HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - The Connecticut National Guard will send at least 300 men and women from our state to Washington DC this week to help protect the capitol during the presidential inauguration.
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 17: A sign reading Area Closed is posted on fencing outside the U.S. Capitol on January 17, 2021 in Washington, DC. After last week s riots at the U.S. Capitol Building, the FBI has warned of additional threats in the nation s capital and in all 50 states. According to reports, as many as 25,000 National Guard soldiers will be guarding the city as preparations are made for the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th U.S. President.Â
All three agencies said they haven t identified any credible threats in Connecticut, but they are anticipating upwards of 2,000 people possibly heading to the Capitol. State police and State Capitol police said they are prepared for any possible protests at the State Capitol this weekend in the wake of the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol.
Barriers, military and police officers will be set up around the state for the next couple of days to ensure everyone is safe. FBI and other sources are not indicating any specific threat here in Hartford or against our state Capitol. That being said, we will be prepared for anything that presents a threat to our community or our state Capitol, Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin said.
Gov. Lamont approves sending 100 Connecticut National Guard troops to Washington, DC
News 12 Staff
Updated on:Jan 14, 2021, 8:23am EST
Gov. Ned Lamont
has approved sending 100
Connecticut National Guardsmen to Washington, D.C. to help with security for
President-elect Joe Biden s inauguration.
Cpt. David Pytlik
says the troops duties will range from traffic control to finding potential
bombs.
He says that their
goal is to make sure that political institutions aren t challenged like they
were during last week s riots on the U.S. Capitol. Our
guardsmen that go down there will never forget, Pytlik says.
Connecticut is one
of 43 states expected to provide National
The attorney for the family of Troy A. Hodge, the Lockport man who died after a fracas with the city s police last year, has released a list of demands Hodge s family wants fulfilled before settling a wrongful death lawsuit against the city.
Any settlement likely would have to include a cash payment, attorney Joseph D. Morath Jr. said.
But the terms he presented also include the firing of two officers and punishment for two others, new training to prevent future situations like Hodge s and the hiring of Black police officers. Lockport has never had one. Financial recovery is important for (Hodge s) daughter, but that s the second step, Morath said.