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
Robert Garten, Hartford Detective
Detective Garten age 34, a 8-year veteran was a passenger in a police vehicle, when a vehicle fleeing from the police recklessly drove through a red light crashing into the passenger side of the police vehicle. Detective Garten died as a result of the injuries received from the motor vehicle collision.
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