Office of Governmental Accountability

Meeting of the Board of Firearms Permit Examiners

Thursday, May 8, 2025 10:00am

165 Capitol Ave., Conference Room D-E

Hartford, CT 06106

 

AGENDA

 

 

A. Call to Order:

1) Introductory Statement

2) Roll Call, Board Members

3) Roll Call, Appellants

4) Administer Oath

 

 

B. Hearings: Cases scheduled for 10:00am or AS soon thereafter as the matter may be reached:

 

 

1) Case #24-591-D,

vs. Chief Marc Balestracci, Waterford Police Department       Denial

 

 

 

 

2) Case #24-055-D,

vs. Chief Fernando Spagnolo, Waterbury Police Department       Denial

 

 

 

 

3) Case #23-585-D, represented by James W. Cummings, Esq.

vs. Chief Karen Krasicky, Plymouth Police Department      Denial

 

 

 

 

4) Case #23-795-D, represented by Ralph D. Sherman, Esq.

vs. Chief Marshall Porter, Glastonbury Police Department        Denial

 

 

 

 

5) Case #23-792-D,

vs. Chief Marc Balestracci, Waterford Police Department       Denial

 

 

 

 

6) Case #24-085-R,

vs. Commissioner Ronnell A. Higgins, Dept. of Emergency Services and Public Protection    Revocation

 

 

 

 

7) Case #24-086-R,

vs. Commissioner Ronnell A. Higgins, Dept. of Emergency Services and Public Protection    Revocation

 

 

 

 

8) Case 24-024-D,

vs. Chief Erik Costa, Middletown Police Department      Denial

 

 

 

 

9) Case #24-047-D,

vs. Chief Fernando Spagnolo, Waterbury Police Department       Denial

 

 

 

 

10) Case #23-735-D,

vs. Chief James Heavey, Greenwich Police Department      Denial

 

 

 

 

11) Case 23-796-D, represented by Ralph D. Sherman, Esq.

vs Chief Timothy Shaw, Stamford Police Department      Denial

 

 

 

 

12) Case #23-616-R,

vs. Commissioner Ronnell A. Higgins, Dept. of Emergency Services and Public Protection    Revocation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C. Secretary’s Report

 

 

Approval of April 24, 2025 minutes

 

 

D. 20 Cases resolved or withdrew after review:

24-052-D	Bridgeport issued 4/25/2025
24-536-R	state reissued 4/25/2025
24-076-R	state reissued 4/25/2025
23-042-D	withdrew 4/28/2025
24-040-D	withdrew 4/28/2025
23-042-D	withdrew 4/29/2025
24-107-R	state reissued 4/29/2025
24-777-D	Waterbury issued 4/30/2025
24-133-R	state reissued 4/30/2025
23-704-R	state reissued 4/30/2025
24-117-R	state reissued 5/1/2025
24-123-R	withdrew 5/1/2025
25-124-D	withdrew 5/5/2025
24-204-R	state reissued 5/5/2025
24-099-R	state reissued 5/5/2025
24-089-R	state reissued 5/5/2025
24-113-R	state reissued 5/6/2025
24-056-D	Manchester issued 5/6/2025
24-004-R	state reissued 5/6/2025
23-618-D	Bridgeport issued 5/7/2025

 

 

E. Dormant cases:

 

 

F. Old Business:

 

 

G. New Business:

 

 

H. Adjournment