Connecticut State Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection



State Police Headquarters Modified Services/Hours
  • Announcement for New Pistol Permit Applicants Only - 5/26/2021
  • Effective June 15, 2020, DESPP-HQ Fingerprint Identification Unit will re-open for in person fingerprinting requestsby appointment only. - 6/5/2020
  • Effective June 15, 2020, DESPP-HQ Reports and Records will re-open for in person requestsby appointment only. For information or to schedule your appointment please click HERE - 6/5/2020
  • At this time, pistol permit renewals will continue to be done by mail only.
  • Fingerprinting Limitations and License Expiration/Renewal extensions; view documentHERE- 4/30/2020
  • Suspension of requirements for unarmed security guards from other states; view documentHERE- 4/30/2020
  • Still regular business hours for Sex Offender Registry and Deadly Weapons Offender Registry- 4/30/2020
  • No service for guard cards (see Governor Lamont’s Executive Order changes to licensing requirements HERE )- 4/30/2020
  • Individuals will be asked to wait outside until called into the building- 4/30/2020

Connecticut State Police Patch STATE OF CONNECTICUT
Department of Public Safety
1111 Country Club Road
Middletown, Connecticut 06457		  
Contact: 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 22, 2009

16 Year Old Victim's Body Recovered From Housatonic River

     On 06/16/09 shortly after 2:00p.m. a 911 call was received by State Police reporting that a young man had failed to surface at Salisbury falls on the Housatonic River in Salisbury.  Emergency personnel including State Police, Local volunteer firefighters, and other volunteers responded to conduct an extensive search of the river both from the ground and in the air for the victim. Searchers were not able to locate him and the search was suspended. 

     Today 06/22/09 shortly after 7:00 a.m.  State Police Troop-B was notified that two civilians spotted what they believed to be a body floating on the Housatonic River near the Salisbury/Cornwall line.  Fire personnel and State Police Troopers responded and did retrieve the deceased body from the water.

     The deceased male victim recovered from the river has been identified as 16 year old KAELAN PATON  DOB: 1/6/93, who was reported missing on 06/16/09.

     The Office of the Chiefs State Medical Examiner will conduct a post mortem examination of the deceased to determine the manner and cause of death.

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LT. J. Paul Vance