City Reaches Settlement With Accused Detective

by Melissa Bailey | November 21, 2008 7:27 AM | | Comments (7)

The city will allow a controversial detective to retire, though he faces criminal charges for allegedly misusing a national crime database.

Detective Michael Hunter, a 17-year veteran of the city police force, has been on administrative leave ever since he was arrested on Sept. 29 on two counts of computer crimes in the third degree. Both are felony charges.

Last week, he signed a settlement that would allow him to boost his retirement benefits, according to city spokeswoman Jessica Mayorga.

According to the settlement, Hunter will be put on unpaid suspension for one year, then will be required to retire, she said. The extra year will give him enough accrued sick days so that he can “cash in two years of accrued sick time for two years of pension credit,” she said. The deal would allow him to qualify for an age annuity pension.

The compromise was struck between the police labor union and the city after an aborted disciplinary hearing in October in which the city had been poised to fire him.

Hunter’s career had met controversy before, including in which he drew accusations of wrongdoing from the attorney general and the city chief of police.

The detective is due to appear in New Haven Superior Court for a pre-trial hearing on Dec. 16.







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Posted by: citizen | November 21, 2008 8:53 AM

Sure give the money to him while city workers get laid off there is enough money for all the bad apples in the NHPD !!!! What a joke

Posted by: Common Sense | November 21, 2008 11:41 AM

Why is a settlement being made in the first place for someone who has violated the public trust and then gets rewarded additional sick days to cash in after serving an unpaid suspension? With 17 years of service he apparently has used up most of the 255 sick days credited to him (15 days a year) during that time. He already has qualified for a "Vested" retirement. Why reward him with more? It's a slap in the face to all the police officers who serve honorably and complete the required number of years to qualify for their pension. Their are rules and regulations that come with the pension act. It sounds like a Monty Hall game show that the city is playing with the taxpayers money.

Posted by: fairhavendoc | November 21, 2008 1:24 PM

are you kidding me? why are we doing this before his trial. if he is guilty, why would the city settle on this issue? he allegedly committed a felony related to his work! where is the justice?

Posted by: new haven 20 | November 21, 2008 4:24 PM

Huh! All I can say is FLABBERGASTED!

But enough about that.....Why don't we support the new haven 20

www.newhaven20.com

Posted by: Gary Doyens | November 21, 2008 5:21 PM

The head line is wrong. It should read: CROOKED CITY COP MUGS TAXPAYERS ON WAY OUT OF HOLDUP...AGAIN!


Posted by: anon | November 22, 2008 12:16 AM


A "settlement" is a compromise. what your reporting is describing is a gift. Where is the compromise? What on earth did the city get in exchange?

Posted by: mrs.williams | November 24, 2008 1:53 AM

Another loser,corrupt cop bites the dust!!!!!to bad they still get paid for it!!!!

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