Board of Police Commissioners Regular Meeting Agenda

Town of Waterford, Connecticut, Police Commission Meeting Agenda
Auditorium at Waterford Town Hall
6/9/2025 5:00 pm
Call to order and establish quorum:
Pledge of Allegiance:
Public input:
Acceptance of minutes: May 12, 2025 Regular Meeting
Correspondence:
Traffic Commission Review:
Chief's Report:
a.
b.
K9 Reports for May
Youth Report for May
Investigative Services Report for May
Training Report for May
Support Services Report for May
Patrol Report for May
Animal Control Report for May
Community Engagement Report for May
Old Business:
a. Recording of Commission Meetings

New Business:
a. Retail Theft Initiative Larceny Comparisons
b. Executive Session for police officer candidate interviews and possible action

MINUTES
BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS
May 12, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.
PRESENT: Commissioner J. Dimmock, Commissioner C. Gamble, Commissioner M.
Gelinas, Commissioner R. Brule, Commissioner T. Sheridan
DEPARTMENT: Chief M. Balestracci, Lieutenant D. Ferland, Lieutenant N. VanOverloop,
Lieutenant P. Flanagan, Officer A. Reed
CALL TO ORDER AND ESTABLISH A QUORUM:
Commissioner Dimmock called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. in the General Meeting Room
of the Waterford Police Department. A Quorum was established.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PUBLIC INPUT:
ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES:
MOTION: Made by Commissioner Gelinas and seconded by Commissioner Gamble to accept
the April 14, 2025 Regular Meeting minutes. Commissioner Sheridan abstained. Motion passed.
CORRESPONDENCE:
None.

TRAFFIC COMMISSION REVIEW:
Traffic Report was received.
CHIEF’S REPORT:
a. K9 Reports for April
April report was received.
b. Youth Reports for April
April report was received.
c. Investigative Services for April
April report was received.
d. Training Report for April
April report was received.
e. Support Services Report for April
April report was received.
f. Patrol Report for April
April report was received.
g. Animal Control Report for April
April report was received.
h. Community Engagement Report for April
April report was received.
OLD BUSINESS:
a. Recording Commission Meetings — There was a discussion of whether or not to schedule
future BOPC meetings in the Town Hall auditorium. Changing the location to the
auditorium would allow the meetings to be live-streamed and recorded once the cameras
are live. The Commission agreed that future meetings will take place at the Town Hall.
NEW BUSINESS:
a. Discussion of out-of-series transfers — Chief Balestracci advised the BOPC of the budget
transfers that were submitted to Finance. The Chief was granted out-of-series transfer
authority at the March BOPC meeting.

b. Police Commission nominations for the term starting June 1, 2025 as follows:
M. Gelinas, Chairperson
T. Sheridan, Vice-Chairperson
C. Gamble, Secretary
MOTION: Made by Commissioner Dimmock and seconded by Commissioner Brule to accept
nominations. Motion passed unanimously.
Chief Balestracci requested that the Local Traffic Authority review and vote on the traffic study
findings regarding the school building project located at 51 Daniels Avenue.
MOTION: Made by Commissioner Sheridan and seconded by Commissioner Gamble to concur
with the findings of the study. Motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Made by Commissioner Sheridan and seconded by Commissioner Gamble to
adjourn the meeting at 5:29 p.m. Motion passed unanimously.
Respectfully submitted by:
Dinie & Osc
Diane E. Driscoll
Recording Secretary

