24 Apply For Police Chief

How very interesting that all of those on the EXPLORATORY committee with the exception Of Retired Cpt.Antunes and Chief Higgins has ZERO(NOT A MOMENTS worth of law enforcement experience) not a clue about the details of what the position involves. As a matter of fact most are having laps on performing their own positions that they claim to have expertise in. Obviously this is going to be another Cluster that tx payers will suffer for.

Glad we're going into this open minded.

So here we go again another rounds of police chiefs....why do the administrator feel the need to pick someone from within the department and not someone who is most qualified to do the job. We have had numerous chiefs from within the department in the pass and it was nothing but a catastrophic because of their pass practice and conflict they had with others, In the department.. Once they become chief all of their misguided actions come to light from officers who have a score to settle with them as they did with previous chiefs.

Since my tax dollars will pay his or or salary, can we hire the best candidate, and not simply the best candidate from New Haven?

Realmom: State's Attorney's are generally considered part of law enforcement. As a direct consumer of the police product, Griffin is in a good position to judge the quality of police work across many departments.
Southwest: Harp answered your question in her Moses/Joshua Mayor Monday show, although the recent dust-up between Campbell and Casanova, and the quick response local groups to portray the dispute in ethnic rather than personal terms undercuts her argument.
Budman: The Alston hiring shows the high price of hiring from outside. New Haven's recent history of turmoil in high places means any quality candidate will require a golden parachute before committing to New Haven. Who would want to quit a good job elsewhere and move his family from, say, New Jersey, to be a New Haven Department head without an expensive contract that provides a cushy landing if he needs to bail out (or is pushed out)? At least in the case of the fire chief, the answer was no one, and I suspect it would be the same for police and education. leaders.

Ahh. They dont look at no one from with in new haven they are always going out side, everyone on the panel is bais to much profesionals from law enforcement not enough diversity give me a break. This is exactly what we need life isnt perfect we dont always get it right the first time but now its more important than ever. Our law enforcment has now been added the task of immigration officer. We need the objective thinking of someone who grew up in the city like ours and has delt with the immigation population and is consious of our needs. That when they come to take our loved ones away in the middle of the night does so with decensy and respect. That when we are stopped we are not miss treated or manhandled we may not be here legally but we are still a people with hopes and dreams. We may not know what lies ahead so whoever we pick please bare that in mind before selecting a sheriff arpaigo. I would hate to see our loved ones dressed in pink eating military ration. All I ask is for careful evaluation of each candidate and not only select someone with a good arrest record or a lawyer because he put away many offenders because in a few weeks thats gonna be all we have to do is arrest and put them away. We need thinkers that will go out side the box and if all they know is law enforcement this wont be to helpful remember you are not only here to serve but also protect the lives, property and now our freedom may God lead you in this very impotant task. Hey rev.kimbrough would you join us in a prayer since you got what you wanted and at least ask the Lord to assist us in this transition.Good thing that when harriet tubman was helping the negroes escape on underground railroad, you werent around because they to were undocumented and according to what you have stated should be sent back to thier masters what a short memory we have. I could only imagine after such a trechorus trip following the north star the moss on the trees slave catchers and running into you game over.

1644 no the state's attorney vaguely a qualified judge of how proficient someone would be or should be as a police chief. The STATES attorney position is often much like a qualified politician. They are proficient at reviewing violations of the law that have been presented to them , keeping the public relatively at ease about how aggressively they go after various offenders and following the directive of the judges for who they aspire to replace.. The police chief is a BUSINESS Position ( Numbers count, not just tallies of arrest but budgets,it is a POLITICAL position you have to tow a fine line of representy the community protecting the community not only from those who wish to do harm to it but from those who also just dont know anybetter, it is an EXPERIENCE boots on the ground position( unlike a PREVIOUS chief) having walked a beat, having chased someone down a street thru a yard at night alone,having had to make milla second decisions about life and death not only of your self but others allows one to judge and critique someone in that position, it is a DECENCY position sometimes everything isnt black and white sometimes everything cant be resolved the way an elected official would like it to be for the benefit of votes..it is a LEADERSHIP Position moral purpetude comes from within making decisions when no one is watching as much as when everyone is . The people who best understand that are people who have held the position, are in similar positions etc. NEW HAVEN does NOT have to pick from within its ranks but lets be honest if there isnt anyone who has come thru the halls of 1 UNION that is not isnt qualified that is most definitely a reflection of the past 15 years of leadership because again a leader also teaches guides and sets an example...New Haven has qualified people past and present. I dont know that they have applied or wish to resubmit them sleves to the political mayhem of the city and its system .