New Haven Independent

posted by: rafael fuentes on January 31, 2012  2:42pm

that’s great, now they should send a few more to work on burglaries.since they don’t investigate them!!!

posted by: Curious on January 31, 2012  2:55pm

Nice!  Keep our cops on the beat.

posted by: NHPD on January 31, 2012  2:58pm

Dean is this unit in the local 530 contract??? Someone better check, does the union know about this??

posted by: SouthWest on January 31, 2012  3:53pm

Good job Esserman at least you are makeing an effort to solve and prevent some of these shootings, even tho I didn’t agreed with that last stunt you pulled getting rids of the AC’s. That was kind of cold blooded you know.  Joe Howard was a good investigator when he was a detective so he comes with a lot of knowledges as far as solving crimes. You said this will be a teaching unit Esserman, or should one say a “teachable moment”. The problem with that, some of the younger DT’s don’t want to learn and get highly insulted if you tell them something for there own good as if they no all the answers. If they knew half of what the old timers knew most of these incidents would be solved. That means communicate” communicate” with the people in the “hood” that’s the only way you will solve these crimes and get a conviction.

posted by: anon on January 31, 2012  4:59pm

“that’s great, now they should send a few more to work on burglaries.since they don’t investigate them!!!”

They need the state officers to work at the state level too.  Only about 18% of crimes in New Haven, and 22% of crimes in the state as a whole, were solved last year. So other towns don’t solve their crimes either.

So with the exception of the shootings and killings, many of which are likely related to one another, why should New Haven receive special treatment? 

What is really surprising is why these shootings weren’t investigated earlier. Many deaths could have been prevented.

posted by: just saying on January 31, 2012  8:03pm

This Unit I assume will require some New Haven Detectives/Officers correct?  Just tell me where are they gonna come from.  Remember 21 were just sent back to patrol from other task forces.  Not that it would be a bad idea but tell me where the cops will come from.  Does the city of New Haven want more troopers and suburban officers working in New Haven, I mean remember the list of complaints made against the Statewide Narcotics Unit?  That said this Unit can work.  Choose the best Detectives and Officers available in the NHPD and tell the Union to go pound sand.  Oh one question NHI.  How come no news on the Officer who was escorted out of the building the over the weekend?  Does he not fit the profile of news?  BTW I think he was a New Haven resident you know the type that everyone in New Haven yearns for.

posted by: BYE BYE Community on January 31, 2012  9:01pm

Great another special unit. What happened to the 22 officers brought back to patrol? now your going to assign 10 cops to a unit from patrol ?

posted by: brutus2011 on January 31, 2012  11:17pm

Last summer I was talking to my cousin on Hazel Street. All of sudden there were several gunshots.
And before it registered what was happening, unmarked police cruisers descended.

The officers (none were black) identified themselves to us as state police and politely questioned us as to what we were doing and the usual.

How is this going to be any different, although I guess more help can’t hurt?

Personally, I believe that the use of alcohol and weed contributes alot more to this insanity than one might think.

posted by: Anon on February 1, 2012  1:07am

The unit will focus on non-fatal and unsolved shootings so the department’s regular major crimes squad can focus on the current, pressing murders and other more serious shootings.

Maybe if the department would have a detectives test then there would be more investigators to handle the non-fatal and unsolved shootings.

Did the Union President agree to this?? I wonder what is coming next. There will be investigators working on patrolling the street. Better yet bring in the Guardians and have President Arpad walk the beat with them he seems to be giving away everything including lunch money!!!

posted by: anon on February 1, 2012  11:07am

Who cares what the Union agreed to, anon. The Union is the single greatest factor keeping this city from actually reducing Crime in low income zones. They protested Esserman’s move to expand walking beats. They won’t let Yale expand its patrols, either.

posted by: Mike on February 1, 2012  12:18pm

How come there is no concern that New Haven has virtually no Budget and Finance Departments?  There is no comptroller, no budget and finance director and no assessor.  The Grand List was due yesterday.  Did it get out?  How did it change?  Where is the story or is NHI covering for the administration?  Where are the alders on this?  A city the size of New Haven, with budget issues and reval. concerns and no finance department.  Come on

posted by: bjfair on February 5, 2012  11:25am

I hope the unit will also concentrate on locating and prosecuting traffickers as well.  Arrest a trafficker and you PREVENT hundreds of shootings.