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

Dora B. Schriro

Commissioner

Thomas E. Flaherty

Police Academy Administrator

For Immediate Release: March 28, 2017

Contact: Scott DeVico

(203) 525-6959

scott.devico@ct.gov

355th Recruit Class of the Police Officer Standards and Training Council to Graduate

Ceremony to Take Place on March 29, 2017

   (Meriden, CT)-The Police Officer Standards and Training Council (POST) proudly announces the graduation of Recruit Class #355.  The class of 44 Police Officers, representing 23 Municipal Police Departments, the University of Connecticut Police Department, the Yale University Police Department, and the Department of Motor Vehicles will complete their training program on March 29, 2017.

   A graduation ceremony will be held at Central Connecticut State University’ Welte Hall in New Britain on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at 6:00 pm. 

   The class roster consists of police officers representing police departments in Berlin, Bethel, Bloomfield, Bristol, Clinton, East Windsor, Greenwich, Groton Town, Manchester, Meriden, Plainville, Portland, Putnam, Stonington, Southbury, Stratford, Thomaston, Waterford, West Hartford, Wilton, Winchester, Windsor, Vernon,  West Haven, Windsor, Yale University, University of Connecticut, and the Department of Motor Vehicles.

   The Recruits have completed an 880 hour Basic Training Curriculum at the Connecticut Police Academy in Meriden, encompassing Academic classes, Practical Skills, Firearms, Defensive Tactics, Patrol Driving, Penal Code, Motor Vehicle Law, Laws of Arrest, Search and Seizure and a host of other topics.

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