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2017

A Hartford police car as seen in 2023. Photo taken during the wake for Detective Robert "Bobby" Garten on September 15, 2023. Credit: Tyler Russel | CT Public
A Hartford police car as seen in 2023. Photo taken during the wake for Detective Robert "Bobby" Garten on September 15, 2023. Credit: Tyler Russel | CT Public

The HPD initiates a recruiting campaign aimed at increasing racial diversity on the force. Mayor Luke Bronin says that the current HPD recruiting class may be the most diverse group hired by the department, with “10 women and 5 ethnic minorities.” 111 

Notes

111. Vinny Vella, “Hartford: Police Focus On Hiring Residents: Two-Week Effort Begins In City,” Hartford Courant,
March 2, 2017. ProQuest