Norwalk Police Deputy Chief James Walsh speaks to the Norwalk Police Commission during the Jan. 22 Zoom meeting.
NORWALK, Conn. Norwalk Police wrote more speeding tickets in January, Deputy Chief James Walsh said. With 176 sworn personnel, the department had five patrolling vacancies. There were 150.25 sick days used and 73 workmen’s comp days.
Walsh gave the report at Monday’s Police Commission meeting, where Norwalk Police Officer Russell Ouellette was named officer of the month.
There were 167 criminal arrests in January and 4,639 calls for service, Walsh said. Three officers were on extended workmen’s compensation leave; two new officers were sworn in and one officer is on a leave of absence.