Marc Balestracci
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From: Jack Lowe <Jack.Lowe@fando.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 7, 2025 2:03 PM
To: Marc Balestracci
Cc: Gina Musinski; Mark Vertucci
Subject: Request - LTA Concurrence - 51 Daniels Avenue, Waterford, CT
Attachments: Traffic Information.pdf; 06 Overall Site Plan.pdf
Good afternoon Mr. Balestracci,
The LEARN Regional Education Service Center proposes to demolish the existing 41,946 SF school located at 51 Daniels
Avenue in Waterford, CT and replace it with a combined magnet elementary school and daycare and will require an
Administrative Decision review by OSTA. The combined magnet elementary school and daycare will consist of 574
students, with 526 students expected to occupy the magnet elementary school and 48 students to occupy the daycare
center. The proposed development will consist of 233 total parking spaces, with 7 of those being ADA compliant spaces.
The site is located on the south side of Daniels Avenue and upon construction, full access to the site will be provided via a
single two-way site driveway on Daniels Avenue.
The expected site generated traffic data was calculated using existing empirical data from the [TE Trip Generation
Manual, 11th Edition, 2021. The ITE Manual indicates that for a charter elementary school comprised of 526 students, a
total of 550 vehicle trips (286 entering, 264 exiting) are anticipated during the weekday morning peak hour and a total of
374 vehicle trips (183 entering, 191 existing) are anticipated during the weekday afternoon peak hour. The daycare center
comprised of 48 students will total 40 vehicle trips (21 entering, 19 exiting) during the weekday morning peak hour and
40 vehicle trips (19 entering, 21 exiting) during the weekday afternoon peak hour. Overall, the site will generate 590 total
vehicle trips in the weekday morning peak hour (307 entering, 283 exiting) and 414 total vehicle trips in the weekday
afternoon peak hour (202 entering, 212 exiting). Turning movement diagrams under the “Traffic Information” PDF have
been attached to this email for reference.
As part of this review, OSTA requires confirmation from the Local Traffic Authority indicating concurrence with our
assessment that the development will have no substantial impact on the state highway system. The closest state roadway is
Route 156 (Rope Ferry Road) located approximately 0.4 miles south of the site. Please find attached overall site plan PDF
for reference.
As a part of the OSTA Administrative Decision review, we are requesting your concurrence with our assessment
that the proposed development will have no substantial impact on the state highway system. A response to this
email indicating your concurrence will be sufficient.
If you have any questions, please let me know!
Best,
Jack Lowe, EIT
Traffic Engineer
FUSS & O'NEILL

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The Waterford Police Department
Traffic Officer Report
May 2025
LINE OF SIGHT ISSUES:
Complaint of line of sight issue on Fog Plain Road just in from Route 1. Complainant feels trees
on inside of curve make it difficult to pull into her driveway. Worked with DPW to remove some
low lying vegetation to improve sight distance. Conducting speed study and working to improve
sight distance.
DOT RELATED ISSUES.
Encroachment permit is in the approval process and should get the go ahead shortly to place
battery powered speed signs on the existing speed limit signs along Route 156 between Route 1
and North Road.
Contacted DOT regarding issue with temporary lines painted on Route 85 from I-95 overpass to
Crystal Mall. They responded and improved the temporary layout the next day.
Complaint of no lines in areas of Route 85 in area where construction is occurring overnight.
DOT is addressing
PARKING COMPLAINTS:
Dealt with parking complaint on Great Neck Road near Harkness. Spoke with management at
Harkness about notifying PD when they close the park’s parking lot. One weekend cars were
parked along both sides of Great Neck Road from Dimmock Rd. to West Neck Road, making it
difficult for two vehicles to pass at same time.
RV parking in precarious position on Cul de Sac on Spinaker. Owner removed the vehicle upon
request
Complaint of commercial vehicle parking on Quinley Ave. The Vehicle was parked in the street
but has a gross vehicle weight below 10,000 Ibs and is not subject to the prohibition against on
street parking for commercial vehicles based on our ordinance. Zoning is working with different
aspects of this complaint.
ENFORCEMENT RELATED COMPLAINTS:
Working on speed complaint on Myrock Ave. Complaint workers in the area are speeding in the
morning. Officer Monitored traffic and a speed feedback sign was placed on the roadway. Will
follow up with speed data and further officer involvement.
Complaint of speeding on Route 1, time spent in that area and area west of there in an attempt
to slow traffic
Complaint from Mary St. due to traffic increase during construction on Route 85. Only seemed
to occur when they were working on the section of Route 85 near Jefferson Ave intersection.
Complaint of speeding on Route 156. Traffic units conducted enforcement between Logger hill
and Gardiners Wood Road on multiple occasions.

