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Office of Governmental Accountability

Meeting of the Board of Firearms Permit Examiners

Thursday, January 8, 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 #24-712-D

vs. Chief Roberto Rosado, Meriden Police Department      Denial

 

 

 

 

2) Case #24-711-D,

vs. Chief Roderick Porter, Bridgeport Police Department       Denial

 

 

 

 

3) Case #24-451-R, represented by Ralph D. Sherman, Esq.

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

 

 

 

 

4) Case #24-710-D,

vs. Chief John Puglisi, Brookfield Police Department      Denial

 

 

 

 

5) Case #24-721-D,

vs. Chief Patrick Ridenhour, Danbury Police Department      Denial

 

 

 

 

6) Case #24-750-D,

vs. Chief Roderick Porter, Bridgeport Police Department       Denial

 

 

 

 

7) Case 24-558-D,

vs. Chief David Kullgren., Newtown Police Department        Denial

 

 

 

 

 

 

8) Case 24-683-D,

vs. Chief David Kullgren, Newtown Police Department        Denial

 

 

 

 

C. Secretary’s Report

 

 

1) Approval of December 11, 2025 minutes

 

 

D. 37 cases resolved or withdrew after review:

 

25-623-D

Branford issued 12/10/2025

24-480-D

Bethel issued 12/10/2025

26-003-R

state reissued 12/10/2025 (11/19/25)

24-195-R

withdrew 12/10/2025

24-704-R

state reissued 12/10/2025

24-636-D

Milford issued 12/12/2025 (5/13/24)

24-685-R

state reissued 12/12/2025

24-687-D

Plainville issued 12/12/2025

24-776-D

Glastonbury issued 12/15/2025

24-762-D

withdrew 12/15/2025

26-268-D

Waterbury issued 12/15/2025

25-176-D

Bridgeport issued 12/15/2025

25-020-D

Ansonia issued 12/17/2025

26-060-R

state reissued 12/17/2025 (10/6/25)

26-097-R

state reissued 12/17/2025

24-706-D

Bridgeport issued 12/17/2025

26-047-R

state reissued 12/17/2025 (8/12/25)

24-655-R

state reissued 12/18/2025

25-526-R

state reissued 12/18/2025

25-136-D

Hamden issued 12/18/2025

26-163-R

state reissued 12/15/2025

24-714-R

withdrew 12/29/2025

24-703-D

Meriden issued12/29/2025

24-640-D

Waterbury issued 12/29/2025

24-646-D

Wolcott issued 12/29/2025

25-026-R

state reissued 12/29/2025

26-211-CD

Waterbury issued 12/22/2025

24-724-R

state reissued 12/31/2025

25-019-R

state reissued 12/31/2025

24-702-R

state reissued 12/31/2025

24-697-R

state reissued 12/31/2025

24-779-R

state reissued 12/31/2025

25-016-R

state reissued 12/31/2025

24-730-R

state reissued 12/31/2025

24-766-R

state reissued 12/30/2025

24-743-R

withdrew 1/5/2026

 

24-294-D

withdraw 1/2/2026 - moved

 

 

 

 

E. Dormant case: 1 case closed on 12/22/2025

 

26-021-R     

 

F. Old Business:

 

 

G. New Business:

 

 

H. Adjournment: