Overview

• The attorney general’s office released a review outlining seven improvement areas, calling for stronger training, clearer bail protocols, better information-sharing, expanded electronic monitoring, standardized firearms seizure practices, enhanced lethality screening, and robust data analysis.
• The report says Berlin police should have notified the victim and followed up after a July 4 warning from a friend about threats, with state officials tracking the department’s internal review as two executive councilors urge discipline for involved officers.
• A prior Judicial Branch review found evidence supporting preventive detention, yet Michael Gleason Jr. was released on $5,000 bail, and the magistrate system was subsequently eliminated under a new bail law that took effect in September.
• Investigators report that police seized a large cache of firearms in April, a hidden handgun was later removed by an acquaintance, and the murder weapon was borrowed from a relative who was unaware of the arrest and protective orders.
• The state’s Domestic Violence Fatality Review Committee will conduct a deeper examination, as advocacy groups note the victim sought help and obtained a protective order, underscoring system gaps the DOJ says must be addressed.