Hamden police board opts not to hire James Boulay, cop involved in fatal Bridgeport shooting
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Jazmarie Melendez, whose brother Jayson Negron was killed in an officer-involved shooting in Bridgeport in 2017, speaks to a crowd of protesters at Hamden police headquarters on June 2, 2021. The officer involved, James Boulay, had applied for a job with the Hamden Police Department.Meghan Friedmann / Hearst Connecticut Media /Show MoreShow Less
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Protesters gather outside Hamden Police Department headquarters after learning that James Boulay, a police officer who fatally shot a Bridgeport teen in 2017, applied for a job there. A state’s attorney report cleared Boulay of wrongdoing in the shooting. He did not get a job offer in Hamden.Meghan Friedmann / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
Hamden mayor taps 25-year department veteran for police chief
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Newly appointed Hamden Police Chief John Sullivan, center right, is applauded by, from left, Deputy Chief Bo Kicak, Michael Iezzi, chairman of the Hamden Police Commission, and Mayor Curt Leng at Memorial Town Hall in Hamden Dec. 18, 2020.Arnold Gold / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Hamden Police Chief John Sullivan speaks after the announcement of his appointment at Memorial Town Hall in Hamden Dec. 18, 2020.Arnold Gold / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Hamden Police Chief John Sullivan, center, speaks with Hamden Fire Chief Gary Merwede, right, before the announcement of Sullivan’s appointment at Memorial Town Hall in Hamden Dec. 18, 2020.Arnold Gold / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less