The Waterford Police Department
Traffic Officer Report
May 2025
REQUESTS FOR SIGNS OR CHANGE OF ROADWAY FEATURES:
- Request for hidden driveway ahead sign on Fog Plain Road approaching route 1. This has been
lumped into the line of sight complaint and is currently being evaluated for best options moving
forward.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
No upcoming events
UPCOMING ROAD CONSTRUCTION WITH CLOSURE:
Route 85 construction from Cross Road to the New London town line has been ongoing during
May and will continue into June.
Construction on Willets Ave started this month and will continue into June. The road is being
widened and will have two lanes traveling in a westerly direction onto Route 1, and one eastbound lane,
when completed.
EQUIPMENT:
A new RADAR was received during this month to replace a RADAR that no longer was
functioning. An additional LIDAR (Laser) unit was also added to the department’s inventory.
OTHER ASSIGNMENT:
- Officer Diogo and Devine conducted intoxilyzer training for annual recertification
- Officer Reed and Devine participated in marine patrol training
- Officer Reed and Devine spoke with Mr. Gambles class at the high school regarding traffic
related police activities
USE OF HIGHWAY PERMITS:
Use of highway permits were reviewed and issued for the following events:
1. John and Jessie Kelley Half Marathon — August 2, 2025
2. Mike’s Harley Davidson Dream Ride — August 23, 2025
3. Waterford Day Parade — August 9, 2025
4. Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation Walk — October 4, 2024
TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT: 401 Total Traffic Stops
Officer Devine #88 Diogo #95 Reed #93 Total
Infractions 2 195 51 248
warnings 3 129 21 143
misdemeanor 0 ri 3 10

The Waterford Police Department
Traffic Officer Report
May 2025
SPEED TRAFFIC SIGN DEPLOYMENT:
The two solar powered speed signs have remained in place at the below listed locations:
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THE WATERFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT
K-9 Activity Report
May 2025
K-9 Ozzy
Monthly Uses: 1
2025 Uses: 11
K-9 Tico
Monthly Uses: 3
2025 Uses: 18
K-9 Usage
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Ozzy
¢ K9 Ozzy and Officer Genung assisted in a K9 decoy school that |
was conducted in Waterford with handlers from around the region
(CPWDA sponsored).
¢ K9 Ozzy and Officer Genung conducted a demo for Mr. Gamble’s
Criminal Justice class.
Tico
¢ K9 Tico and Officer Surdo responded to the Stonington Police De-_
partment to assist with a motor vehicle stop. The Stonington Of-
ficer observed narcotic paraphernalia in plain view. K9 Tico was
deployed for an open air sniff of the exterior of the vehicle. K9
Tico put his head through the open driver’s window and showed
alert behavior for the presence of narcotics. A hand search of the
vehicle yielded “crack” cocaine and a glass smoking pipe.
¢ K9 Tico and Officer Surdo conducted a narcotics search as a demo |
for Mr. Gamble’s Criminal Justice class.
¢ K9 Tico and Officer Surdo also assisted Officer Diogo in an open
air sniff of a vehicle he had stopped. ;
Monthly Training
« Monthly K-9 training was conducted on 5/6/25 in obedience, tracking, article
search, building search, area search, narcotics detections, and apprehension
work. Also between 5/15/25-5/17/25 in aggression training.

THE WATERFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT
2- Youth Office Activity
ge. Report
May 2025
¢ SRO Malbaurn conducted a DUI / MADD presen-
tation for juniors and seniors at Waterford High
School prior to prom activities.
¢ On 5/29/25 Off. Winters attended the marine sci- |
ence day at Waterford Beach. This event is at-
tended by all three elementary schools.
¢ SRO Lane assisted patrol with a sextortion inves-
tigation involving a district student.
¢ SRO Malbaurn worked with patrol to have extra
police presence at WHS prior to a meeting due to
an ongoing issue with a student’s parent.
¢ SRO Malbaurn worked with the board of educa-
tion supervisor, Tom Thurlow, to get speed
bumps re-installed at WHS to address any
speeding issues which occur in the parking lot.
¢ On 5/22/25 Off. Winters accompanied the Youth
Promise team to introduce the program to Old
Saybrook Youth Services.
¢ On 5/31/25 Off. Malbaurn assisted patrol in lo-
cating a missing WHS student who did not re-
turn home after school on a Friday afternoon.
¢ On 5/14/25 Off. Lane attended the Waterford
Town Hall basketball court dedication ceremony.
Month at a Glance
1 — Home Visits
3 - CAD Report
2- Case Reports
Arrests - 0/ JRB Referrals — 0
SROs Lane, Malbaurn and Winters continue to meet and talk with students on a daily basis for school, personal, and
social related topics in an effort to develop lasting relationships b/w the department and the youth in our community.

