TFC Greene lost his battle with cancer caused by exposure to toxins at the World Trade Center site on 9/11/2001 when he and his k-9 partner responded to search for survivors.
TFC Pelletier was conducting a traffic stop on I-84 in Southington when he was fatally struck by an impaired driver. TFC Pelletier was assigned to Troop H, Hartford. and served as a K9 Handler attached to the Emergency Services Unit.
Auxiliary Trooper Phillip A. Mingione of Milford had stopped and was standing outside his vehicle on I-91 in North Haven when a passing motorist lost control of their vehicle, struck and killed Auxiliary Trooper Mingione.
TFC Baron died from cancer resulting from his response to the World Trade Center after the terrorist attacks on 9/11/2001. This is classified as a line of duty death. TFC Baron became a Trooper in 1990 & served at Troop A in Southbury, Troop G in Bridgeport & Traffic Services.
CSP remembers Trooper Trainee Kenneth Moore, who was halfway thru CSP Training Academy when tragically killed by a drunk driver. He had been a member of the 96th Training Troop. In 2007, the Breath Alcohol Testing mobile unit was dedicated to the memory of TT Moore.
98 years ago today: Trooper Irving Nelson was shot & killed while pursuing suspects on his motorcycle in Northeast CT. In 2025, a section of Route 97 in Pomfret was dedicated to Trooper Nelson.