Connecticut State Police
| Connecticut State Police | |
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| Abbreviation | CSP |
Patch of the Connecticut State Police
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Badge of the Connecticut State Police
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | May 29, 1903 |
| Employees | 1652 (as of 2004) |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | State of Connecticut, USA |
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| Connecticut State Police Troop map | |
| Size | 5,544 square miles (14,360 km2) |
| Population | 3,502,309 (2007 est.) |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Middletown, Connecticut |
| Troopers | 1,152 (as of 2004) |
| Civilians | 500 (as of 2004) |
| Agency executive | Colonel Alaric J. Fox, Commander of State Police |
| Parent agency | Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection |
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| Troops | 12 |
| Patrol Cars |
Ford Taurus Police Interceptor, Ford Crown Victoria, "Unmarked" Dodge Charger, "Unmarked" Chevy Caprice |
| Website | |
| Connecticut State Police website | |
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| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
Ford Taurus Police Interceptor, Ford Crown Victoria, "Unmarked" Dodge Charger, "Unmarked" Chevy Caprice
The Connecticut State Police (CSP) is a division of the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection responsible for traffic regulation and law enforcement across the state of Connecticut, especially in areas not served by (or served by smaller) local police departments. The CSP currently has approximately 1,248 troopers, and is headquartered in Middletown, Connecticut. It is responsible for protecting the Governor of Connecticut, Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, and their families.
The Connecticut State Police was created under House Bill #247 on May 29, 1903. Initially, five men, paid three dollars a day, were hired to enforce state liquor and vice laws, making it one of the oldest State Police forces in the nation. It was originally composed of five troopers primarily responsible for interdicting the production of moonshine. Early troopers traveled the state by railroad until automobile and motorcycle patrols were instituted, and troopers would often spend five to six days working, eating, and sleeping in the barracks constructed around the state. By 1924, seven such barracks had been built. The organization was heavily militaristic, and its internal culture was similar in this regard to other state police agencies in New England.
The 1940s was perhaps the greatest period of development of the State Police, which under Commissioner Edward J. Hickey saw the formalization of identified patrol cars, the founding of a forensics lab and a training academy, the introduction of state policewomen, the development of the nation's first radar system, the development and establishment of the first FM two-way radio communications system in the nation, and the creation of the CSP Auxiliary Trooper program, which is still in existence today. During this period, the state police expanded its patrol districts to eleven barracks.
In the 1960s, the barracks-focused structure of the department was reformed, leading to the modern shift schedule and allowing troopers to reside at home.
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