Shelton Police Recognized By AAA

AAA Southern New England – CT recently honored eight Connecticut law enforcement agencies including the Shelton Police Department for outstanding traffic safety education and enforcement programs in their respective communities. 

In its second Annual Community Traffic Safety Award Program lunch at the Trumbull Marriott, Public Affairs Manager Fran Mayko presented Shelton Police Chief Joel Hurliman, Officer Mark Siglinger; and Sgt. Peter Zaksewicz with a national Silver Award for the department’s comprehensive traffic safety programs. 

Other municipalities receiving special plaques were Fairfield, Greenwich, Newtown, Milford, Madison, Torrington and Wilton. 

In addition, the Providence-based auto club also honored 28 departments in Fairfield, Litchfield, and New Haven Counties for their years without a pedestrian safety fatality through the end of 2010. 

These departments were presented with an award of excellence, commendation or citation: Ansonia, Barkhamsted, Beacon Falls, Bethany, Bethel, Branford, Bridgeport, Brookfield, Colebrook, Derby, East Haven, Easton, Goshen, Guilford, Hamden, Kent, Lakeville, Litchfield, Madison, Meriden, Middlebury, Monroe, Morris, Naugatuck, New Fairfield, New Milford, Norfolk, North Branford, Oakville, Orange, Oxford, Plymouth, Prospect, Redding, Ridgefield, Salisbury, Seymour, Southbury, Southbury, Stamford, Stratford, Terryville, Thomaston, Torrington, Trumbull, Washington, West Haven, Weston, Wilton, Winsted, Woodbury, and Woodbridge. 

The towns of Redding and Weston were also cited as municipalities that haven’t had a pedestrian traffic fatality in 36 years. 

Accepting for the town of Redding was Police Chief Douglas Fuchs and the town of Weston was Police Chief John Troxell. 

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