" You know the police and and we need to have a good understanding of what -- of where they're coming from damage is so important with police say you know there are those stereotyped images you see -- television shows and movies. That's all there there are a lot of bad counselor a lot of bad people period. You know it's it's so hard image to erase sometimes. A lot of its cultural it depends on where you grew up. Depends he says that this without TV programs as you see what your mom says what's your dad says were children Brothers says. And and so no that's something that Chester Gillis. And you do the best we can end it again if you if you can reach out to people when you're younger and may have not you know formed impressions in concrete yet. I think you have a good -- good chance of making them allies in the future is talking about communications in and proactive -- I I see that the Stamford police department has gone forward in the 21 century. Being right up there with the latest the technology advancements. -- in the past a lot of people would be afraid then the word is from the old neighborhood issue and I were born in Brooklyn."

" left I'm somebody. Meant you had a very dangerous positions of civilians because if you had a rat on somebody who did something wrong your life may be in danger so the effort of getting people to. The do -- any communal. I'm non identifying. -- Confidential thank your I was looking for anonymous I'm a little or they -- they nearly 25 point word if we realize that's. Stores sell our family feud you wouldn't that would have been the number one answer. It's but it is it's true the army you understand that problem yeah absolutely. Many in the times were dealing with -- investigations of critical nature you have. An attitude. That he can't rent on the I'm your room. He can you don't talk to the police and we that's a whole discussion about you know how that's wrong attitude and you wanna change that you don't wanna protect the people that are preying upon human."

" And give them sanctuary when they're causing the death of death and destruction in your neighborhood that's -- you know we've we've had that conversation and and we trying to overcome those attitudes and you know that a lot of times. In the aftermath of something like this we do the phone does start to ring we do see some can be. Cooperation and communication and -- incursion we've also tried to do recently is to make it easier for people wanna talk to us we've. We've instituted things like the texting tip. Where we as you mentioned technology. You know especially among young people. That the text messaging is such a popular and and growing thing that we've taken advantage of the fact that. We can. People can text us anonymously answer and send us information so doesn't even involve a phone call we've we've long had you Billy for people to make an anonymous phone call even 91 can be an -- you can call 91 and not give your name. They can you can also make a phone calls for instance -- our investigators."

" And give them all kinds of information without having to give your name now he can do it -- that was -- is everyone's into texting my goodness I've got an -- you mentioned technology you gotta talk about Twitter. -- That's the thing that seems to be very proud to there obviously is short and brief bursts of information and a Stamford police department is too young Twitter I want to make sure get that out there and -- do you find them. Tell you this is standard police it's Twitter slash Stamford police and if you have the text. A tip was saying how how would you communicate -- Q where is he testing Huard crimes some underscore a seven warning. And -- again -- seven point eight where where you get those numbers just well it's we work with. The state police to state police set -- the system where that the five largest cities in Connecticut. Our onboard and it's done it's handled through an private company. The message. We need we new text the message you send it. It actually was out of the country to Canada that amazing right in his received by a private company who basically launches and of all identifying features."

" Music any reference number and then send it onto the proper location whether it's Bridgeport Stamford. So we get it from men will live with just a reference number of so we don't know where it came from. But we get the information that is absolutely mind boggling kept -- and hasn't been successful. You have many tips through the text -- Ted sounded -- some when we'd like to get more. So I'm very it's it's relatively new but it is but it is out there. And it has been helpful in some cases I am looking entry here you're sharp I know you you work up behind a desperate you did us. For many years I believe walk or tried to beat. I walked indeed I drove a beat and I spent sixteen years down on the road as a patrol officer and sergeant before I got. Promoted ins and and then."

" Sent on a desk. But I think you you do a lot of the representing chief Larry DM sure he appreciates that but the thing that I wanna get a crusty it is. I had an opportunity. At one point in my life when he came home from Vietnam to become part of the law enforcement dimensional. Why -- being in law enforcement and dining room that day although they are it's hard I love what I'm doing now offshore so maybe that's where I was supposed to -- how does one know. In their heart of hearts that -- be a police officer I mean what is it. About any police officer that makes them what they are."

" that's a great question and I and I wish had an easy answer for you I personally didn't know. Right after that. This is my dad. Roses and physician retired. He knew from the get go that he wanted to be doctor. And we talked about discredited as I was going -- I really didn't have a passion are calling. I knew that -- being a police officer -- knew about everybody knows about being a police officer or soldier."

