Wallingford Police Chief Douglas Dortenzio to Retire After 24 Years in the Position

After serving for 24 years as Wallingford’s Police Chief, Douglas Dortenzio will retire in February in order to comply with the provisions of the town’s police pension, according to the New Haven Register.

Mayor William Dickinson Jr. told Luther Turmelle of the New Haven Register that Dortenzio, who turns 65 in February, will retire on Feb. 15.

Dickinson told the Register that he would rather have Dortenzio continue to be able to serve for years to come but “we are required to enforce the terms of the pension plan.”

The Meriden Record-Journal reports that the town will get some help from an outside agency to screen and interview candidates for Dortenzio’s replacement.

The police chief is hired by the mayor, according to the town charter.

Read more about Wallingford’s search for the next police chief at the Record-Journal here.

Read the New Haven Register’s full story here.

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