Connecticut troopers under federal investigation for allegedly submitting false traffic stop data
Connecticut's top state prosecutor says the U.S. Department of Justice has taken over an investigation into allegations that hundreds of Connecticut state troopers may have submitted false information on at least 26,000 traffic infractions to a racial ... HARTFORD, Conn. -- The U.S. Department of Justice has taken over an investigation into allegations that hundreds of Connecticut state troopers may have submitted false information on thousands of traffic infractions to a racial profiling board, data that made it appear police were pulling over more white drivers than they were, the state's top prosecutor said. Chief State's Attorney Patrick Griffin told WTNH-TV on Thursday that the DOJ asked his office to suspend its investigation, which was ordered by Gov. Ned Lamont, because it is doing its own probe. “I agreed with that decision," Griffin said in a taping for the station's weekend news show “This Week in Connecticut.” “I think DOJ brings the tools and the re...