Second Crime Prevention And Community Resolutions Panel Discussion In Hamden

HAMDEN, CT — (Press release from the Town of Hamden): Mayor Curt Balzano Leng and Police Chief Sullivan have announced the continuation of the Crime Prevention and Community Resolutions Panel Discussion which occurred earlier this month, with the second discussion being held this Wednesday, January 27th, 2021 at 7:00pm on ZOOM. All members of the public are invited to attend the meeting. The meeting capacity for this event has been expanded to a maximum of 500 attendees. Connection details are posted below.

The purpose of the discussion series is to update residents on efforts being taken to address increases in crime and to facilitate healthy discussions and resolutions regarding crime prevention and public safety within the Town of Hamden. Residents are encouraged to attend the virtual event. The program is a continuation of the discussion that was held previously, with this session featuring additional announcements regarding how the Town is working to combat and prevent crime in Hamden. Additionally, the program will feature discussion from a panel of key public safety and community stakeholders, time to answer questions brought forward by the community in advance and an open, Town Hall style Q & A period to allow all residents to participate and offer their thoughts, ideas or questions.

Participating in this Forum Discussion:

• Mayor Curt Balzano Leng
• Police Chief John Sullivan
• Captain Ron Smith
• Captain Kevin Sampieri
• Detective Dolan (Block Watch Coordinator)
• Detective Angelo Delieto
• Sgt. William Onofrio (Head of Neighborhood Initiative)
• Kim Washington, President, Mothers Demand Action & Hamden Block Watch Leader
• Cheryl Kasprzyki, Hamden Block Watch Leader
• Victoria Santamauro Simiola, Founder of Hamden Residents for Change
• Leonard Jahad, Director, CT VIP (Violence Intervention & Prevention Program)
• Karlen Meinsen
• State Representative Robyn Porter; and...
• The Hamden Community!

The evening will be moderated by Rich Mutts, Visionary Founder of the Born Rich Foundation, Inc. and Curator Anna Ribeiro, Diversity/ Inclusion Specialist of the Born Rich Foundation, Inc.

Mayor Leng commented, “I'm looking forward to updating our residents on some outstanding efforts our Hamden police department have taken to address and prevent crime in Hamden and to listen to our residents concerns, address questions and have a healthy discussion of ideas. Providing quality police and fire safety services is a bedrock of successful communities and I'm proud Hamden is making every effort to prevent, protect and address crime holistically and make our community safer for all our residents. I'm very thankful to our partners that are participating on this panel, because it truly takes an all hands on deck team approach, and we are very fortunate to have such talented and caring people and organizations working toward the same goal."

For further information, please contact the Office of the Mayor at 203-287-7100.

CONNECTION INFORMATION:

Please click the link to join the webinar: https://zoom.us/j/93066975486
Passcode: Dragons
DIAL BY PHONE: US: +1 301 715 8592
Webinar ID: 930 6697 5486

Ground Rules:

• SAFE SPACE:
  1. THIS IS A SAFE PLATFORM FOR OPEN AND RESPECTFUL COMMUNITY DIALOGUE
• RESPECT:
  1. RESPECT EACH OTHERS THOUGHTS, OPINIONS & MEETING AGENDA
  2. NO ABUSIVE LANGUAGE OR INTERRUPTING PARTICIPANTS
  3. RESPECT THE CHAT ROOM
• LISTENING:
  1. PLEASE LISTEN ACTIVELY TO OTHERS AS THEY OFFER PERSPECTIVE
• STAY ON POINT/ STAY ON TIME:
  1. THIS FORUM IS DESIGNATED FOR CRIME PREVENTION AND RESOLUTION.
  2. PLEASE BE AWARE OF TIMESTAMPS
• USE VIDEO OPTION WHEN POSSIBLE:
  1. PLEASE ADJUST CAMERA SETTINGS AND MUTE YOUR MICROPHONE
• ZOOM SETTINGS:
  1. PLEASE UTILIZE “RAISE HAND” and CHAT ROOM SETTINGS DURING “COMMUNITY Q & A”
• Community Q & A:
  1. Please Leave Questions in Chat room throughout meeting for our Curator organize for panelists

This press release was produced by the Town of Hamden. The views expressed here are the author's own.