The CT Law Enforcement Memorial
In 1985 members of the Connecticut Police Chief's Association formed a statewide committee to ensure that a permanent memorial would be erected to honor all officers local, state and federal who had lost their lives while serving the citizens of the State of Connecticut.
In 1989 after four years of fund raising efforts, the first pieces of granite began to arrive at the Connecticut Police Academy in Meriden. After several months of construction and years of raising the necessary funds the Memorial was dedicated in October 1989.
The Connecticut Law Enforcement Memorial is a fitting tribute and a constant reminder of the ultimate sacrifice that law enforcement officers make on behalf of everyone.
Roll of Honor
Officer Thomas Cummins, New Haven
November, 26, 1855
Chief Daniel J. Hayes, Ansonia
December 7, 1880
Lieutenant William S. Gordon, Norwich
July 7, 1881
Chief Louis Drucker, New Canaan
January 25, 1888
Deputy Sheriff Francis M. Pike
May 13, 1894
Officer Florence B. Sullivan, Danbury
September 8, 1896
Officer Patrick McGovern, New Haven
July 2, 1901
Officer Hugh McKeon, New Haven
July 31, 1901
Officer Paul Mendelsson, Waterbury
March 10, 1903
Officer Ellsworth G. Dietz, Bridgeport
March 8, 1910
Officer Patrick B. Driscoll, Jewett City
February 16, 1913
Officer Daniel J. Lane, Waterbury
August 7, 1913
Detective Bennett W. Dorman, New Haven
November 1, 1915
Chief Robert Kappenberg, East Hartford
October 8, 1916
Officer John E. Durkin, New Haven
November 2, 1918
Constable William F. Madden
January 30, 1919
Officer Patrick F. Cannon, New Haven
March 5, 1919
Officer Patrick J. Shea, New Haven
October 19, 1919
Officer Thomas M. Knevet, Hartford
November 27, 1919
Inspector John J. Donahue, Waterbury
August 2, 1920
Inspector Ralph C. Young, DMV
September 30, 1920
Trooper Pearle E. Roberts, State Police
November 25, 1922
Sergeant John H. Kane, Norwich
April 6, 1923
Officer Lawrence Murphy, New Haven
July 23, 1924
Officer James Skelly, New Britain
October 12, 1924
Constable George W Mills, Westport
November 26, 1924
Officer William J. Stokes, Waterbury
May 2, 1925
Trooper Bartholomew M. Skelly, State Police
November 14, 1925
Officer Joseph T. Robbins, New Haven
June 25, 1926
Officer James Alexander, New Haven
October 14, 1927
Officer William E. Bowman, Darien
November 18, 1927
Trooper Irving H. Nelson
April 6, 1928
Trooper Lloyd J. Eukers, State Police
July 21, 1928
Officer William J. Robbins, Greenwich
May 17, 1929
Trooper Trainee Stanley C. Hallberg, State Police
June 1, 1929
Officer Raymond Zoller, West Haven
December 28, 1929
Officer James McNamee, Bristol
January 16, 1930
Sergeant Frank Stratton, Norwalk
October 14, 1930
Officer Matthew J. McNally, Waterbury
November 20, 1930
Officer George Zint, Stratford
July 12, 1932
Officer Jack Palmer, Ridgefield
July 31, 1932
Trooper Leonard H. Watson, State Police
October 22, 1932
Detective Joseph P. Sullivan, New Haven
October 23, 1932
Constable Edward F. Ryan, Watertown
January 27, 1933
Sergeant Michael J. Carroll, Norwich
December 11, 1934
Officer Walter Koella, New Haven
March 16, 1935
Constable John B. Decarli, Ellington
August 31, 1935
Sergeant Thomas P. Kearney, Bridgeport
September 29, 1935
Officer Wilfred Walker, Bridgeport
September 29, 1935
Constable William F. Frawley, Westport
May 21, 1936
Officer Frank Gwiazdowski, Norwich
October 11, 1936
Officer Timothy Foley, Southington
January 4, 1938
Officer Edward H. Wendland, New Haven
May 21, 1938
Officer Andrew L. Schlechtweig, Stamford
May 26, 1938
Officer George D. Kelley, Stamford
July 8, 1938
Officer Daniel T. O'Connell, New Haven
August 15, 1938
Officer James W. Burns, Bristol
May 29, 1941
Officer John E. Palmatier, Waterbury
July 20, 1941
Sergeant Charles F. Hill, State Police
November 6, 1941
Officer Milton Hodder, Hamden
April 22, 1943
Trooper Edward P. Jesmonth, State Police
July 20, 1943
Officer Joseph P. McCormack, Greenwich
February 9, 1944
Officer Ernest W. Schilke, Bristol
May 17, 1944
Lieutenant Kenneth W Stevens, State Police
June 9, 1944
Officer William V. Tickey, Bridgeport
May 20, 1946
Officer William F. Schreiber, Stratford
July 31, 1946
Lieutenant Frank A. Starkel, State Police
July 19, 1948
Officer Anthony F. Barbieri, Torrington
February 20, 1950
Sergeant William Grabeck, New Britain
November 5, 1951
Trooper Ernest J. Morse, State Police
February 13, 1953
