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Office of Governmental Accountability

Meeting of the Board of Firearms Permit Examiners

Thursday, February 19, 2026 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 #25-037-D,

vs. Chief Mack Hawkins, East Hartford Police Department      Denial

 

 

 

 

2) Case #25-091-R,

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

 

 

 

 

3) Case #25-111-R, represented by Charles K. Norris, Esq.

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

 

 

 

 

4) Case #25-109-R,

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

 

 

 

 

5) Case #25-088-R,

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

 

 

 

 

6) Case #26-094-D,

vs. Chief Alaric Fox, Enfield Police Department      Denial

 

 

 

 

7) Case 25-024-D,

vs Chief Erik Costa, Middletown Police Department      Denial

 

 

 

 

8) Case 25-029-D,

vs Chief Erik Costa, Middletown Police Department      Denial

 

 

 

 

9) Case 25-031-D,

vs Chief Erik Costa, Middletown Police Department      Denial

 

 

 

 

10) Case #25-073-D, represented by Gregory Miller, Esq. 

vs. First Selectman Tina Falck, Griswold Town Hall      Denial

 

 

 

 

C. Secretary’s Report

 

 

1) Approval of February 5, 2026 minutes

 

 

 

D. 26 Cases resolved or withdrew after review:

 

25-117-R

state reissued 2/4/2026

26-303-CD

Waterbury issued 2/4/2026

25-066-R

state reissued 2/4/2026

25-431-R

state reissued 2/4/2026

24-350-R

state reissued 2/9/2026

26-260-CD/D

Waterbury issued 2/5/2026

25-062-D

Bridgeport issued 2/3/2026

25-135-D

withdrew/Bpt issued AP by default 3/13/25

25-090-D

Bridgeport issued 2/9/2026 (9/24/24)

25-273-D

Waterbury issued 2/9/2026

25-025-D

Bridgeport issued 2/10/2026

25-059-R

state reissued 2/10/2026

25-103-R

state reissued 2/10/2026

25-115-R

state reissued 2/10/2026

25-095-D

withdrew 2/10/2026

25-208-R

withdrew 2/10/2026

26-033-R

state reissued 2/10/2026

25-121-R

state reissued 2/10/2026

25-733-R

state reissued 2/11/2026

26-400-R

state reissued 2/13/2026

25-086-D

Bridgeport issued 2/13/2026

25-200-D

Waterbury issued 2/13/2026

25-348-D

Meriden issued 2/13/2026

24-666-D

withdrew 2/13/2026

25-058-D

Bridgeport issued 2/18/2026

24-096-SD

state reissued 2/17/2026

 

 

 

 

E. Dormant cases: 2 cases closed on 2/5/2026

 

26-172-D    (Waterbury)

26-192-D      (Waterbury)

 

 

F. Old Business:

 

 

G. New Business:

 

 

H. Adjournment