet Crimes child had been reported to law list, the analyst found a profile of an Oregon Teenage Girl at Risk Against Children Task Force. enforcement and entered into the adult male appearing to match the On April 20, 2006, a concerned That afternoon, investigators wait- National Crime Information Center companion's description. With this father in Medford, Oregon reported ed for the suspect at the mall. During (NCIC) as a Missing Person Juvenile. profile, the analyst was able to find a to the CyberTipline that his 13-year- this time, they photographed him as NCMEC gathered as much infor- possible first name, place of employ- old daughter had developed an E- he waited for the child to arrive. mation as possible from the father and ment, and location in Florida. She also mail relationship with a 32-year-old When the child did not show, a sec- assigned the case to a case manager in noted that the child had posted "so adult male. ond meeting was arranged at a local its Missing Children's Division. The excited! 3 days!" as a comment on his An analyst with NCMEC's park. When the suspect arrived at the Exploited Child Unit (ECU) was also page exactly three days before she left Exploited Child Unit (ECU) con- park, he was taken into custody with- notified because the report indicated home. tacted the child's family and request- out incident. Notably, he was found the child was missing due to possible With a few additional online public ed copies of the E-mail correspon- with inappropriate gifts for the child. online enticement for sexual acts. searches, NCMEC's ECU analyst was dence. These E-mails revealed graph- The suspect has been charged with Initially, NCMEC had very little able to find a last name and home ic comments by the suspect regarding attempted sodomy in the second information on the reported compan- address for the suspected companion. the child's body and suggestions of degree and attempted sexual dbuse in ion--that he resided in the Orlando, This information was quickly forward- sexual activity between the two. The the first degree. Florida area, was in his late twenties, ed to the NCMEC case manager, who suspect also told the child that these and was possibly an attorney. An ECU reached out to the Apopka Police conversations were to be their "little Trail of Internet Activity Aids analyst immediately conducted online Department in Apopka, Florida. secret." searches to gather additional informa- By the end of the day, the Apopka The next morning, the child's par- Return of 17-Year-Old tion on the child and companion. The Police Department was able to locate ents contacted NCMEC again after On March 7, 2007, a concerned analyst found a profile the child had the girl at the companion's residence. learning that the suspect asked the father in Washington State called created on a popular social networking She was found to be safe and in good child to meet him, alone, at a local NCMEC's hotline to report his 17- website. On it, the child gave her loca- health, much to her family's relief. The mall. Two photos of the reported sus- year-old daughter missing. The father tion as "Florida now," confirming her family is looking into counseling pect were provided to assist law informed NCMEC that he believed father's suspicions. In addition, the options with the assistance of enforcement, and all of this informa- she had run away to live with an adult child had over 1,000 "friends" listed. NCMEC's Family Advocacy Division. PAGE 16 THE JUSTICE JOURNAL JUNE 2007

By CAPT.GARY MACNAMARA Fairfield Police Department What If…? Special to The Justice Journal What If Terrorism Was About to Strike Near You? Albert Einstein said, “The world is a the clerk became an active partner in someone in a position to check it out. suspiciously, so she referred him to sec- dangerous place to live, not because of protecting our country, by being pre- That clerk understood something we ondary inspection. Ressam panicked and the people who are evil, but because of pared and aware. all should understand: small actions can tried to run away. It became apparent why the people who don’t do anything about What did that clerk do? What he told have big results. By being aware, obser- he ran—there were explosives concealed it.” In light of the threat of terrorism we authorities led to a 17-month investiga- vant, and willing to report what you see, in his vehicle’s spare tire well. There were live under today, we can see that evil tion, saving the lives of what some esti- you can make a difference. The clerk, also four timing devices concealed within people do make our world a dangerous mates indicate are at least 100 soldiers at who has not been identified, under- black boxes. He was involved in a plot to place to live. the U.S. Army base at Fort Dix, NJ. stood what was “normal.” Customers blow up the Los Angeles airport. That What if you could do something Those losses, and others who