The report details a crash by Hartford Police Chief Jason Thody on May 31, 2020 while he was driving his City of Hartford vehicle, a 2019 Chevy Tahoe.
The report, written by Thody's Chief of Staff at the time, Lieutenant Brian Bowsza, The report states "on the above date and time", but no time is noted. The narrative states that Thody was on Route 154 in Chester , Connecticut when "the vehicle" momentarily crossed the right lane boundary marker and made contact with the guardrail.
There is no mention of damage estimates in Bowsza's report, but sources familiar with the crash estimated that repairs would be in excess of $5,000.
The report further states that the "Connecticut State Police was immediately notified, but declined to respond or provide a case number". That sounds a little odd, but it is easy enough to verify with the Connecticut State Police as far as incident reports, Dispatch entries and actual phone recordings. Much more on that in a future post.
In the meantime, this incident raises more questions than answers. Why did it take almost 13 days for a report to be generated by Bowsza. Hartford's 911 Dispatch Center's records apparently show that the case number wasn't requested until June 12, 2020.
Is the Chief allowed to override policy and procedure and Connecticut State law on reporting an accident? Why is there no mention of the Headquarters Lieutenant being notified as required if there was any interaction with another Police Agency such as CSP? Why was the Crime Scene Division not requested to take photographs of the damage as is normally done with a police vehicle accident?
Who else was in the vehicle with Thody and what City business was being conducted in Chester Connecticut at approximately 6:00PM on a Sunday evening. Was alcohol potentially involved or what "distracted" Thody to veer and hit the guardrail?
Much more to come on this I am sure. Another case of leadership by example at HPD.
10 comments:
Wow, I strongly encourage anyone in the Chiefs Complex feeling stress or frustration to seek EAP.
wow
Outrageous !!!!!
Why Has a STATE POLICE SUPERVISOR Not Been NOTIFIED OF THIS ACCIDENT /INCIDENT?
Why has the Hartford Police Civilian Review Board not been notified?
Why would Hartford Mayor Luke Bronan not conduct an Immediate Investigation?
WHERE IS THE HARTFORD CITY COUNCIL ON THIS MATTER ?
Where is the Hartford Courant? Where is The TV MEDIA COVERAGE ?
A Hartford Police Captain ROBERT RUDEWICZ WAS FIRED AS ACTING POLICE CHIEF WHEN HE FLED THE
SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT (OUT OF TOWN)YEARS AGO around 2003 AND DEMOTED TO CAPTAIN SIMILAR TYPE OF INCIDENT. He REPORTED the ACCIDENT !0 days Later.
WHY WHY WHY
Thody has a long history of shenanigans and drinking throughout his career. One would have thought he would have grown up and matured as he assumed the role of chief. Instead he became emboldened after beating the system over and over again. If Thody was smart, he’d resign now. I foresee this incident and the cover up following the incident getting much worse as the truth and further details emerge. I see no other option other than swift and immediate removal.
Corruption at its best! Imagine what they’ll do to officers who dare to complain about racist cops and the complaints they made. This goes from the Chiefs Complex to Human Resources to City Hall Attorneys, and right to the mayor himself! They all know what’s going on but they cover it all up and will fight it to the end with the tax payers money.
Wow just do a investigation now check what was the reason why this accident wasn’t reported the right way check the damages of the vehicle if any damages on any city property and stop making all this drama just don’t waste time be on cameras and do the the investigation it’s easy at accident it’s accident
@Miguel it’s more than that. We have an integrity issue here.
Exact same thing happened when meffererd totaled a car on rte2 and called rethis at home and not the watch commander who in turn had allan take photos instead of csd then bypassed ed staff at hh to prevent blood being drawn to avoid dui detection. Same ole song
To add to this ALLAN was RETHIS BROTHER IN LAW
TALK ABOUT CORRUPTION AND NEPOTISM.
How is that corruption? Rethis didn't hire Allan and they weren't married when Allan was hired.
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