Police Chief: Four Danbury Officers Violated Department Rules

DANBURY, Conn. - The case of four Danbury police officers who faced an internal investigation after an anonymous complaint about their behavior during a traffic stop will be handed over to the the state's attorney's office for possible charges, Police Chief Alan Baker said in a statement Thursday.

Danbury Police Chief Alan Baker released a statement May 16 regarding an internal investigation about four officers who were reviewed after a rudeness and civility complaint.
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by Alissa Smith

05/16/2013 3:30 p.m.

The four Danbury police officers were found to have broken the department rules during routine traffic stops, the statement said.

A tip "with very little information" was submitted to the department's Professional Standards Division on April 10 regarding rudeness from an officer during a traffic stop, the statement said. The tip was not from the driver, it said.

The division reviewed incident records and video recordings to match the information to an incident March 8, the statement said.

As a result of the investigation, the department determined the four officers had violated the rules and regulations of the department, the statement said.

The statement from Baker also said:

The original complaint to the Danbury police concerned rudeness and civility.
The Danbury police Professional Standards Division initiated the investigation and developed all follow-up information.
The traffic stop on March 8 was based upon probable cause and the initiating officer had no knowledge of the driver's race, ethnicity or country of citizenship.
Professionalism, respect and fairness are core values of the Danbury police, regardless of citizenship or country of origin.

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