would have come in to stores daily looking for elec- plot was part of a larger Algerian/Jordan- about it—would you? If, while doing been injured, could have occurred during tronic assistance, to buy some equip- ian terrorist cell plan being devised with what you do every day, you discovered an initial attack. The emotional toll on ment, or to transfer video from VHS to cooperation from Al-Qaida. The observa- information about something that you tions of the agent, and her referral for sec- felt was bad, would you know where to Small actions can have big results. By being aware, ondary inspection, prevented an attack on go or who to tell? Would it make a dif- LAX that would have coincided with the ference? It might. The store clerk work- observant, and willing to report what you see, you can new millennium. ing in the Circuit City in Mount Laurel, make a difference. In still another example of observing NJ, knows this all too well. something small that led to something In January 2006, the clerk was big, Officer Jeffrey Scott Postell, working approached by two men who asked him the community and on our country after DVD. He also understood “not nor- in May 2003 in Murphy, NC, stopped a to transfer copies of a videotape onto a such a terrorist attack would have been mal.” Men shooting automatic man going through the trash behind a DVD. This was not an unusual or alarm- tremendous. weapons and calling for a Jihad is “not grocery store. That man, Eric Rudolph, ing request, considering that was one of The clerk’s information also led to the normal” in New Jersey, Connecticut, or was eventually sentenced to two consecu- the clerk’s duties while working at Circuit arrests of six men. Five were charged anywhere else in America. tive life terms by a federal court for the City. However, what he saw on the video with conspiring to kill U.S. service mem- So who is in a better position to decide 1998 bombing of an Alabama abortion is what raised his concern. About 10 bers, and another was charged with pos- “normal” from “not normal” in your daily clinic and the 1996 Olympics bombing in men were filmed shooting weapons, session of illegal firearms. life and community—law enforcement Atlanta. At the time he was just rum- chanting for a Jihad, wearing military Did the clerk have law enforcement officers, the FBI, CIA, or the military? maging through trash, Rudolph was on garb, and shouting, “God is great!” training, or military experience, or special All such organizations take daily steps to the FBI's Most Wanted list and was the An hour or so after presenting the equipment and assistance from others to keep us safe through prevention and subject of a five-year manhunt. tape, these men could have had their accomplish what he did? No. Did he set action, but deciding what is “normal” in Those are just some of the examples of copies, their own “Jihad training tape,” up surveillance, analyze records, inter- your life—who is better at it? You are. law enforcement officials developing and been on their way—that is, if the view subjects, and prepare arrest war- Police officers are trained to always be something that appears minor into some- clerk had not done something about rants? No. What he did was see some- aware and observant. When they witness thing much more. The skills involved are what he had seen. Realizing it or not, thing that alarmed him, and he told something out of the ordinary, they have not only developed through training, but the ability to investigate. If their suspi- also through experience of what is “nor- cions continue, they can investigate fur- mal” and what is “not normal”—and then Events & Notices ther to figure out what is going on, and trusting feelings to act further. Citizens then take appropriate enforcement action can develop some of the same skills. Amber Alert Kids ID Sessions if needed. Law enforcement officers It starts with knowing you can make a know the value of small observations and difference, paying attention, and reporting Sponsored by the Rotary Clubs of Connecticut. For additional info contact: their potential to lead to something big. what you see. Citizen involvement in the Danbury Rotary, Bob Vetter @ (203) 748-1105. There are plenty of examples of police prevention of crimes, and notifying law Saturday, June 16th 10am-2pm Bethel Middle School. officers’ small observations and actions enforcement, is well documented in such leading to the initiation or resolution of programs as Neighborhood Watch, and Bicycle Safety Rodeo at Stepping Stones major investigations and arrests. more recently the Citizen Corps. 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She noticed Ahmed Ressam acting [email protected] JUNE 2007 THE JUSTICE JOURNAL PAGE 17 State Police Introduce New Non-Traditional Cars

One of eleven new 2008 Dodge chargers loaded with eight cylinder Hemi engine for the State Troopers aggressive traffic enforcement division.