THE WATERFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT
Investigative Services
Division
May 2025
In the month of May 2025 the Investigative Services Division worked or assisted with 19
investigations.
Current Active Investigations (17 Cases):
(These numbers do not include assist’s to the Patrol Division)
Homicide-1 Pistol Permits-5
Burglary-3 Sex Assault-4
Robbery-1 Skimmer-1
Overdose-1 ID Theft-1
Background-1
Year to Date Statistical Report
Case Search Background Arrests Sex
Numbers Warrants SHSEnR Assaults
40 19 4 6 7
Ex-Parte's Auto Theft Burglary Unattended Robbery
Deaths
0 0 2 4 1

THE WATERFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT
Investigative Services
Division
May 2025
May 2025 Updates:
Investigative Services attended a two-day training entitled “Spotlight on Fraud’ presented by the International Association
of Financial Crimes Investigations. This training was hosted by Mohegan Sun focusing on the newest trends in fraudulent
based investigations.
Lieutenant VanOverloop attended two pistol permit appeal reviews in Harford, CT. One subject was granted their pistol
permit while the other denial remained.
Investigative Services hosted both CCSU Intern Garvin Lermayer as well as Waterford High School Intern Clara
Mahoney. Intern Lermayer completed his internship in mid May.
Investigative Services assisted the Training Division in conducting physical agility testing for potential new hires.
Lieutenant VanOverloop, Sergeant Avdevich, Officer Barrows and Officer Maffeo conducted a complete audit of the
Evidence and Impound Rooms. The primary focus is items of significant value as well as random case audits. This was
completed as Officer Maffeo retires and Officer Barrows takes over as the Court and Evidence Officer.
Investigator Zaldivar attended the monthly Multi Disciplinary Team meeting held on Howard Street, New London CT.
This team investigates sexual assaults that occur in the surrounding area.
Detective Carroll was assigned to instruct at the Firing Range for our annual firearms qualifications.
May 2025 Investigations:
Investigative Services continues to investigate a sexual assault complaint where computers were seized as evidence. The
computers are being forensically analyzed for this agency by the Computer Center for Digital Investigations in
Manchester, CT.
Detective O’Connell received records in regards to an ongoing robbery investigation. Those records were sent to the
Federal Bureau of Investigations for Forensic analysis.
Detective Bonkowski was assigned a sexual assault complaint after the alleged victim went to Lawrence and Memorial
Hospital for a check-up following the event.
This agency was notified of a CODIS hit (DNA notification) in regards to a burglary. Another agency in CT investigating
a similar type burglary had a matching DNA notification. We have reached out to the other agency for further
information.
Investigative Services served an arrest warrant on a registered sexual offender for “Failure to Notify of an Address
Change” in a timely manner.
Investigator Zaldivar assisted Officer Abram with a Felony Lang Gang identification (financial theft group) in regards to a
theft from CorePlus in the amount of $2,500.
Sergeant Avdevich and Detective Bonkowski assisted patrol in a larceny and arrest from Wal-Mart. The detectives were
able to locate and detain him until Patrol arrived.
Investigative Services conducted two garbage pulls in regards to on-going drug investigations.
Detective Bonkowski and Officer Boxley worked together on an interview of a subject involved in an investigation of a
gun located outside of a residence.

THE WATERFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT
TRAINING REPORT
MAY 2025
New Officer Updates
Hiring Process: The Waterford Police Department continues it’s efforts in
recruiting and hiring. Training is continuing with the new hiring process to fill two
current vacancies, and two more upcoming vacancies.
Recruit Status: Recruit Maselli and Recruit Abram completed Phase 8 of their
Field Training and are currently in Phase 4. During Phase 4, they are doing 100%
of the work.
Recruit Mack completed his eighth week at the Connecticut Police Academy at
POST-C in Meriden, CT.

