“Information has recently been discovered indicating that some procedures of the Hartford Police Training Acadenyy must be amended, 41 seems that nr an effort to maintain the certifications of our officers, the practice of the Hartford Police Department has been to have POSTC certified instructors pre-sign the “instructor box" of POSTC-50 forms (Review Training Credit Reports) related to their endorsed areas of instruction. Those pre-signed forms would then be filed at the Academy with relevant waining materials. When officers were required to make-up continuing educetion credit hours, ‘they would meet with Academy personnel, who would then conduct instruction utilizing the Wraining materials supplied by the POSTC certified instrucior, The date of instruction box would be filled in al thed time, and the forms were fled and/or submitted to POSTC as evidence of the instruction, Consequently, sone personnel were providing instruction in areas that they aren't necessarily certified by POSTC to teach. The POSIC Certification Compliance Officer, Mr. William Tamer, Ill, has indicated that POSTC does not have certified instructors; they have instructors certified by POSTC to teach specific topic areas. Therefore, the aforementioned pre-signing practice must cease immediately Fain directing you fo thoroughly review the practices af the Hartford Police Academy concerning recertification of Hariford Police Officers, I believe a consultation with Mr would be both helpful and appropriate diving that review. Tanner After completing that evaluation, provide an explanatory memorandum to Captain lan Powell and Deputy Chief Dustin Rendock outlining necessary corrective steps and recommendations Those steps and recommendations must be entirely compliant with POSTC regulations, policies, and procedures: woe On Wednesday, December 19, 2018, LT Brian Bowsza, Chief of Staff for Chief David Rosado submitted a to/from memorandum (Exhibit #24) to me about the Lanza Arbitration Testimony Investigation. More specifically, the memorandum documented a conversation he had with LT Paul Cicero and then NBC30 reporter Shyang Puri. Both conversations occurred on December 19, 2018. LT Bowsza related that at approximately 1200 hours, Lieutenant Paul Cicero came to his office and informed him that he had been contacted by NBC30 reporter Shyang Puri. He said that Ms, Puri wanted to speak with Chief Rosado about an internal investigation concerning Assistant Chic Thody. 1.T Bowsza (ook the message and relayed it to Chief Rosado, who directed LT Bowsza to contact Ms. Puri to determine the purpose of her call IAD [-File # 2018-021 Serving the Capital City Page (26During his subsequent phone call with Ms. Puri, she reported to LT’ Bowsza that she was in Possession of transcripts from the Lanza arbitration hearings, a POSTC form with Assistant Get Thody’s signature, and several of Assistant Chief Thody's timecards. Ms, Pari requested that LT Bowsza authenticate the documents and to confitm that there was an investigation tncer way related to this matter. She also asked LT Bowsva to conti who was conducting the investigation, and information related to how Assistant Chief Thody’s signature would have gotten onto the form, Ms. Puri sent LT Bowsza the documents she was referring to via email (Exhibit #24), LT Bowsza advised her that he was unable to speak on the matter but would inform Chief Rosado about her inquiry. Ms. Puri contacted 1:7 Bowsza a second time at approximately 1415 hours and stated that the documents she had sent him were authenticated by Tattford Police Union Attomey Marshall Scgat: During that phone call, Ms. Puri further stated that she had spoken with Hartford Police Union President, Sergeant John Szewezyk. She said that Sergeant Szewe7yk did not authenticate the documents from the hearing but did discuss what he witnessed in the arbitration hearing the clay Assistant Chief Thody testified. She also said that SGT Szewezyk provided her with some kind of statement, Based on his telephone conversations with Ms. Puri, LT Bowsza believed that my November 5, 2018 directive to not discuss the investigation with anyone other than the union, egal Tepresentation, or an EAP peer support person was being continuously disregarded, thereby porentially jeopardizing the integrity of my investigation, LT Bowsza felt compelled to brit this information to my attention because he believed thorough and impartial investigations are critical ‘o maintaining both internal and external procedural justice one lay, December 20, 2018, LT Bowsza forwarded the email (Exhibit #24) to me that was on Wedinesciay, December 19, 2018 from NIBC30 reporter Shyang Puri with an altachment titled “thody arbitration documents.” A review of the attachment revealed that if Peat of photocopies of a POSTC-50 form dated February 23, 2016 for raining received by Robert Lanza. The form was signed by Captain Jason Thody, Sergeant John Youens, Sergeant Jetfrey Morrison, Officer Tocldy Jediny and Robert Lanza. Also attached were photocopies of 4- tag as for Captain Jason Thody for the following time periods indicating he was out of state G2/4 2/20/16 (Completed by then SGT Brian Bows/a #48), 2/21 2/27/16 (Completed by then SGT Willian Rea #1187), 2/28 — 3/5/2016 (Completed by then SGT William Ree #H87) and R306 ~ 3112/16 (Completed by then SGT William Rea #187). Finally, a copy of the transe plot DOL ny Provided atthe Lanza Arbitration hesring by Assistant Chief Thody on October 10 2018 (ages: 369, 370 and 486 ~ 527) was attached. ‘The transcript was only available te the City, Attomey Segar, HPU & Lanza, on On December 21, 2018, NBC30 reporter Shyang Puri published a repor titled High-Ranking Hartond Police Official Subject of Internal A(fairs Investigation. The report can be located at the attached link: JAD I-File # 2018-021 Serving the Capital Ch PogPuri, S. (2018, December 21), High-Ranking Hartford Police Oficial Subject of Internal A lTairs Investigation. Retrieved December 21, 2018, tom hups:/vew.nbeconnecticut.com/investigations/igh-Ranking-Lartlord-Police-Otlicial-Subject- of-Internal-A ffaits- Investigation. Her report read as follows: “High-Ranking Harlford Police Official Subject of Imernal Affairs Investigation Hartford Police Chief David Roseddo confirmed Assistant Chief Jason Thody is the subject of cn internal affairs investigation following his testimony at an October arbitration hear ‘ing for a terminated officer. By Shyang Puri Published Dec 21, 2018 at 11:00 PM | Updated at 11:31 PM EST on Dec 21, 2018 The officer in charge of Internal Affairs for the Har ‘ford Police Department is now the center of an investigation into his own actions, following allegations the high-ranking officer allowed! his signature to be copied onto training reports Hartford Police Chief David Rosado confirmed Assistant Chief Jason Thody is the subject of «an internal affairs investigation following his testimony at an October arbitration hearing for terminated officer. NBC Connecticut exclusively obtained documents from the hearing including a transcript, training report, and Thody’s time cards. Auorney Marshall Segar, who questioned Thody for the Lartford Police Union, confirmed the documents. Thody was called to testifi that he delivered fair and impartial policing training to.former HP.D. officer Robert Lanza, who was fired this January after he was arrested by Plainville police for « DUL the case against Lanza was later disinissed after he completed an alcohol education program, according to the Harlford Police Union, Inthe hearing, under cross-examination, Thody was presemed time cards showing he was at an out-of-state training conference on the date he supposedly signed off on Lanca’s training report. Later, the iranscript shows Thody said he was no longer sure he personaly trained Lanza, cand he testified that it was standard practice for his signature to be photocopied onto as many aay 150 training forms. “AIL of these are photocopied. Idon't sign personally, "he said according to the transcript The executive director of the state's Police Officers Standards and Training Council confirmed to NBC Connecticut that training instructors are required to sign each iraining Jorm individually, and only for classes they have taught IAD L-File # 2018-021 Serving the Catal Cty Pose (28