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from returning to jail would actually save tion, Addiction Services, and the Univer- Prison Population— state taxpayers money in the long run, so sity of Connecticut Health Care. I have to (Continued from page 1) deal with the overcrowding problem, and a they added $13 million to the state budg- have all these different resources before That’s where support programs have been bipartisan effort began. “We found out one et to lower the incidence of recidivism by we release into the community.” created, and additional personnel have main reason the prison population shot up funding support programs. When released, a prisoner needs a been hired, to help inmates moving back so quickly was because a state budget Key programs focusing on released sponsor with no criminal history. Many of into those communities. The comprehen- shortfall (in 2000), (had resulted in) an prisoners were established. The Probation Garner’s sponsors are social workers who sive effort has reduced recidivism, one of across-the-board layoff of correction and Transition Program and the Technical have worked with the inmates before. the major reasons for prison overcrowding. parole employees and a 10 percent cut Violations Unit help reduce the number Warden Dzurenda considers that benefi- Connecticut also continues to offer tra- from a number of not-for-profit, commu- of technical violations that could send a cial, explaining, “I can release a lot of the ditional programs to help inmates become nity-based programs that had contracts former inmate back to jail. Furthermore, inmates on furloughs to a Sober House, successful once released. Initiatives include with the Department of Correction.” the state hired 96 additional probation and they will watch over them. That’s job training, addiction and mental health preferable to just letting an inmate out services, educational and volunteer pro- the door with no support system. And, I Facts at a Glance Source: Connecticut Department of Correction grams, and religious services th at include a don’t remember any inmates I’ve gotten 26-week “life plan” course. Financial: Offender Population: back directly from a Sober House,” he Prior to justice reinvestment, Connecti- Budget: $600,618,379. Total: 23,221 - Parole: 3,042 explained. cut’s prison population was growing at a Daily Inmate Expenditure: $83.65 Transitional Supervision: 893 The warden’s anecdotal assessment is rate of 5 percent annually, outpacing all the Halfway House Beds: 1,038 backed up by facts. Inmates released to a other states. In the 10 years from 1986 to Average Age: Sober House or a halfway house have a 1996, the number of inmates in Connecti- Male: 32.4 Meals Served: recidivism rate of only 24 percent, accord- cut jumped from 6,000 to 16,000. Female: 34.4 19,900,000 ing to CCSU’s study. Those who are Lawlor, a former prosecutor in the released directly into the community with State’s Attorney’s New Haven office, Studies have shown that, without officers. That reduced the staff-to-offend- no support services have a recidivism rate noted, “That was about the time we resources to help inmates move back into er ratio from 160 clients per officer to 100 nearly double at 47 percent. The overall opened the last of the new prisons. We society, they often violate the terms of per officer, making it easier to monitor reconviction rate last year was 39 per- built an awful lot of new prisons (12 new their paroles and are returned to prison. that population. cent—that’s a 7 percent reduction over a prisons were built and 13 renovated) in the People whose parole or probation had Connecticut’s strategy apparently is similar study conducted five years earlier. late 80s and early 90s to accommodate been revoked at one time occupied 25 per- working. Since 2005, the number of peo- Connecticut’s present challenge is how that increase in population.” cent of Connecticut’s prison beds, accord- ple going back to prison for technical to deal with a growing pretrial popula- The new facilities doubled inmate ing to the Pew study. In Connecticut, parole violations was down by 20 percent. tion, which was not addressed by the capacity at a cost of $10 billion. However, many of those violators received sentences “We are not getting the inmates back as original justice reinvestment initiative. by 1999, the state was out of room again. up to a year, in contrast to terms of three quickly as before. They are doing better The Pew organization suggests that state To temporarily alleviate the situation, to four months in other states. On aver- longer,” said Warden James Dzurenda of policy makers learn from their experience then-Governor John Rowland signed a age, 70 percent of the prisoners eligible for the Garner Correctional Institution in with the initiative, and apply that knowl- contract with the Virginia Department of parole in Connecticut ended up staying in Newtown. That facility houses the major- edge to lowering the state’s pretrial popu- Corrections to send inmates there. That, jail nine months beyond their parole eligi- ity of the state’s prisoners with mental lation. according to Lawlor, “turned into a night- bility date because of bureaucratic issues. health problems. Pew and CCSU caution Connecticut’s mare,” and resulted in the deaths of two While across-the-board budget cuts “I have never been more involved with policy makers that the state’s success in Connecticut inmates who had been trans- may have looked good on paper, the dwin- interagencies communication,” said stabilizing its prison population will con- ferred to Virginia. dling services resulted in a growing, costly Dzurenda. “I am constantly involved with tinue only as long as the current practices According to Lawlor, the lawmakers prison population. Policy makers realized the Department of Mental Health Ser- are maintained. realized there had to be a better way to that spending money to keep inmates vices, Department of Mental Retarda- ([email protected]) PAGE 18 THE JUSTICE JOURNAL JUNE 2007

