Southington Police Meet-And-Greet: Officer Michael LoCastro

SOUTHINGTON, CT — This week's Southington Police Department meet-and-greet introduces the town to Officer Michael LoCastro.

LoCastro has been a member of The Southington Police Department for three years. Prior to joining the SPD, LoCastro worked in the town of Berlin.

LoCastro is currently assigned to the SPD's patrol division.

"Through his conduct, Officer LoCastro has demonstrated a proactive approach to criminal investigations and case completion," police officials said.

LoCastro is a trained crisis intervention officer, with a specialized skill set focused on human behavior, deescalation and understanding.

He put those people skills to use recently, one social media comment indicated.

"Yesterday a hearing impaired guy broke his collarbone in a softball accident. Called the ambulance and Officer LoCastro was the first to respond," the comment stated. "He was great making due with what he knew about deaf people and really helped the situation."

LoCastro is a Field Training Officer, who has "consistently demonstrated an emphasis on personnel development and community relations," officials said.

Another comment stated, "Great guy ... He came over last year when my car was broken into. He then told me about in 2020 when I had a medical problem and Officer LoCastro was one of the first ones there (I was so sick, I can’t remember who the first responders were) but when he was at my house for the police report for my car, he said he had always wondered how things ended up being for me. It's nice that he remembered and took the extra time to ask me."