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"IF IT MATTERS, I SUPPORT CHIEF ROVELLA 100%"

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

Kevin,

I agree with your advice to fill the A/C slot immediately and begin grooming the next Chief. I also agree that it is a LONG shot for the next Chief to come from within.

Deputy Chief Long is probably the most likely person to ensure a seamless transition, as well as the most capable on the current HPD command staff, but his career has been too professional, without controversy or discipline problems and he is extremely competent so that obviously won't fit in with the Hartford mold

September 8, 2016 at 4:21 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

I have a natural built-in suspicion with police. But I give this chief two thumbs up. I wish all cops were like him.

September 8, 2016 at 6:09 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

LATE BREAKING NEWS: The witch is leaving the school system. Ding dong, the witch is dead. Please Beth, don't let the door bop you on the way out.

September 8, 2016 at 11:08 PM

Blogger KEVIN BROOKMAN said...

11:08pm

Now that is a "done deal" we can support

September 8, 2016 at 11:56 PM

Anonymous Bruce Rubenstein said...

Chief Rovella has done an excellent job.

September 9, 2016 at 12:25 AM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Continuation from 11:08

It's been said that Beth didn't understand the politics of Hartford and that she has fallen victim to this process. Yes, there is much crap to deal with in little old provincial Hartford. But bottom line, when a municipality is in such crises, you as Superintendent must manage closely, the waste. And sending a god damn group all the way to Florida for a silly award is not in the best interest of frugal oversight. And when the pedofile case materialized, it was her responsibility to grasp the problem fully and make strong administrative decisions. She didn't and this is what a fault her on.

Pa-lease, let's not anoint her victim of the year award. Unless of course, she flies to Florida to pick up her award. This should be a lesson to all administrators. Hartford is going down and it is encumbant on all administrators to be innovative with less.
L

September 10, 2016 at 9:10 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

98.6 % says
Funny how this post has almost no responses and they are all positive. You must be hitting the delete key a lot on this one Kevin.

September 10, 2016 at 10:11 PM

Blogger KEVIN BROOKMAN said...

10:11pm

I haven't deleted one comment. Maybe people that look at it objectively realize he really is doing a good job

September 11, 2016 at 1:37 AM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

The PD is in disarray everyone is miserable especially people of color morale is at an all time low but we will let you tell the story Kevin smh

September 11, 2016 at 6:28 AM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Godbless all the people that lost their lives on 9/11 2001

September 11, 2016 at 1:15 PM

Blogger KEVIN BROOKMAN said...

And God bless our first responders that serve us today.

September 11, 2016 at 1:20 PM

Anonymous Fig Newton stands up for division 25 vs 20. Sits back down when it's 20 vs 25. said...


In response to why there is silence negative comments regarding Rovella:

We've said it too many times before, this police department needs a new chief. He's not the best, and he's not the worst...he's mediocre at best.

There doesn't seem anyone who is willing or capable of stepping up to the plate right now, so now were desperately have to use him for the transition.

Breakdown of weekend warrior chiefs:

Ford = 5 Day suspension. Angry racist.
Buyak = Would be best, but probably said no to it.
Foley = gone to greener pastures and hit the ceiling at HPD.
Rendock = more introverted than Rovella.
Long = is the cities feared white male.

From what I've heard, Chief Rovella has great connection with the community. Unfortunately he doesn't have any connection within the department. If he could have that connection to this department that the community raves about, maybe he'd get the support from the troops.

Then again it's easier to be a pretender in chief to the community that it is to the cops. So he may be hiding upstairs because he can't BS to the downstairs.

Oh well two more years of a smoke and mirror police department.

Hopefully he can push through a 14 car plan through. So there can be more CSO's and STF pretending to be important than there are cops being important. (Holt-dog won't stop him, he's busy gymin it up during the week and working traffic details on the weekend)

BONUS: With the murder rate down, he'll be able to keep funneling all that money to the STF. It's never going to stop!!

September 12, 2016 at 6:54 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...


Rob Ford has received a 5 day suspension ,and is a angry
racist. Just ask Adam Damaine who still has an expresso coffee
maker and walks around with a terrible attitude.

September 21, 2016 at 5:33 AM

Anonymous Christopher Lyons retired HPD said...


Good afternoon,

One thing that Chief Rovella is not is mediocre. He is a class mate of mine, Class of 1981 when policing was not as different as many would like to think. Jim has been a credit to the department every day of his careers there (police officer and Chief)and no anonymous commentary or pseudonym identity basher will change that. He works non stop and maybe he should get to patrol once in a while but how about this., He is your Chief, a regular guy and is very approachable. Anyone wanting to learn about investigations would benefit from talking to him.

He has to work with a city council that is hostile to policing, not enough staffing, about 150 officers short to to everything that "experts" want done and a budget mess that will not get better in the near future.

Get behind the Chief cause there is not anyone behind him except for Chief Buyak that would do the job.....






September 21, 2016 at 2:27 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey Lyons,please answer honestly and give your opinion/advice on how to fix the substation issue. I drive past the substation on the corner of Broad st and New Britain Ave on a routine basis ,the parking lot is never empty,usually 2 to 3 cruisers sometimes 4 and 5 at any given time of day. The blinds are always shut tight ,you would think it was a front for a massage parlor or a swingers club like the one on Hillside Ave. The other substations also have cruisers sitting there. This staffing shortage claim is lame while this is going on.Here's my question,,,if staffing is so short how can there be that many cruisers available ,all day,everyday????? Either they have to build attached garages to hide this behavior or they have to start cruising around. You agree Chris? How about you Kevin? Maybe I'm just jealous ,I would love drink fresh espresso at work too,,,

September 21, 2016 at 9:54 PM

Anonymous 151 10-3 ? said...

