The annual “Law Enforcement Summit” of the Connecticut Department of Transportation’s Highway Safety Division was held at the Cromwell Radisson Hotel on Thursday December 15, 2011.  At this summit, the Highway Safety Division announces the winners of the 2010 “Chief’s Challenge”. The participants in this challenge are evaluated on their traffic safety programs by a panel of national judges convened under the International Chief’s of Police Association.  The Berlin Police Department received two first place awards. 

First place for best overall Traffic Enforcement Program in Municipal Category Three
 
Best overall Speed Enforcement Program in the State.

This is the third time that the Berlin Police Department has won for best overall speed enforcement; the others were in 2006 and 2007.

For winning the speed enforcement award, the department won a Laser Technology Inc. “True Speed S” hand held laser speed measuring device worth approximately $1,295.00.

Traffic Officer Robert Canto is responsible for overseeing traffic safety programs and for submitting the application package to DOT for review.