A Place to Honor Fallen Connecticut Law Enforcement Officers
The Connecticut Police Chief’s Law Enforcement Memorial was born out of a ceremony at the Groton Long Point Police Department in May 1985. The late Groton Long Point Chief, Al Burbank was responsible for the first statewide law enforcement memorial services for officers, troopers and federal agents who had lost their lives in the line of duty while serving in the State of Connecticut.
Honoring & Remembering Fallen Connecticut Law Enforcement Officers
Honored Heroes
H. Kenneth Couch, New Milford Officer
Officer Couch was responding to a call about an overturned boat in an area of the Housatonic River known for whirlpools, currents and dangerous undertows. Officer Couch's boat was sucked into the dam and he was swept under the water.
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