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"MAYOR BRONIN HOLDS A DANCE RECITAL AT PUBLIC COMPSTAT AT HPD"

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

So is foley gonna stick around with his lackluster leadership skills and constant ego driven tv star persona? I hope this new chief lays down the law on the command staff to do more then just tv interviews, which an officer can do. He has a huge job ahead of him. Low morale and about 120 down on troops.
Harnett sucked. Roberts would know your name, but not the brightest bulb. Rovella introduced new texhnology, but zero leadership for the troops.

October 1, 2017 at 12:46 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Amazing you had to announce the new chief and Bronin had to lie to Hyacinth at the meeting. Bronin is absolute trash. Typical no good politician.

October 1, 2017 at 1:12 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

The new chief should hook up a slide from the second floor that spills into the union station................. Long and buyak are officially envited to stay per the troops in the field.

October 1, 2017 at 1:34 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Advice to Chief Rosado- strip the stars from Foley, Rendock, and Ford. Shut Foley up and instantly boost morale. Buyak is getting crusty, he should maybe consider retiring before he loses his pension.
Keep Long on board.

October 1, 2017 at 3:26 PM

Blogger KEVIN BROOKMAN said...

I don't think keeping Chief Long will be an issue, good things are in his future from what I am being told and the commute will be much easier

October 1, 2017 at 3:30 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Bronin is a shady character. He knows he burned every bridge he had to the Northend and the Black community with his phony promises. Rosado may actually be a good pick eventually, but the little King is just trying to shore up his base now by pandering to Hartford's Hispanic community...sleaze

October 1, 2017 at 3:41 PM

Anonymous Would luv to put my name said...

Long will be a chief one day. Good dude. Buyak will probably leave with buckshot and it will be a sad day for a leader like buyak to leave. Rendock would be a good manager at home depot. Ford would have been the chief if not for some minor things. Guys have done ten fold worst her and made deputy. Fallon stole. Fact.
Foley will so what he always does and slither into the new chiefs office .... so maybe channel 3 needs another scott h to be on the tv set

October 1, 2017 at 7:20 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

It'll be a sad day when Buyak hangs it up. This pick is clearly pandering to the Hispanic community. Especially knowing that the PR population will quadruple due to the hurricane which means more voters to pander too. Im willing to give him a chance as long as he shows Foley the door or (probably won't happen) have him work teleserve shift permanently assigned to c-squad.

October 1, 2017 at 7:49 PM

Blogger KEVIN BROOKMAN said...

this is not about Buyak, Ford, Foley or anyone else. It is about incoming Chief Rosado and what is best for HPD to succeed and continue on the progress made over the last few years by Chief Rovella

October 1, 2017 at 8:15 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Have rendock order some new copy machines for teleserve before he leaves.

October 1, 2017 at 8:37 PM

Anonymous 82-83 said...

Have Rendock order a few more cases of crime scene tape also while he’s at it, we’re running short. Thank you.

October 1, 2017 at 9:18 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hope the new chief's first stop is 50 Jennings to clean house. Time for the useless command staff in that building to be sent packing.

October 1, 2017 at 10:35 PM

Anonymous Alyssa said...

Excellent commentary, Kevin. Mayor Bronin has shown his forte in dealing with stadium insurers and now bond insurers to negotiate BEFORE bankruptcy. He is a talented insurance attorney and general counsel, as per his Malloy office experience. His public style is also befitting of a professor. He is NOT adept at politics, staff management or communicating, however. His definition of engagement = paying off Democratic Town Committee members who sold him and Marc DiBella the endorsement with whatever favor or job while blindly supporting the ill-fated Equity 20-20 school closing process, poorly led Shooting Task Force, or the library board’s fake analysis to close branches without alternatives. These efforts were targeted at the black community who put Bronin in office. Voters will not forget. Game over, just like Bloomfield went 2 to 1 weeks ago.

In addition, already hiring a police chief and outfitting him with clothing BEFORE conducting public meetings or putting in a resolution to Council, shows Bronin’s deep disregard for Council or their oversight of him. Bronin needs those votes. The #1 issue to be focused on: Will state trooper methodology work with current HPD, where strong community policing has helped prevent officer-involved shootings or dangerous demonstrations like other cities. Rosado will also start with deep negatives publicly if Thode is promoted to AC or Kelly Kraynak is brought over from the state. We need “new and improved” not “same-old and lots of skeletons.” Hartford needs to think, “Would another town in the region promote or act as we do??” Every time the answer is NO.

October 2, 2017 at 10:25 AM

Blogger KEVIN BROOKMAN said...

Why 50 Jennings?

October 2, 2017 at 10:46 AM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

State Police conducts its business in a different manner than Hartford Police. State Police works in a mainly rural areas and the highways. Safe to say they are real sticklers when it comes to traffic enforcement unlike Hartford Officers. If he brings his State Police management style to a city, guarantee there will be conflict not just with the Officers but also from the community. Maybe this is part of the plan Luke has for HPD; bring in a state trooper who probably has a militaristic mindset to a urban police department hoping to create tensions within the ranks.

October 2, 2017 at 11:52 AM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

First off State Police will not let Rosado go This is a ploy to keep him and send him further up the ranks to running,Stat Police. Kelly Kraynak would also be a good fit. As for a future governor I hear Connelly is stepping down from the VA job. What's that tell you

October 2, 2017 at 2:27 PM

Anonymous Willie Nunez said...

Kevin, take poll to see if folks would re-elect him

October 3, 2017 at 12:19 AM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Why Kelly? Rebecca O'Shea for DC would be the right choice on many levels and she has no baggage and she currently works at the department. No brainer

October 3, 2017 at 4:43 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

The state police won’t let rRosado go? I guess you were very wrong on that one.