Due Process RICHARD T.MEEHAN JR. Dear Attorney Meehan, reversible error. Appeals courts defer to Dear H. P., mence a malpractice How could Paris Hilton file an appeal the trial judges on factual findings and The law requires that medical or case without the req- just to try to avoid the jail sentence she did the exercise of judicial discretion. An dental professionals adhere to standards uisite evaluation and not want to serve? She was arrested for appeal challenging either of those issues of care generally accepted by like prac- report, that lawyer is subject to disci- driving with a suspended license and is nearly impossible to win. titioners within the health field. The plinary action by the court. therefore violating probation. How can Celebrity status does not provide deviation from the standards of care can Doctors and their insurance carriers that possibly be appealed? any greater license to a probationer. provide a basis to bring a lawsuit. In vigorously defend these claims, putting Nancy P. Flouting the rules has consequences. addition to proving a deviation from even the most seasoned trial lawyers to Hilton’s initial response was to seek an accepted standards of care, there must the test. If you believe you have been Dear Nancy, appeal, simply because she apparently also be proof of a causal connection the victim of malpractice, you should Paris Hilton was placed on probation would not accept responsibility for her between that deviation and an appre- consult with an attorney experienced for a prior alcohol-related driving conduct. When an appeal is filed in a ciable harm suffered by the patient. in these cases. offense. Probation is a privilege afford- criminal case, a court has the authority Medical or dental malpractice law- ed by a court, allowing an offender to to allow the offender to remain free on suits are complex. The costs associated Commentary and answers to your avoid incarceration. The court suspends bond while the appeal is heard. Appeal with investigating and pursuing a questions about legal issues will be pro- the execution of the jail term and places bonds are not required by the Consti- malpractice case can be staggering. In vided by one of Connecticut’s premiere the offender on a period of good behav- tution, and most serious criminal fact, most lawyers do not feel compe- trial attorneys, Richard T. Meehan Jr. of ior. In other words, the offender is sen- offenders are required to commence tent to handle these claims, often Bridgeport’s Meehan, Meehan & Gavin tenced to a jail term, and as long as he their sentence while the appeal is referring them to attorneys who spe- (www.meehanlaw.com). Meehan is a or she obeys the rules established by the pending. There are even instances cialize in this work. In Connecticut, a nationally certified criminal trial special- probation department, he or she can where the offender has served the claim for malpractice cannot be com- ist, and a charter fellow of the Litigation avoid actual jail time. complete sentence before the appeal menced without a thorough evalua- Counsel of America, Trial Lawyer Hon- Every state has individual rules for has been decided. tion by what the law refers to as a orary Society, as well as a former adjunct probationers, but central to any proba- Hilton changed defense lawyers, and “similar health care provider”—that is, law professor. He has handled some of tionary term is the requirement not to her new attorney, who specializes in a doctor who generally practices in the Connecticut’s highest-profile criminal and violate the law. In Connecticut, a viola- DUI cases, advised her to forego the same specialty. civil cases. He can be seen as a law com- tion of the conditions of probation gives appeal and serve the sentence. Legal A lawyer who brings such a claim mentator on local and national TV, rise to another arrest and the actual common sense has prevailed over must have a report signed by such an including Court TV’s The Best Defense charge of violating probation. The celebrity temper tantrums. expert evaluator that not only sets with Jami Floyd, and Courtside with offender has to post bond again and forth a reasonable basis for the belief Ashleigh Banfield and Jack Ford. Rich is a appear in court, where eventually there is Dear Attorney Meehan, that there has been malpractice, but frequent contributor to the blog, Cool Jus- a hearing before a judge, without a jury. I recently had dental work done. The also gives a detailed basis for that tice (www.cooljustice.blogspot.org). He If there is a “guilty” finding after a dentist promised me a perfect smile, but my belief. An unsigned copy of that report writes a weekly column on legal issues for hearing, then, as in any contested court teeth look like horse teeth. I want to sue must be attached to the lawsuit papers. the Norwich Bulletin. case, the individual has an opportunity him but do not want to hire a lawyer. Can The failure to follow this rule will lead to appeal. Appeals, however, are limited I do this on my own? to the dismissal of the case. In the E-mail your questions to: to whether a court has committed H.P. event an attorney attempts to com- [email protected]

