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Police report cites large drug seizure and rising swatting incidents; resident asks about state role
Summary
A police representative reported a search-warrant seizure of fentanyl and crack cocaine with a street value under $50,000, an arrest in a Liberty Street shooting, and a swatting call at the high school; resident Laura Timmons urged use of state resources and noted Connecticut has prosecuted swatting cases.
A police department representative (Speaker 4), substituting for Chief Costa, told the Milltown Public Safety Commission Monday that the department responded to just over 5,600 calls for service in September and recorded 111 arrests.
He said the street crime unit served a search warrant, arrested a 31‑year‑old resident and seized what he described as a large amount of fentanyl, crack cocaine and cash with a total street value of "just under $50,000." The representative characterized that seizure as a significant disruption of illegal drug sales in the community.
The representative also described an arrest in a mid‑August shooting on Liberty Street; one person was critically injured, was later released from the hospital and remains in custody of the Department of Correction.
On school safety, the representative said officers responded to a swatting call at the high school that happened after the school day; officers cleared the building and determined there was no threat. He said the department is working with state and federal partners, including the FBI, because similar incidents are occurring nationwide.
Public commenter Laura Timmons, who identified herself and gave a Middletown address, told the commission that Connecticut has made arrests in swatting cases and has "robust laws on swatting." She asked whether swatting reports come into a centralized center or local dispatch and whether state resources should be involved; the police representative said calls can be transferred to local dispatch from other centers, crisis lines or out‑of‑state numbers and acknowledged some calls originate overseas or from other states.
Commission members asked that swatting and school‑safety updates remain on future agendas. The meeting adjourned at 7:08 p.m.
