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Resident urges Hartford City to publish full police general orders

5560483 · August 11, 2025
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At the Aug. 11 virtual public comment session, Peter Little urged the Hartford City Council to require publication of the Hartford Police Departmentgeneral orders, saying only 29 of roughly 200 are online and calling publication "a matter of accountability and public trust."

Peter Little, co-founder of the nonprofit American Justice Project, told the Hartford City Council during the virtual public comment session on Aug. 11 that the city should publish the Hartford Police Departmentgeneral orders on the departmentwebsite.

"Transparency here builds trust, and withholding this information undermines it," Little said. He told the council the city revised its Civilian Police Review Board ordinance five years ago in November and…

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