Overview

• Mayor Jon Mitchell announced Thody’s immediate appointment following Paul Oliveira’s retirement earlier this year
• A March Spotlight investigation exposed officers inventing informants and lying in court, prompting an FBI review
• Thody’s nearly 30 years in Hartford saw a 31% drop in violent crime, end of judicial oversight and new accreditations
• The city engaged Jensen Hughes and 21st Century Policing Solutions to audit informant use and internal affairs procedures
• Police union president Lorenzo Gonzalez criticized officials for excluding the union from the selection process