Detective James J. Butler, Greenwich
January 18, 1954
Detective Ralph Palma, New Haven
June 3, 1954
Officer Joseph Pych, Enfield
December 25, 1954
Officer Charles Yodkins, Sr., Farmington
August 19, 1955
Officer Robert J. Keating, Danbury
October 16, 1955
Agent Richard P. Horan, F.B.I
April 18, 1957
Captain Stephen E. Wilson, West Haven
December 9, 1959
Officer David D. Troy, Stamford
July 7, 1960
Trooper James W Lambert, State Police
October 29, 1960
Officer Leonard J. Lamanna, Waterbury
November 18, 1961
Officer Sherrold H. Gorton, Norwalk
June 20, 1962
Trooper Joseph M. Stoba, Jr., State Police
August 6, 1962
Constable Frederick P. Ellis, Danbury
May 2, 1964
Officer Henry W. Jennings, Hartford
May 25, 1964
Officer H. Kenneth Couch, New Milford
June 3, 1964
Officer Frank Donarumo, Hamden
July 27, 1964
Auxiliary Police Officer Aldo J. Santini, Westport
August 1, 1964
Officer William Rich, Shelton
December 27, 1964
Officer James Cavanaugh, Fairfield
April 11, 1966
Officer Farris J. Resha, Winsted
November 2, 1966
Officer Harvey R. Young, Hartford
August 25, 1967
Officer Louis P. Rienzo, New Haven
October 13, 1967
Lieutenant Paul J. Beaupre, Bloomfield
December 19, 1967
Officer Joseph O'Brien, Windsor Locks
December 24, 1968
Officer Francis X. Fen ton, Hartford
March 28, 1969
Officer Frank T. Hawley, New Haven
January 31, 1970
Sergeant Nicholas W. Fera, Norwalk
July 9,1971
Agent Clifford J. Dietrich, Secret Service
May 26, 1973
Officer William McNamara, Stamford
December 17, 1973
Constable Lloyd M. Kozenieski, Woodbury
May 7, 1974
Officer John Montabana, Trumbull
November 2, 1974
Trooper Carl P. Moller, State Police
February 13, 1976
Officer John Daley, Hartford
July 29, 1977
Officer Robert M. Holcomb, Plainville
November 21, 1977
Detective Edward T. Cody, Hartford
April 16, 1979
Officer Timothy Laffin, Sr., North Haven
May 29, 1980
Officer Gerald DiJoseph, Bridgeport
November 28, 1980
Constable Thomas D. Jahelka, East Haddam
April 17, 1981
Officer Kenneth E. Bateman, Darien
May 31, 1981
Officer Robert F. Stankye, Orange
September 3, 1981
Officer Marco T. Carias, Norwalk
March 20, 1982
Agent Ariel Rios, ATF
December 2, 1982
Lieutenant Thomas E. Carney, State Police
December 6, 1982
Officer Jeffrey Casner, Berlin
February 2, 1985
Trooper James H. Savage, State Police
January 22, 1986
Officer Daniel S. Wasson, Milford
April 12, 1987
Officer Nelson J. Belliveau, Bloomfield
September 3, 1987
Inspector James A. Buczel, U.S. Customs
October 9, 1988
Trooper Jorge A. Agosto, State Police
November 22, 1989
Officer Nancy E. Nichols, Naugatuck
March 17, 1991
Trooper Russell A. Bagshaw, State Police
June 5, 1991
Officer James A. Martin, New Canaan
July 24, 1991
Auxiliary Trooper Edward W. Truelove, State Police
November 13, 1992
Officer Walter T. Williams III, Waterbury
December 18, 1992
Officer William Snyder Sr., Groton City
January 16, 1994
Auxiliary Trooper Phillip A. Mingione, State Police
May 25, 1994
Officer Thomas B. Toohey, Hartford
May 15, 1996
Officer Vincent R. T. Arduini, Granby
May 4, 1997
Officer Bruce Hanley, Waterbury
December 13, 1997
Officer James V. Spignesi, Jr., DEP
November 20, 1998
Officer Brian A. Aselton, East Hartford
January 23, 1999
Sergeant George Ross Dingwall, Middletown
January 28, 2000
Officer Joseph N. Sachatello,III, Montville
January 23, 2003
Master Police Officer Peter J. Lavery, Newington
December 30, 2004
Officer Daniel P. Picagli, New Haven
October 21, 2006
Robert V. Fumiatti, New Haven
January 10, 2007
Sergeant Dario S. Aponte, New Haven
September 10, 2008
Sergeant Orville R. Smith, Jr., Shelton
July 7, 2010
Trooper First Class Kenneth R. Hall, State Police
September 2, 2010
Detective Andrew F. Faggio, New Haven
July 11, 2012
Detective William E. Hull, Sr., Danbury
September 8, 2015
Officer Stephen A. Ketchum, Newtown
March 15, 2016
Trooper First Class Kevin M. Miller, State Police
March 29, 2018
Sergeant Brian Erik Mohl, State Police
September 2, 2021
Officer Diane Gonzalez, New Haven
January 10, 2022
Lieutenant Dustin DeMonte, Bristol
October 10, 2022
Sergeant Alex Hemzy, Bristol
October 10, 2022
Detective Robert Garten, Hartford
September 6, 2023
Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier, State Police
May 30, 2024
Memorial Location
The Connecticut Law Enforcement Memorial is centrally located at the Connecticut Police Academy in Meriden:
285 Preston Avenue
Meriden, CT 06450-4875