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Office of Governmental Accountability

Meeting of the Board of Firearms Permit Examiners

Thursday, November 6, 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 #24-644-R,

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

 

 

 

 

2) Case #24-575-R,

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

 

 

 

 

3) Case #24-617-D,

vs. Chief Roderick Porter, Bridgeport Police Department       Denial

 

 

 

 

4) Case #24-144-D, represented by Ralph D. Sherman, Esq.

vs. Chief James Walsh, Norwalk Police Department      Denial

 

 

 

 

5) Case #24-522-D,

vs. Chief Patrick Daley, Norwich Police Department       Denial

 

 

 

 

 

 

6) Case #24-554-D,

vs. Chief Mack Hawkins, East Hartford Police Department       Denial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7) Case #24-588-D,

vs. Chief Mack Hawkins, East Hartford Police Department       Denial

 

 

 

 

 

8) Case 24-264-D, represented by Ralph D. Sherman, Esq.

vs Chief Donald J. Melanson, Windsor Police Department      Denial

 

 

 

 

9) Case #24-391-D,

vs. Chief William Baldwin, Torrington Police Department     Denial

 

 

 

 

10) Case #24-563-D,

vs. Chief Vincent DeMaio, Clinton Police Department      Denial

 

 

 

 

11) Case 24-497-D, represented by Ralph D. Sherman, Esq.

vs. Chief Frederick Sifodaskalakis, Cromwell Police Department      Denial

 

 

 

 

12) Case #24-528-D,

vs. Chief Kevin Glenn, North Haven Police Department      Denial

 

 

 

 

C. Secretary’s Report

 

 

1) Approval of October 16, 2025 minutes

 

 

D. 23 Cases resolved or withdrew after review:

24-754-R

state reissued 10/10/2025

26-061-R

state reissued 10/15/2025

24-626-R

state reissued 10/15/2025

24-210-R

state reissued 10/15/2025

24-597-R

state reissued 10/15/2025

24-068-D

Bridgeport issued 10/16/2025

24-543-D

Norwalk issued 10/20/2025

24-559-D

Stamford issued 10/20/2025

24-303-D

Bethel issued 9/17/2025

24-645-R

state reissued 10/21/2025

24-670-R

state issued 10/21/2025

24-639-R

state reissued 10/21/2025

24-281-D

moved/Manchester issued 10/21/2025

24-565-D

Bridgeport issued 10/22/2025

24-247-D

withdrew - moved 10/24/2025

26-179-CD

Waterbury issued 10/24/2025

25-678-D

Farmington issued 10/24/2025

24-541-D

Bridgeport issued 10/27/2025

24-510-R

withdrew 10/27/2025

24-602-R

state reissued 10/30/2025

24-649-R

state reissued 10/30/2025

24-662-R

state reissued 10/30/2025

24-679-R

state reissued 10/30/2025

 

 

E. Dormant cases: 5 cases closed - 2 closed on 9/22/25 and 3 closed on 10/23/25

 

25-627-R

25-704-D

Norwich

 

25-739-D

Oxford

 

25-753-R

 

25-768-R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F. Old Business:

 

 

G. New Business:

 

 

H. Adjournment