the family for years, that is a good feeling son said. “When the victim comes to you, Detective Training— of satisfaction.” you can help them to the very end. It’s (Continued from page 5) need both units to work efficiently and “My love for detective work comes from really nice to start something and be able follow-up work. “An officer is the initial effectively. The detective bureau is not the chance to communicate with people to finish it.” responder to a complaint,” Peterson said. better than the uniform division. A lot of and get more one-on-one contact,” Peter- ([email protected]) “They take the initial complaint and talk people feel that way, and that’s wrong. to the victim and perhaps some witnesses. The uniform officers are just as important They write the initial report, and if there’s as anyone else.” Calka added, “The offi- follow-up work to be done, that report gets cers really are top-notch. You have people Fairfield County 2007 transferred to the detective bureau. The who love working the street and don’t job of the bureau is to see if they can solve want to be a detective.” Detective School Participants the crime and get an arrest warrant. The Becoming a detective does not neces- detective might have to interview more sarily mean being paid more money. BRIDGEPORT: FAIRFIELD: STRATFORD: witnesses, reinterview the victim, take “Whether or not a detective earns more Off. Joseph A. Badolato Off. Gregory M. Gunter Det. David Gugliotti written statements, get a search warrant, than an officer depends on where you Off. John A. Burke Off. Robert Kalamaras Det. Ulysses Munoz collect evidence and package it correctly, work,” Peterson said. Calka explained, Off. Manuel Cotto Off. Christopher Mastronardi and request a lab to do an examination.” “Detectives (in Westport) get a pay raise of Det. Anthony Davila TRUMBULL: MONROE: “When uniformed officers go home 5 percent, but a young officer who works Off. David A. Garcia Off. Richard J. Carlson the evening shift gets an 8 percent shift Det. Steve T. Corrone after their eight-hour shift, their work is Off. Martin M. Heanue Off. Paul S. Driscoll differential. Thus, if he goes into the done. They don’t have any work waiting NEW CANAAN: Off. Douglas B. Smith detective bureau, he’s going to lose 3 per- Off. Todd J. Hoben for them the following shift. In a detec- Off. Edward J. Targowski tive’s job, when you go home, you still have cent right off the top, and there’s a good Off. James Kennedy Off. Joseph A. Farenga Off. Kenneth C. McKenna cases that can go on for months. I would chance of not being able to work as much REDDING: WESTPORT: overtime or do as much side work.” say that 80 percent of our work is paper- CT STATE POLICE: Off. Tim J. Succi Sgt. Arthur L. Belile work because of the search warrants, arrest “I think it’s the curiosity to take the Trp. Michael K. Mudry Off. Christopher L. warrants, and reports. I’ve had homicide investigation further,” Calka said of the RIDGEFIELD: reports that are 52 pages long.” desire to become a detective. “I’ve been a DANBURY: Off. Larry R. Clarke Proudfoot Peterson is quick to point out, however, detective for 14 years and loved every Off. Charles A. Ekstrom Det. Paul S. Carroccio WILTON: that officers are as vital as the detectives. minute of it. When you finally corner the Det. Adam B. Marcus “Without the officers, detectives couldn’t guy who broke into the house and stole SHELTON: Off. Joseph A. Calorossi do their own jobs,” he said. “The officers grandma’s jewelry, and the victim is in DARIEN: Off. Richard A. Bango, Jr. are the eyes and ears on the street, and you tears because they’ve owned that jewelry in Sgt. John P. Lawlor Off. John T. Petrillo, Jr. JUNE 2007 THE JUSTICE JOURNAL PAGE 19 munication has paid off with crime tips this work.” Enforcement Team— NET has or is pursuing. Sgt. Grech also Sgt. Grech said some 75 department (Continued from page 1) neighborhood on their afternoon and said the level of awareness about the officers applied for the positions when arrests, 170 misdemeanor arrests, and 300 evening patrols, they do so as a group, fan- group’s efforts within the police depart- Norwood announced the plan. “I think tickets issued. They have also seized ning out to talk to residents, business ment has helped. “Everyone, from the we’ve put together an extremely dedicated cocaine, marijuana, and cash from drug owners, church leaders, and others. They chief down, has been extremely supportive team of officers who really care about dealers. have collected folders of information of of us. They want to see us succeed. We’re what they do. Each of them brings a back- “We’re mostly talking about quality of contact information and have circulated helping every level of the department do ground of special enforcement talent to life issues. People want to live in neigh- their own cell phone numbers. their jobs, and they’re helping us.” the team.” borhoods where they don’t have to deal “We get calls at all hours of the day or As a result of this access, Sgt. Grech “Satisfaction for the job comes from with crime all around them,” he said. night, whether we’re on duty or not. We said the officers are constantly operating the arrests we make, and the people we Sgt. Grech describes the unit’s enforce- encourage them to contact us. We want at a high level of activity. “It takes a spe- help in the neighborhoods…If you give a ment policy as one of “zero tolerance,” people to know they can reach us any cial kind of officer who will make this job lot you’ll get a lot back, and we’re proving where residents know the unit is there to time,” said Sgt. Grech. their highest priority. They’ve set aside that every day,” said Sgt. Grech. enforce the laws. 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