October 3, 2017 at 5:47 PM

Blogger KEVIN BROOKMAN said...

5:47PM

I think you need to read Bronin's press release today naming Rosado as his pick for Chief

October 3, 2017 at 7:30 PM

Anonymous Dumb Hartford citizen said...

Wake up and smell the coffee .......Mayor Bronin considers you all to be dumb and childlike and feels no need to act with transparency or seek your opinions on the new police chief.

October 4, 2017 at 12:34 AM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Kelly Kranyak is will NEVER be a AC in Hartford.
Don't be duped, Rosado is just another Politcial toy handed down from Malloy to Bronin. Seems like a nice guy but he has been an admin guy his entire career. There is a big difference between Inner City policing and being a highway cop.

October 4, 2017 at 7:54 AM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Kelly Kranyak murdered two children and cost the city millions from driving recklessly. Had that happened today, she would be arrested.

October 4, 2017 at 11:27 AM

Anonymous Anonymous said...


Kevin, please do not eliminate this: It was not the time or place for Mayor Bronin to announce who he was going to appoint as the next Police Chief. Hartford residents will be introduced by Mayor Bronin at the appropriate time. The Mayor has a busy schedule and sometimes dose arrive late. REMEMBER HARTFORD DOSE NOT HAVE A BUDGET. Wake up State Senators and State Representatives. Hartford needs a budget. Hartford Police Chief James Rovella is a role model. Hartford will deeply miss him. Yet, his term is not over.

October 4, 2017 at 11:44 AM

Blogger KEVIN BROOKMAN said...

You are correct, the Mayor does have a busy schedule but it seems to work when it suits his needs. I am sure if it was for something important like picking up a check for a fundraiser from one of his fat cat lawyer buddies he would be on time. Unfortunately, Mayor Bronin has shown so far that our Police Officers and Firefighters are not a priority to him

October 4, 2017 at 1:58 PM

Blogger Kozi said...

I miss the poster who always used the word "obtuse"...must have retired. LOL

October 4, 2017 at 4:43 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey if Hartford Fire can hire a Chief who never fought structure fires and also “leads” public works employees at the same time ,then you guys at HPD can deal with a unrelateable state trooper as your “leader”.Maybe Bronin will put him in charge of the Hartford Library Department too! You see ,we give too much credit in thinking politicians are savvy,their so stupid they would probably hire a plumber to put a roof on their house as long as it meant getting a vote or a kickback.

October 4, 2017 at 5:25 PM

Blogger KEVIN BROOKMAN said...

5:25PM

you need to stop beating that tired drum. HFD probably has one of the most competent Chief's in decades that they have Chief Freeman actually managing the Department no one else would have received the Grants to replace your depleted numbers or get a Federal Grant to finally provide you with decent communications

October 4, 2017 at 6:01 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...


Rebecca O Shea was fired from Farmington Ct Police.

Kelly Kraynak killed 2 children in an auto accident

in her cruiser on Dec 26 years ago driving recklessly.

She was also married to several Htfd ct cops.

October 4, 2017 at 10:20 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

He's done inner city policing. You have no facts. You're just following what others say. Smh

October 4, 2017 at 10:43 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...


Fact Kelly Kraynak killed 2 children
while operating her cruiser on Dec 26=-- 21 years ago on a nite she
went for coffee driving reckless thru a stop sign.

October 5, 2017 at 10:57 AM

Anonymous ch said...

The announcement of a new chief several months before it takes effect is a lousy way to treat the current Chief of Police, James Rovella. Almost like George Steinbrenner naming Billy Martin to be the next manager of the NY Yankees while Bob Lemon was the current manager of that team.

That BS move undercuts the current chief and is disgraceful.

This move puts strain on the new chief to be and he should realize that the honeymoon with him as another "son of the city" will be over at the first shooting or serious incident. Politicians never tell the truth. Police are used and then spit out by them. Bad move all around.

October 5, 2017 at 2:23 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Are they stupid enough to use their instead of they're?

October 5, 2017 at 7:49 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Like i said before: being a trooper and a city cop are two very different monsters. Luke made this pick for two reasons. One: he alienated the northend black community and he knows this and he appointed Rosado as a gesture to the latino community. Secondly, its no secret that holds hpd in contempt and he appointed a trooper as a way to create tension in the dept.

October 6, 2017 at 5:03 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

You have your Intel wrong. O'Shea was never fired. She transferred to HPD. Nice try. Apparently you have issues with strong females on the job.

October 6, 2017 at 6:01 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Luke has already more than created tension in the department......and far worse is to come while he’s in office.

October 7, 2017 at 4:22 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi Allyssa. Regarding your comment at 10:25am about Luke's
decision to leave the council out of the HPD Chief selection process. The Hartford city council does not make good decisions and does not enforce all of the decisions it doe make. The council failed to properly limit sick time abuse. Rewrote the limitations on sick time abuse to allow more current employees to carry over a large numbers of hours they never applied when they have been out.
The city council did not discipline anyone regarding abuse of bonuses. Credit card frauds. COUNCIL did not discipline anyone after the 100 million dollar baseball stadium (70 million over budget) . Did not discipline anyone after the failed soccer stadium project. Duckett con Darrell Hill out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Alyssa, maybe it is a good idea that Luke Bronin did not include the City council in the Chief selection process. They don't make good decisions and have no teeth behind the few decisions they do make. I'm not a supporter of Luke but I do understand why he would not have confidence in the council's decision making.

October 13, 2017 at 6:16 AM

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