Coronavirus Guilford: Police Updates On Programs, Services

GUILFORD, CT — Chief of Police Jeffrey C. Hutchinson said on Facebook that while officers will continue to protect and serve providing "quality police services to all that live, work and visit our community," he announced some changes.

Hutchinson said the department's "approach may incorporate risk minimization procedures that include social distancing, restricted access to the police facility and other common-sense approaches to our public interactions. We ask the public for their patience and understanding as we work cooperatively to overcome the challenges created by the virus."

"With this in mind and in an effort to protect both the public and our personnel, the department will be following a number of procedures, practices and preventative recommendations put in place by the local health department and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to help limit unnecessary exposures as well as to help control and mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 virus."

What You Need To Know About Services, Program Suspensions, Numbers To Call

*Fingerprinting services will be temporarily suspended.

*Car seat clinics will be temporarily suspended.

*The Community Room is closed.

*Pistol permits will be accepted but the fingerprints will be scheduled at a later date.

*All non-emergency calls should be made to 203-453-8061

*Officers may be responding to your calls for non-emergency services via telephone (ie: mailbox damage, some mv complaints, etc).

*Call the records department at 203-453-8065 for records copies. Arrangements will be made via phone for pickup.

We are trying to limit exposure to office staff and patrol to COVID-19 so that we can continue to provide a high level of service to the community during this difficult time.

Thank you for sharing and stay safe.

Chief of Police Jeffrey C. Hutchinson

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