Just think adam, in a couple of short months the one that protects you will be gone. Now what ? You better get your act together before you go to patrol. The game is coming to an end. There is no one left for you to manipulate. Everyone left here knows your games. Enjoy these last moments in your spot. Change is coming.

The fact is that you usually screw up every six months, either lying to your supervisors or abusing the pj system. Its just a matter of time. I seriously doubt that you keep that position for 12 more years.

Its pretty sad when most pj crews know you by name.... Eversource, underground, and Cng especially. The cng crew that you tried to get to sign your slip when you arrived stated that you will never be on their jobs again.

Keep up the good work.

September 21, 2016 at 10:24 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...



Adam Damaine should no longer be a cso. why doesn't rovella
take action and put him in Booking where he belongs. Adam already said
he is afraid to be assigned to Booking. Rovella knows this kid Adam is
a clown and knuckle head who doesn't like to work ,always late to work
and has a conflict with Rob Ford. All Adam does is bad mouth Ford.


September 22, 2016 at 1:16 PM

Anonymous 2 + 2 = 4 said...

Demane has been in that spot too long. Put some new blood there. A fish or Ky would do probably triple the work and actually stay in the city for their entire shift. These new radios are great and even get reception in wethersfield , fyi.

Name 3 officers here adam that think you do a great job? Exactly, you are going to be the weakest link. And all your hidden non approved hotel apartment hide outs.

September 22, 2016 at 2:40 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

That horse next to chief rovella could do just as good a job as adam demane.

September 22, 2016 at 3:11 PM

Anonymous Booking soon .... said...

demane is ok. Hes been around the block and knows the system. Now let me state that i would not want him as my 99 in a 10-00, but i would like him on my downtown 10-16.
And why has there been zero demane bike details through the downtown? I seen gentry everyday on her bike. Going to patrol calls and greeting the community.
I guess its the needs of the few instead of the needs of the many , right adam?

September 22, 2016 at 3:49 PM

Anonymous Pasta me primavera said...

Ford needs to inspect the central district a little more. The north guys lead the way. Morales and jones set the bar. Demane and others are pretty nervous and red in the face to go past albany ave. Plus there is no where to eat or get an espresso.....

September 22, 2016 at 3:51 PM

Anonymous Chop chop said...

What to do with a lazy money hungry twelve year veteran who has manipulated his position. Suggestions ?

September 22, 2016 at 4:54 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...






We all know that deMane yes adam Demane ,should not be
on the job. But Rovella will do nothing as usual, and Demane
will be allowed to be a cso hide in hotel rooms , go home
on duty and scam the P J System.

September 22, 2016 at 8:15 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

I heard city council an the other big wigs want Rovella gone well see what happens

September 25, 2016 at 8:32 PM

Blogger KEVIN BROOKMAN said...

8:32pm

You are hearing wrong.

September 25, 2016 at 9:08 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

So when is the latest adam demane lazy saga get posted? Adam probably gave the agave owner a shrug because of the lack of a meal discount over there.
Only certain businesses such as salute and trumbull grill get premiere demane treatment. Sooner or later adam, you push some patrol calls and work an actual 8 hr shift.
Oh and by the way, keep threatening the downtown construction crew at gold st. You have zero authority to shut any job down.

September 29, 2016 at 6:41 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Word is adam hired a defamation lawyer and I said going to sue Brookman this should get interesting

September 30, 2016 at 11:36 AM

Blogger KEVIN BROOKMAN said...

For what? The truth?

September 30, 2016 at 11:47 AM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Demane can hire kermit the frog. First off, any lawyer worth their weight will demand a large retainer. Second, there is zero that can be done except send mean cese and disist letters. There are far greater fish to fry around these parts.
Third, im pretty sure we could round up all the dozens, yes dozens of citizens that will testify that demane is one of the most lack luster performer in the police force. We will start with Cng employees, then proceed to eversource employees. And then maybe we will hit the print button on the kronos system from last year. Those double pay holidays days with one call for service will raise an eyebrow or two.
Fourth, brookman is still breathing, and can run circles around the foi laws/ freedom of speech. Good luck wasting your stinky pinky cash.


So adam, if it makes you feel strong and mighty to brag and still degrade chief rovella, be my guest.

September 30, 2016 at 11:20 PM

Anonymous The Truth Hurts, Adam said...

I hope Demane has a backup plan if he is stupid enough to poke Brookman's hornet nest.

Anybody that reads this blog knows Kevin doesn't usually lose, just ask Eddie Perez, Ken Kennedy, Carlos Huertas, Pedro Segarra, Kamil Stachowitz and the list goes on and on. Most of the incidents mentioned here regarding Adam can be documented quite easily, even the espresso machine nonsense is documented on radio recordings. The truth may not be pretty, but it is what it is and maybe Demane should think about changing his ways instead of making idle threats, and as 11:20pm said, Kevin is a master with gathering information and using the FOI statutes to get what he wants, a few simple FOI requests for payroll, Kronos and activity logs would be enough to bury Demane

October 1, 2016 at 12:43 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

the only thing adam demane did was cry and wine to a bunch of supervisors. These supervisors are smart enough to not involve themselves in adams conspiracy theories.
95 percent of the supervisors here know adam is a lazy manipulating person and want nothing to do with him. The truth hurts. But it is the truth.
My advise to you adam is not to anger brookman. He is much smarter then you ... I calls, call sheets, and other avenues will paint a pretty sad picture of your career

October 1, 2016 at 1:50 PM

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