Connecticut has passed a law that places clear limits on when law enforcement and the courts can restrain or detain minors, requiring officers to exhaust all other options before detaining a child and ...

And it would just seem that the court would be in the position where, when this is a law, they should comply with it,” he ...

In a case of police department musical chairs, Cheshire's longtime police chief has become the new chief in Avon, while Avon's former chief has taken a newly created position in Farmington. Neil Dryfe ...

The recent audit of the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) reveals a troubling picture of Connecticut’s handling of domestic violence cases. As someone who has previously written about the leniency ...

A new report by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute points to a deeper problem: Oakland's public safety issues are directly tied to its ongoing budget crisis.

Connecticut lawmakers on the state and national level are pushing for new Internet-related legislation aimed at protecting children, citing a state insider investigation.

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Just two days after international firefighter appreciation day, state leaders are sounding the alarm after a new report detailed a drastic decline in the number of ...

Connecticut firefighter shortage causing public safety crisis The API failed to deliver the resource. A firefighter shortage is causing a public safety crisis.

West Haven-Allingtown fire officials have sounded the alarm about the growing number of illegal basement and attic apartments, many of which lack safe exits in case of fire. But while recent headlines ...

Connecticut Public Safety Commissioner Ronnell Higgins told The Courant in an interview that officials are taking steps to make sure that the range is safe.