" You know and and I -- your service in Vietnam Sunni you know we are as boys especially grew up playing constant round you play Iron Man a police officer. Right it's fun this thing is what you see on TV you know they have TV shows are valued play games about -- those fund. -- and I think a lot of people absolutely actually think about it. But like like other people I never really seriously considered it as a career anti at a college. And I and a couple other jobs. I was in my mid twenties before -- really said to myself you know. I think only really of this tribe because they thought about it. Throughout my life who -- the point now where I really do if I don't. And explore it and and give it a try is a wake up one day they'll be too late to -- so again I was in I was 26 before I started the process. I was hired to when when I was 28. So it was some Tenet had always been in the back in my mind but it really didn't develop -- until delayed now the Soviet policemen there are some demands that are that are made up on you physically and mentally now."

" Please if you don't mind goes through the process because I talked to Joe Kennedy president of the statue of police associations throughout the year. Process of this are going back and forth with the up. I don't you wanna get into the politics of the negotiations that's Joe Kennedy's daily weight but. This thing is with the -- The office of the boom none of the office of policy management that the -- finance committee. You know putting such a big gift. Piece of negotiation on the table whereas. It wouldn't be realistic for a young police officer to give all of those get back soon be able to exist. With a family and that was the hard part. But five million dollars he mentioned it cost to train those twenty police officers. So becoming a police officer is very expensive news and very intensive. And go through it farming. Well you're right it's it's it begins with the selection process and recruiting process. You know it's not for everybody."

" Funny you want people with in the -- of -- integrity and -- and clean background and educated. And then you're gonna ask him to strap on a gun and a bulletproof vest. And go to work -- and not really get paid that much so there aren't a lot of people lining up for the job and even when you get those that to line up. You -- really you end up having to Whittle away. The majority of them for one reason or another. -- Stanford we require at least two years of college education or the equivalent military. Service. We we require very strict physical standards. Obviously the the background investigations that take place you have to take two polygraph tests you have to have medical. That's. So you have to be and in good physical shape you have to be educated guess a good clean background. And."

" Again we're we're also -- trying to recruit. The nontraditional you know police officers traditionally been white males. As has most of society so we -- especially in policing -- you reach out. We're trying to reach out to the nontraditional areas so that's -- very difficult part of the new you know you get your academy class let's let's say you've got to and in my case when I came on. There was thirty of us in the cannon classic that. In the academy. This is a classroom setting aside the school settings are going collagen and usually takes about six months. Era there are standards. States rise statutes and standards of training that we have to -- to Stanford does run his own police academies if we said it's head has had for the last. Twenty years where we've lost the building now we're actually homeless. Due to the our buildings down in the south end and it was given to us by the by the property owners Donovan now under the or let me construction is going -- down there -- no longer got that building so as one of the things and he's going to exclude some money together we need to. Finest but for the police academy with."

" It's about six months of classroom training. It includes physical act physical training -- you learn everything from all the laws -- or even when you get out on a brilliant Specter knows as much about the law's lawyer. And you'd expect to know is as much about psychology is psychology that changes right I mean that that's always -- to him as counselor you have to be. -- know -- you have to have -- More than a little bit of knowledge about a lot of different things Elliott called on -- domestic you're gonna have to settle a fight beach cannot otherwise greatly exactly -- kids probably president all kinds of you know. Things they went into this situation that caused the police after coming in first place. It's very difficult and so you have to do think any feet -- to have a lot of as a significant a lot of knowledge. He is in a lot of different areas that's out tough calling but there are people that are passionate about the child the young guys that work."

" Hug their jobs were held in as you know and in the middle earth so to -- are wondering what was going to happen next they were on the chopping block yeah they were getting there. And they do have a passion and I think if you come here without a passion. Since then you've probably -- her in the wrong place because it is a javelin like any other and you must have a at least some bit of passion for it. And hopefully as your. Twenty or thirty year career goes through you don't lose that passion is now aren't career is normally what twenty or thirty years. Thought most guys most guys in here. 25 or thirty. Yeah apparently that's just the way it works out there playing time have you. And -- in 1990 when he here and I'm got a little -- homes on mountain groaning already consumed about she clarity seem like such nice guy when you see him. I remember him the big Thanksgiving radio Scott. Hit by you know one -- that was -- trying to Strider MR -- over I thought that was hardly any -- says a year but he's been -- the force a long time he does he has a good sense of humor has been a pleasure to work with him over the last few years."

