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Police report: $429,000 in unpaid fines, 71 officers anticipated and grant-funded traffic enforcement results
Summary
The Torrington Board of Public Safety accepted the police chief's March report showing $429,000 in unpaid fines and ongoing grant-funded traffic enforcement; police leaders said staffing will fall to about 71 officers after a resignation and retirements, and they reported higher overtime driven by training and temporary staffing gaps.
The Torrington Board of Public Safety accepted Police Chief Baldwin's March 2025 report, which the meeting record shows included $429,000 in unpaid fines and a total collections figure of $2,023,000 listed in the packet (the packet did not specify the exact collection timeframe).
Deputy-led police staff told the board that Sergeant Baldus has been working collection cases and that many current collections are processed through the state motor-vehicle system. The deputy chief said the department would provide a more detailed age analysis of unpaid fines and the April parking report on request.
The department reported several ongoing enforcement grants: a rural road speed grant expected to wrap up this month at roughly $35,000 and a year-long DWI grant continuing through the year. From March 1 through May 5, grant-funded enforcement produced 345 stops and 73 infractions, the chief said; DUI totals were not available at the meeting.
Staffing and overtime: leaders described near-term staffing reductions. The department reported being at about 74 officers following recent retirements, with one officer leaving next week and the potential to be at 71 after that change. The deputy chief said some conditional offers are pending for additional hires; background checks are in progress for three or four candidates.
Overtime pressures were cited as rising, including an overtime figure noted in the packet of about $108,000. The department said some overtime increases were caused by training requirements — a recent conversion to red-dot optics required two days of training for officers and contributed to overtime levels as officers were pulled off shifts.
The board accepted the report and asked the department for follow-up data on collections and the April parking report.
