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Westbrook - The Connecticut Department of Transportation and the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association presented awards to 21 State and Local Law Enforcement agencies for participation in the “Law Enforcement Challenge,” a program that recognizes high standards of achievement in the field of traffic safety.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator, New England Region, Deputy Administrator James C. Ryan, Connecticut Police Chiefs Association President Chief Matthew Reimondo of East Hampton and Connecticut Department of Transportation, Transportation Principal Safety Program Coordinator, Joseph T. Cristalli, presented the awards during the “Connecticut Law Enforcement Summit,” a statewide one-day conference on highway safety priorities. Lieutenant Governor Michael Fedele addressed and welcomed the more than 300 state, local and university law enforcement officers and thanked them for their diligent work in highway safety.

The annual Traffic Safety Conference addressed a wide range of safety topics, including impaired driving and occupant protection; police vehicle safety and technology. The program offered the latest information on advances in highway safety, highlighted successful programs, and called attention to emerging safety issues.

The following Law Enforcement agencies received awards for participation in the “Connecticut Law Enforcement Challenge:”

Stafford Springs Police Department

1^ST Place

Municipal 1 Category

Redding Police Department

1st Place

Municipal 2 Category

Cromwell Police Department

1^ST Place

Municipal 3 Category

Plainville Police Department

1^st Place

Municipal 4 Category

Woodbridge Police Department

2nd Place

Municipal 4 Category

Orange Police Department

1st Place

Municipal 5 Category

Newtown Police Department

2^nd Place

Municipal 5 Category

Berlin Police Department

3^rd Place

Municipal 5 Category

South Windsor Police Department

Honorable Mention

Municipal 5 Category

Darien Police Department

1st Place

Municipal 6 Category

New Canaan Police Department

2^nd Place

Municipal 6 Category

Farmington Police Department

3rd Place

Municipal 6 Category

Windsor Police Department

Honorable Mention

Municipal 6 Category

Cheshire Police Department

Honorable Mention

Municipal 6 Category

Enfield Police Department

1^ST Place

Municipal 7 Category

Manchester Police Department

1^st Place

Municipal 8 Category

Fairfield Police Department

2nd Place

Municipal 8 Category

New Britain Police Department

3^rd Place

Municipal 8 Category

Stamford Police Department

1^st Place

Municipal 9 Category

Connecticut State Police 

Traffic Services Unit

State Police Category

Central Connecticut State University Police Department

2nd Place

University Category

Southern Connecticut State University Police Department

1st Place

University Category

Plainville Police Department

Best Overall

Impaired Driving Enforcement Program

South Windsor Police Department

Best Overall

Child Passenger Safety Program

Berlin Police Department

Best Overall

Speed Enforcement Program

Manchester Police Department

Best Overall

Occupant Protection Enforcement Program