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		  
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 15, 2010
                 STATE POLICE INVESTIGATE ACCIDENTAL DEATH

         On Sunday, March 14, at 4:13 p.m., Troopers responded to 22 Oak Street in Lyme for a possible drowning.

          Upon the arrival of Troopers, Lyme and Old Lyme EMS personnel were conducting CPR on the victim, Richard Seckla DOB 10/18/34, whom they had just removed from a small pond behind the residence.

          The victim was transported by Old Lyme Ambulance to Lawrence and Memorial Hospital in New London, where he was pronounced dead.

Preliminary investigation revealed that the victim was attempting to move structures in the pond due to the rising water. The cause of death appears to be accidental.

          The incident remains under investigation by Troopers.

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Lt. J. Paul Vance