State police deploy new multimillion-dollar technology, equipment
State police deploy new multimillion-dollar technology, equipment
https://ctmirror.org/2026/03/05/ct-state-police-tasers-bodycams-120-million/
Publish Date: 2026-03-05 10:38:00
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State police troopers on Wednesday demonstrated the first components in a series of new equipment they’re deploying, part of a $120 million package the state legislature approved to upgrade law enforcement technology over the next decade.
Troopers say investment in the new technologies — including new tasers, virtual reality software for training, and body cameras with translation capabilities — will improve safety for community members and enhance officers’ ability to do their jobs.
The package, which begins this year with $10 million in purchases, will cover the cost of tasers, virtual reality, body cameras, a software platform that gathers video and data from across the state, drones that can be deployed in response to 911 calls and technology that can speed up body camera video processing and records management.
According to Gov. Ned Lamont’s 2027 budget proposal, the investment “has replaced outdated, first-generation police technology and equipment and equips the State Police with advanced tools that modernize operations, enhance efficiency and improve safety for both officers and the public.”
At the State Police Academy on Wednesday, State Trooper Dale DeGaetano demonstrated the department’s new tasers, called the TASER 10 or T-10 model, purchased from the company Axon.
Tasers function by firing two probes into the body of the person being targeted, generally one in the lower torso or upper back, and one in the leg or buttocks. A current is then generated that immobilizes the muscles, stopping the person in their tracks.
With earlier-generation tasers, troopers fired two probes simultaneously at a pre-defined angle, and would have only two additional probes if the first attempt didn’t immobilize the person being targeted. In contrast, the new tasers can hold 10 individual probes, which DeGaetano said amounted to five times the opportunity to take someone down by non-lethal force.
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