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North Haven First Selectman Michael Freda has been appointed by Gov. Ned Lamont to serve on the Connecticut Police Officer Standards and Training Council (POST). (Kristin Borden/Patch)
NORTH HAVEN, CT North Haven First Selectman Michael Freda has been appointed by Gov. Ned Lamont to serve on the Connecticut Police Officer Standards and Training Council (POST).
The council, a division of the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, oversees training and certification of police officers, as well as a mandatory police department accreditation program.
Last summer, Lamont signed into law July Special Session Public Act 20-1, which refreshed the membership of the council effective Jan. 1, 2021.
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Hamden Mayor Curt Balzano Leng said the town is using several strategies to try and attack this issue. (Shutterstock)
HAMDEN, CT Hamden Mayor Curt Balzano Leng said officials are addressing the recent crime wave in town in a variety of different ways.
Hamden has seen several armed robberies happen in town over the past few weeks. Three armed robberies happened within 30 minutes of each other early Monday morning. Then two women were robbed at gunpoint in separate incidents on Wednesday morning.
Last week, a woman was robbed at gunpoint by two men while she was sitting in a parked car late Thursday night. Earlier that day, a 60-year-old woman was robbed at gunpoint while she was walking to a bus stop.