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Officers from eight towns and the state listen as Lieut. Donald Bridge, Jr., of the Connecticut MVD, standing at front left, lectures in a Suffield-sponsored training day on commercial vehicle policing.
On February 27, the Suffield Police Department sponsored advanced training class for regional area police departments to promote Commercial Motor Vehicle Awareness. This one-day training, presented by Lieutenant Donald Bridge, Jr., of the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles and inspectors from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Division, trained local and state police officers on how to recognize common violations on trucks and other commercial vehicles and how to enforce safety laws such as equipment violations, mechanical violations, and truck-specific regulations.
Student police officers attending were from police departments of Avon, Canton, East Granby, Enfield, Farmington, Granby, Simsbury, and of course Suffield, as well as law enforcement officers from the Connecticut State Police and the Commercial Vehicle Safety Division.
The attending officers participated in classroom lecture and training in Suffield, then travelled to East Granby where a practical field exercise was held at the East Granby Department of Public Works.
Residents and community members may file a Citizen Request for Traffic Enforcement to address traffic and highway safety concerns by visiting the Town of Suffield website at http://www.suffieldct.gov/. Go to Town Departments, access the Police Department webpage, and follow the links to the “Records and Activity Logs” key link.
For questions about seatbelt laws, child safety seat installation and laws, or any other roadway safety concerns you may have, please feel free to contact the Suffield Police Department at 860-668-3870.