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"MORE HARTFORD DISPATCH CENTER WOES....WHO IS ANSWERING YOUR 911 EMERGENCY CALLS ?"

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

Im glad the public and kevin see what goes on inside dispatch. What a public safety issue. Proof is in the pudding. City hall needs to step in. Or maybe shell out some more of kevins tax money for lawsuits.

February 5, 2012 at 12:13 PM

Anonymous the Truth hurts said...

Jaffee can't even be honest about where he lives, do you expect him to be honest about the problems in there?

Kevin is right though, Jaffee was never a cop and only got the position because of some deal cut with Eddie Perez. It would be interesting to see those details actually come out. No search , no selection process, just give the job to Jaffee? Something stinks

February 5, 2012 at 12:20 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

I think the bar for hires and employees just hit the floor. Im sure she will get her job back too .... Racial conspiracy and a nolle for her ..

February 5, 2012 at 7:15 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

There is a ton more nonsense that happens at the department that is not revealed. Dirty hires. Still forged time cards. Abusive supervisors. Etc. And the word is that someone else is in hot water with the states attorney ... Hmmmmmmmmmmm

February 5, 2012 at 7:18 PM

Anonymous Macho Man ohhh yaaaa said...

So this dispatch supervisor left her post to get into a fight with her ex. Wow. What a mess and an embarassment.

February 5, 2012 at 7:31 PM

Anonymous Singin Telegram ... said...

Hey kevin. Hot off the frying pan. A probationary police officer was recently fired within the last couple hours an out of state felony conviction was revealed recently. The officer forgot to reveal his past out of state arrests. Uh oh ....

February 6, 2012 at 6:21 PM

Blogger KEVIN BROOKMAN said...

Singin,

makes you wonder about the background checks and investigations. I hear there might be another one going soon also

February 6, 2012 at 7:01 PM

Anonymous shuffles said...

It's not surprising, look at the backgrounds investigators. One is asleep at the wheel, and the other is at the gym all day. This unit should be civilianized, with a Police supervisor. But do not expect any changes, Heavren wouldn’t make a decision, and even if by some miracle he did, he has to get permission from city hall to order pencils… Heavren will probably just ask Sgt. Mertes to put out a memo in his name warning the Backgrounds “detectives” to do a better job.

February 6, 2012 at 9:54 PM

Anonymous Sad pats fan .. said...

Kevin for mayor and capt buyak for chief. Real leaders and common sense could make a difference. Hopefully when mayor wooden takes over he will lay the smack down and take htfd out of the sewer of new england ..

February 7, 2012 at 11:21 AM

Anonymous Ellis Dee said...

Can you call 911 from the dispatch center?

February 7, 2012 at 5:48 PM

Anonymous Cruiser said...

There was a time when the Emergency Dispatch Center at Jennings Road was the epitome of class and character and job professionalism.

Everyone involved knew that their primary responsibility was to assist callers, but to never forget that it was also their sworn duty to protect the officers on the street.

Things began to change in the late 80's when Mayor Milner and his successor Mayor Perry left the city in shambles - rife with violent street gangs and the beginning of a different culture that turned from respect for the law and it's officers to disdain for all authority. In short, it became extremely dangerous on the streets.

The standards for the radio room were lessened to a dangerous degree. New hires were incompetent and cared little about their responsibilities. Training was almost non-existent and a powerful union (who only showed up at election time) contributed to a less than professional atmosphere. There were always a few good ones coming in, trained by the senior staff, but that was not the norm.

There was shooting of two police officers on Homestead Ave that was the beginning of the end for HPD Comm Div.

The Division needs to start over with new and loyal personnel. Most of all it needs civilian supervisors who are capable of training new recruits who have no idea what it's like to serve a shift on the Hartford Police radio.

It's impossible to teach these skills in a training class given by officers who are being disciplined at the moment or others who have hardly served time in the radio room. The supervising staff must be experienced police radio dispatchers who know the ramifications of the job inside out and who have a comprehensive knowledge of the City of Hartford and every area inside it. They must also be stiff disciplinarians who will not tolerate personal issues on the job and disloyalty to those they are paid to serve.

It can be done but must start from the beginning ... otherwise we are awaiting catastrophe that will surely happen.

February 9, 2012 at 9:44 PM

Anonymous peter brush said...

The Division needs to start over with new and loyal personnel. Most of all it needs civilian supervisors who are capable of training new recruits who have no idea what it's like to serve a shift on the Hartford Police radio.
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Thanks, Cruiser, for your very clear presentation.

February 10, 2012 at 12:29 AM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

I think one way to get more competency in there is to start with paying these guys what they are worth. You are not going to get quality if you are only gonna pay these guys peanuts!! These men and women have a very important job that most people don't understand. Right now it is hit or miss in there. Some of them are very good and others could give a damn what is going on on the other side of there mic. If you ask me that is a huge problem. Is this another, you must be a city resident to apply job or is that ONLY for the fire dept..

February 15, 2012 at 8:00 AM

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