Statement On State Recommendation To Address Chief Thody Car Scrape

Published on July 07, 2020

HARTFORD, CONN (July 7, 2020) – Today Mayor Bronin released the statement below after the Connecticut State Police informed the City of Hartford that the Middlesex State’s Attorney recommended that the State’s investigation into Police Chief Jason Thody’s car scrape on May 31, 2020 be closed and that the matter be referred back to the City of Hartford for any appropriate administrative action. 

Reports from the State Police show that a 911 caller reported Chief Thody’s car scrape and the State Police dispatched a car to respond.  The State trooper who responded did not locate Chief Thody’s car and “did not observe any signs of collision to any guardrail in the area” according to the investigation report filed.  The City expects to make a decision regarding potential discipline following the conclusion of the Internal Audit Commission’s look into the matter.  

“The 911 call confirms the basic facts that Chief Thody reported about this incident, which are that at approximately 4:50 PM on Sunday, May 31, Chief Thody was driving distractedly while conducting city business on his phone, veered and scraped against a guard rail, and continued on, as he was responding to an ongoing protest in Hartford,” said Mayor Luke Bronin.  “We will wait for any findings from the Internal Audit Commission, but at this point my assessment remains that this was a minor incident that Chief Thody documented and reported to the city’s Chief Operating Officer that same day.”

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