THE WATERFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT
PUINTEGRITY®
TRAINING REPORT
MAY 2025
Officer Rogers and Officer Jordan attended a five-day training titled Narcotics In-
vestigation Techniques. In this training, officers learned fundamental duties and
responsibilities of a narcotics investigator and how to start an effective program
from day one. It gave officers the tools they needed in order to conduct a success-
ful narcotics investigation.
Sergeant Avdevich, Detective Carroll, Detective Bonkowski, Detective O’Connell,
and Investigator Zaldivar attended a two-day Spotlight on Fraud Conference.
This training was held at the Mohegan Sun Casino and is an in depth training on
financial crimes. Some of the topics covered were dark web investigations,. Facial
recognition and AI, case studies of various fraud investigations, elder fraud, and
retail fraud investigations to name a few.
Officer Krysztofiak attended a week long recertification training hosted by the
Law Enforcement Council. This is a requirement in order for officers to receive
their police recertification every three years.
The firearms instructors conducted pistol qualifications with the entire depart-
ment. This is a four hour training where various firearms drills are conducted so
that officers can become more efficient in using their pistols. Officers then have
to successfully complete a qualification course. Officers were also trained on how
to use the less-lethal shotguns.
Sergeant Firmin and Detective Bonkowski conducted a one-day marine patrol
mate training. This training is meant to get officers qualified and trained on how
to be a mate on the police department’s boat. Officers were trained on how to help
a captain, the basic functions of the boat, the area that the boat patrols in the wa-
ter, as well as how to save boaters who have gone overboard just to name a few.

Support Services Report
May 2025
« The CSOs covered 63 shifts during the
Records Activitul month, equating to 504 hours of shift cov-
FOI Requests 162
erage.
Warrants 32
« Records personnel completed a FOI re-
Phone Calls —— '
quest for a 2023 incident. While pro-
Walk in Assists cessing the request they observed that
Background Checks the subject had an outstanding warrant.
Pretccnve orders The subject came to pick up his request
and records personnel notified the Ser-
Officer Tasking Requests
geant, facilitating the arrest.
Case Erasures
« There was a large increase of Reports Ac-
DCF Requests ‘ .
cepted, as there were some issues with
Court Requests the state regarding motor vehicle acci-
Abstracts dents, delaying a few months worth of re-
Video Requests ports.
Reports Accepted
CSO Activity
Adult Arrests
Juvenile Arrests
Firearms Transfers
Pistol Permits Issued
Walk In Complaints
Fingerprints
Pistol Permits
Employment
Miscellaneous
Peddler/Precious Permits
Warrant Follow Ups

