Letter to the Editor: Trooper Aid Not Slap at City Cops

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At a public hearing on a resolution to have the state police come to New Haven to aid the city police in the battle to decrease youth violence in the city, the chairman of the aldermanic committee stated that there were more murders during my tenure as mayor than there are under the DeStefano administration. The implication was that I was wasting their time, should go home, and keep my mouth shut. The mayor and the chief of police have stated that there is a shortage of police to cover the city. The mayor has requested 85 new police officers to combat youth violence.

All the resolution does is have the mayor ask the governor to send state troopers to New Haven until the 85 new police officers are trained, and the force is at full strength.

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Letter to the Editor: Trooper Aid Not Slap at City Cops

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