In 2022, former Officer de la Cruz filed a lawsuit against the Groton Town Police Department alleging discrimination and retaliation. After sustaining a chronic injury in 2018 that ended his fieldwork, de la Cruz claimed the department failed to rehire him for an office position and did not act on complaints related to his race […]
In July 2012, Chief Fusaro led a state police task force during a standoff with Timothy Devine, a suicidal man at the University of Connecticut Avery Point campus. The task force used flash grenades and rubber projectiles, leading to Devine’s suicide. Devine’s estate filed a lawsuit alleging excessive force and wrongful death. The case reached […]