Patrol Report
Commissioners Activity Report
May 2025
Larceny Call: Leads to Methamphetamine Arrest Patrol Calls for Service
On May 14, 2025 Off. Surdo and Off. Charron were dispatched to PSHENY SHED Soe
Wal-Mart (155 Waterford PKWY North) for a larceny in progress.
After conducting surveillance on the male for some time, officers Foualsenice Cats 27
made contact with the suspect at the exit of the store. He was Case Numbers 134
found to be in possession of numerous stolen items which were
seized. The suspect was also in possession of several bags of a clear aioe al
crystal like substance which later tested positive for Juvenile Arrests 0
Methamphetamine. Lurcenies 30
Arrest Warrants 9
Domestic Violence 16
Investigations
Traffic Crash 55
Pictured at right are the seized
narcotics and drug paraphernalia.
DUI Investigations 6
EDP/Welfare 47
Road Rage: Leads to DUI Arrest Check
On May 3rd Off.Abram and Off. Donovan responded to a local
commercial parking lot (RTE 156) for a reported road rage incident. Scheel Checks 2
Upon arrival, officers located one the involved parties in her vehicle. Motor Vehicle 665
The female, who was very emotional, possessed beer bottles in plain Written Warnings 287
sight and had the odor of alcoholic beverage emanating from her ;
Infractions 279
person. Based on his initial observations, Off.Abram had the
operator exit the vehicle and conducted a series of standardized field | Verbal Warnings 74
sobriety tests. Ultimately the operator was taken into custody and
charged with Operating a Motor Vehicle Under the Influence of Misdemeanor 17
Alcohol.
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Off. Diogo: w/ 319 stops
Off. Reed: w/ 77 stops
Off. Jordan: w/ 54 stops
Off. Barrows: w/ 24 stops
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Domestic Violence Call: Leads to Dual Arrest
On May 3rd at 0003 hours Sgt. Caler, Off. Jordan, Off. Suplita, and Off.Arpin re-
sponded to a disturbance on Oswegatchie RD. Upon arrival officers determined
that a father and son, both of whom were intoxicated, had engaged in mutual
combat in which both parties threw numerous punches. After obtaining witness
statements and providing medical care, both parties were taken into custody and
charged with Disorderly Conduct (CGS 53a-182) and Assault in the Third De-
gree (CGS 53a-61).
Larceny Call: K9 Track Helps Locate Wanted Person
On May 21, 2025 Day Shift officers were sent to Home Depot for
a larceny call. It was reported that the offender stole a Milwaukee
cordless drill and then fled into the woods towards I-95. A larger
perimeter was set up by responding officers and a 9 was called
on the hotline for mutual aid. An East Lyme PD K9 team respond-
ed and a track commenced. After approximately 45 minutes the
suspect was located bedded down inside of a fenced in drainage
area. The suspect was arrested for Larceny Charges (several stolen items
(one of which was for a sexual assault in Norwich, CT).
FLOCK Alert: Leads to Three Arrests
On May 13th at 1412 hours patrol received a FLOCK hit for a person wanted by
our agency for Domestic Violence charges. Sgt. Epps and Off. Barrows located
the vehicle at the Pleasure Beach Boat Launch. The operator was taken into cus-
tody for Disorderly Conduct and Assault Third Degree. The two passengers
were found to be in possession of Crack Cocaine and Drug Paraphernalia. They
were both taken into custody and later released on non-surety bonds.
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¢ Animal Control currently has 4 litters of kittens that
are in the process of being adopted. Cats are not a typi-
cal animal that the ACOs take in, but some of these lit-
ters are being found without an owner. Many are una-
ble to care for themselves and need bottle feeding. The
ACOs take these kittens home to feed them every few
hours.
¢ On 5/25/2025 ACOs responded to a report of an injured
juvenile bald eagle. The eagle was believed to be under
the age of 2 since it had not developed its distinctive
coloring.
¢ The ACO’s attended several public outreach and com-
munity events throughout the month.
THE WATERFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT
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THE WATERFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT
Community Engagement Report
May 2025
Fredricks. Intern Clara Mahoney shadowed Training Officer Sylvestre, Traffic Officer Diogo,
and Day Shift Patrol. Intern Mahoney gave a presentation about what she learned during
her internship. She had exit interviews with Chief Balestracci and Officer Fredricks. Both
interns attended the Citizen’s Academy.
Officer Wellness: Participated in the Waterford Wellness Fair. Brought Hodges to
Waterford and New London Retirement/Swearing In Ceremonies. Visited the New
London, Groton Town, and Colchester Police Departments.
Interaction with Youth Services: Spoke about Social Media/Online Gaming Safety at Old
Saybrook Middle School.
ef a oa] i: s. & esi - 4 -
Citizen’s Academy: 20 participants attended classes about the Traffic Unit, Drone Unit,
and Chaplain Program. They went to the Waterford Police Firearm Range to learn about
firearm safety and were taught how to use our firearms. They acted in mock scenarios
(Use of Force Decision Making, Dispatch Calls, Investigations, Arrest Procedures, and
Traffic Stops) on Skills Day. They had their graduation and a comfort dog demo.
K-9 Officer Hodges: Visited the Groton Library, Oxford Academy, Ross Adult Day Center,
Connecticut College, Groton National Guard Base, and New London Superior Court. While
on paternity leave, Facility Dog Handlers from Colchester, Groton Town and New London
brought Hodges to work to keep up his training. Attended the New London Elks Lodge’s
Bike Helmet Rodeo, the Deep River Fire Department Touch A Truck, Griswold High School
Wellness Fair, and Groton School DARE Class. Visited multiple schools in Colchester,
Groton, and New London. Visited Fisher’s Island School with multiple comfort dogs to
present about the program. Interacted with attendees at Groton Town Active Shooter
Training. Visited Lawrence and Memorial Hospital for National Nurses Week.
Assistance to Youth Officers: Visited Waterford High School Unified Students. Spoke
about traffic stop safety at Rae’s Driving School. Attended the Clark Lane Middle School
Walk A Thon, the Quaker Hill School Raptor Run, Great Neck School Donut Day, Eighth
Grade High School Orientation, Quaker Hill School Beach Day, Great Neck School Field
Day.
Rotary Club: Attended the Rotary Day of Giving Blood Drive.
Special Olympics Efforts: Organizing for the Adopt A Mile Program and Torch Run.
Domestic Violence Follow-ups: Conducted 3 follow-ups with DV victims.