" And as -- spokesman for the department and also the guy who manages the budget. We've firm had spent a lot of time together over the last couple years and and I enjoy he's he's -- very good man. I don't know man spent almost forty years in law enforcement. Began his career as -- as a control officer working the midnight shift in Framingham Massachusetts rose up through the ranks to be chief of that department. Will also -- that during that tenure union president so. He has is the the perspective of the labor side as well and I think Joe Kennedy was -- echo my sentiments that. He enjoy have a good relationship and then I think nobody works harder than -- to get this deal done. They save those twenty jobs and it was very much. A priority for him. He tells the story that during his tenure in Framingham back in the early ninety's."

" He was in a position as chief that he had to lay people off he said he never wanted to do that again and the at the eleventh hour he was the conduit through which both sides met. And and hammered out to a dealer at the end of the day in. And and when they were only you know when they were close but but not there yet you know he anti dumping and he put something on the table to to get to deal. Done so. A lot of a lot of anger a lot of compassion that we use that word again this. Spoken out in these conferences and late night meetings and because we're talking about people's lives and livelihoods and any side I think. As their own job to do this that people who negotiate for the union. Our representing the then 289. Men and women who depend on their weekly paycheck depend on those benefits depend on the union to protect their rights. And the people on the other side are protecting the taxpayer and they have an obligation and responsibility."

" To do what they think is right and to come to what they consider to be a fair and equitable arrangement and I think both sides. While there were tense moments in any -- go she nation. I think both sides came away with the goal that we didn't wanna see anybody laid off. And I mean and I look at these people downtown and my job of monitoring the budget and and that they're good people. And I know they didn't wanna see anybody laid off and so they didn't. I think everybody at the end of the day I'm glad we got it done and I think there's no hard feelings."

" Right when push comes to shove do we have to realize that the safety of our community should be number one. And we shouldn't. You know jeopardize that in anyway whether it's a budget problem or or any others say anything you're right we need more. And -- more people like you to help protect us."

" And more people like you I think and again I want compliment you for your service in the military and I want to give a shout out to all the men and women who are overseas right now. In Iraq and Afghanistan and other places in harm's way just like police officers and firefighters."

" do here. They doing over there and there away from home for long periods of time and their endangered and -- thank them here you walk a line of danger we Davis fear you work in an -- like you told me earlier off the air. When you're driving somewhere you have to remember how that the bulletproof -- everyone's got to wear one. Today it's not like the old days we used bats -- hands in just the cost us settle an argument today it's like -- millimeters in. All kinds of weaponry is you're history you're crazy and you wanna go home at the end of the day NN and then if you're gonna do with thirty year career out there -- going to be a lot of times that -- out there. And so you wanna be even compares best you can. And -- nonlethal methods of controlling. People who are you don't may be sick maybe. A chemical imbalance or medication or whatever the teaser has that really work. Oh yes yes I think that that's a great addition to our tool belt if you will. It has reduced. Dramatically the number of officers injuries."

" And it's even reduced the number of injured suspects who gets taken to custody. And even people who may not be criminally intent but who have mental health issues are acting out. Before that you know you literally had a -- on people whether it was in a drunken person on a Friday night. Who wanted to fight -- Or whether was a person with a with a mental health issue who's acting out and just was out of control ended up having to put. You know three or four or five police officers in a pile on the ground trying to take somebody into custody. And inevitably somebody got her -- potentially -- in a suspect in the hospital like that sprained knees and twisted ankles I'm very muscular and deranged. 200 pound chimpanzee named Travis. Exactly and there is an example but that Kaczur has -- drastically reduce those injuries. And -- our police officers aren't getting injured as much. And just from a financial point you know the people downtown who. Monitor the workers claim on compensation issues you know its savings to the city lost work time."

" Is down and and include insurance claims are down let's go -- and so it's it's a win. You know it's funny way it's always this way with you sure whenever we talk -- their never seemed subdued enough time so I invite you come back and do this again. -- thank you very much anger -- and I would think you're gonna offer thank you lieutenant Sean -- public information officers staff -- police department indeed a pleasure sir. I'm John Labarca."

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