West Hartford Police Detective Receives Polygraph of the Year Award

From Town Hall

West Hartford Police Detective Todd Myers was recently awarded the Polygraph of the Year Award from the Connecticut Polygraph Association.

This is the second year in a row that the West Hartford Police Department has been recognized for its polygraph services. In 2013, Capt. Frank Fallon received the award. The association recognizes only one case each year.

This year’s case began with a request from Wethersfield PD to help solve a 2013 robbery investigation that had reached a dead end.

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The robbery took place in a parking lot and one of the suspects fired a shot at the victim who initially had fought back. The suspect’s vehicle was later recovered in Hartford and was reported stolen. The suspected driver denied any involvement and there was no physical evidence to connect him with the vehicle.

In January 2014, the suspect agreed to take a polygraph and the test results revealed that he was deceptive.

The subsequent post-test interview resulted in a confession and statement. After several more hours, the suspect provided the names of the shooter and an additional suspect.

The polygraph results allowed Wethersfield PD to obtain three felony warrants. The driver was just recently sentenced to 10 years in prison and the shooter to 15 years. There is currently a felony warrant for the third suspect who has fled to Jamaica.

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