Union voices safety concerns
Trust is lacking
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Andrew Matthews, a State Police sergeant and attorney who heads the Connecticut State Police Union, held a press conference at Troop B Monday. He said he will be back next month, when he intends to post a “closed” sign at the barracks, which he said will be essentially unmanned following dispatch consolidation. Photo by Karen Bartomioli
NORTH CANAAN — Andrew Matthews, president of the Connecticut State Police Union, feels that no good can come of State Police plans for the consolidation of dispatch services, with emergency calls to Troop A in Southbury and Troop B in North Canaan going to an expanded communications center at Troop L in Litchfield.