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
James Skelley, New Britain Officer
Officer Skelly, an 18-year veteran of the department, was mortally wounded while responding to a report of two intruders on the premises of a store. The murder attracted national attention because one of the accomplices was public enemy #1 at that time.
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