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Service, Professionalism, Dedication to Duty
Chief Joel W. Hurliman |
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Shelton
Police Department
Special Needs/Medical Registration
MISSION STATEMENT OF THE SHELTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
To enhance the quality of life within the community by providing services with professionalism
and a commitment to excellence.
The Shelton Police Department is Currently Accepting Applications for Police Officers
The Shelton Police Department is entrusted with
the responsibility of enforcing all State and local laws within Shelton.
The 55 sworn Police Officers and 19 civilian members of the Shelton
Police Department are dedicated to the mission of the Department - to
enhance the quality of life in Shelton by providing Police services in a
professional manner to the more than 70,000 people that live or work in
the Shelton community.
In 2010 the Patrol Division, or backbone of the
Department, responded to and investigated approximately 25,000 requests
for service. Patrol also has responded proactively addressing a variety
of concerns including traffic safety, vandalism, excessive noise,
speeding, driving intoxicated as well as quality of life issues with
successful resolution. Specialized units under the Patrol Division
include the Traffic Division including the Shelton Traffic Accident
Reconstruction Team, Crime Prevention, Emergency Services Unit comprised
of the Special Response Team and SCUBA, School Resource Officers,
D.A.R.E and the Color Guard.
The Detective Division is responsible for
assisting the Patrol Division in investigating serious crimes. The is
includes armed robberies, burglaries, vehicle thefts, drug trafficking,
computer crimes, identity theft as well as assisting the Traffic
Division with the investigation of fatal motor vehicle accidents.
The Shelton Police Department is also heavily
involved in numerous community and charitable organizations. Some of the
organizations the Shelton Police Department is involved in includes
Special Olympics, Milford Rape Crisis Center, Valley United Way, The
Coalition to Stop Underage Drinking, Lower Naugatuck Valley Boys & Girls
Club, TEAM, The American Legion, The Birmingham Group, Shelton
TRIAD/Yellow Dot Program and the Shelton Adopt-a-Garden Program.
Over the last several years the Shelton
Police Department has been recognized for its excellence in the areas of
investigation, training and professionalism by the State’s Attorney’s
Office, United States Attorney’s Office, the Connecticut Police Academy,
US Department of Homeland Security, National Law Enforcement Officers
Memorial Fund and the American Legion
Department of Connecticut.
Shelton Police Department
85 Wheeler Street
Shelton, CT 06484
203-924-1544