NS, Jewett City get new resident troopers

Jewett City and North Stonington have some new “residents” coming to town.State police Lt. Michael Darcy, the commanding officer of Troop E in Montville, announced today the new resident state troopers that will be assigned to the borough and town.

Troopers Thomas Fabian, Steven Rief and David Abely were assigned to North Stonington.

Troopers John Saucier and Jeffrey McDermott were assigned to Jewett City.

Fabian, a 19-year veteran, was a temporary replacement in North Stonington before his permanent assignment. He also served as the town’s resident trooper from 1999 to 2004.

Rief, a 20-year veteran, previously served as a detective with the Eastern District Major Crime Squad.

Abely, an 11-year veteran, was a former iron worker before becoming a patrol trooper with Troop E in Montville.

Saucier, a nine-year veteran, served as a patrol trooper in Troop E and also worked as a Capitol police officer in Washington, D.C. for two years.

McDermott, also a nine-year veteran, was a patrol trooper in troops E and H in Hartford. He also served as a K-9 officer for five years.

Jewett City and North Stonington were left without permanent resident troopers since July when the state’s retirement program resulted in the retirement and reassignment of the former resident state troopers.

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