RETAIL THEFT INITIATIVE
Larceny
Comparisons
All stores:
© 1,094 larcenies occurred in Waterford from 01/01/2023 to 04/30/2025.
e The number of larcenies raised from 440 in 2023 to 528 in 2024. This was a 20% increase.
e 126 larcenies occurred during the first four months of 2025, which was 28% less than during
the same period in 2024 (175). This four month period saw the Retail Theft Initiative take
shape.
e Top 10 stores by number of larcenies from 01/01/2023 to 04/30/2025.
500
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50° i i |
Larceny
e These 10 stores represent 78% of all larcenies.
e Walmart represents 42% of all larcenies.

Retail Theft Initiative stores:
© For the period of 01/01/2023 to 12/31/2024, the selected stores (Retail Theft Initiative stores)
experienced 694 larcenies, which represent 63.4% of all larcenies.
© More than half of the larcenies occurred at Walmart.
400
350
300
250
200
150
100" a | fel
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WALMART ULTA STOP & SHOP HOME DEPOT TARGET BEST BUY LOWES
54% 11% 10% 8% 9% 5% 3%
e The number of larcenies increased from 295 in 2023 to 399 in 2024.
This is a variation of + 35%.
300
250
200
150
100
50
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WALMART ULTA STOP & SHOP HOME DEPOT TARGET BEST BUY LOWES
@ 2023 m 2024

© Most Retail Theft Initiative stores experienced substantial variations from 2023 to 2024.
While some stores saw a large increase of larcenies (Walmart +148%), while others
experienced a significant reduction (Stop & Shop -64%).
© The number of larcenies for the first four months of 2025 is down 16% compared to the same
period in 2024.
e Asix months comparison between the periods of 10/01/23 to 03/31/24 and 10/01/24 to
03/31/25 reveals a larceny reduction of 31%. All Retail Theft Initiative stores experienced a
decrease.
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
WALMART -10% ULTA -60% STOP &SHOP HOMEDEPOT TARGET-58% BEST BUY -40% LOWES -69%
-55% -70%
@ 10-01-23 - 03-31-24 m 10-01-24 - 03-31-25
e Larceny at Retail Theft Initiative member stores, which benefited from 2 week periods of
“Focused Presence” (increased business checks, decoy cars, undercover patrols, routine check-
ins with Loss prevention) in 2025 versus same period in 2024:
Increased Police Larceny Larceny
Presence periods Same periods prior year
TARGET 2/24/25 - 3/10/25 0 dl,
LOWES 3/10/25 - 3/24/25 al di
STOP & SHOP 3/24/25 - 4/7/25 0 2
ULTA 4/7/25 - 4/21/25 0 2
Total a 6

e Larceny per days of the week:
90
80
70
60
50
4
3
2
1
0
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
coos 6
@ 2023 m 2024
e The Retail Theft Initiative stores experienced the highest number of larcenies on Monday’s
and Wednesday’s.
e The number of larcenies during these 2 days increased drastically in 2024: +67% and +100%.
e Larceny per day at each Retail Theft Initiative store:

80
70
60
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e Larceny per hours:
The comparison is based on the 273 larcenies including a time from January 1° 2024 to
December 31th 2024.
40
35
30
25
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e The most larcenies per hour occurred between 1200-1700 hours.
e Larceny per hour at each Retail Theft Initiative stores:

40
30
20
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WALMART
7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00
ULTA
7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00
STOP & SHOP
7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00
HOME DEPOT
8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00
TARGET
7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00

N
BEST BUY
7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00
LOWES
7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00