First Black Connecticut Police Chiefs Association president appointed
News 12 Staff
Updated on:May 24, 2021, 7:02am EDT
The first Black Police Chiefs Association president has been appointed in the state of Connecticut, officials announced.
The Connecticut Police Chiefs Association tweeted today that Danbury Police Chief Patrick Ridenhour has been appointed president of the group.
Chief Ridenhour will be the first Black police chief to lead the CPCA.
Ridenhour will assume the position next month.
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According to the police reform bill that was signed into law by Governor Lamont last summer, all police departments in the state are required to have both body and in-dash cams by July of 2022 but nationwide, 47 percent of law enforcement agencies already had the gear in 2016, according to
After Michael Brown was gunned down by police in 2014 and George Floyd who was shot dead by a police officer on May 25 of last year, advocates have championed the use of both in-dash and body cameras.