State police upset over gas restrictions

The state police union is challenging a new directive designed to reduce the department's gasoline consumption by prohibiting troopers from using state gas pumps on their days off.

[Bridgeport Resident]

If we get any fewer troopers on the road, we'll be in the minus category.

I see stranded motorists all the time and the I have never seen the occasional trooper that might be around stop. They go speeding by like they never saw the person.

[outsider]

I like the idea.

[Milford CT neighbor]

I think this is a bad directive. These guys are short-handed and need the cars in emergency's.

[Ct lady]

I love the idea.. we all are feeling the gas prices...

[amazed]

i think the whole contract should be renegotiated. personal use of the car should be taken away. drive to work like everyone else and pick up your state vehicle there. and the free gas should go too. 400 troopers on call on any shift should be enough. if there is a catastrophic emergency, then they get extra pay.

[petrol pete]

maybe these troopers don't need to do 80- 90 mph at 6:30am to get to troop g in Bridgeport to close out the shift..suck up the gas

[petrol pete]

Bridgeport Resident wrote:

If we get any fewer troopers on the road, we'll be in the minus category.
I see stranded motorists all the time and the I have never seen the occasional trooper that might be around stop. They go speeding by like they never saw the person.

they look the other way i have mentioned to them what about that car on the side of the road their reply WHAT CAR?

[MIKE]

amazed wrote:

i think the whole contract should be renegotiated. personal use of the car should be taken away. drive to work like everyone else and pick up your state vehicle there. and the free gas should go too. 400 troopers on call on any shift should be enough. if there is a catastrophic emergency, then they get extra pay.

Starting pay for state cops is about $10,000.00/yr less than municipal cops in this state because they get a car. Take the cars away and you have huge salary increases and giant OT budget to hire back cops for full 8 hour shifts because they wouldn't be able to respond off duty. A lot of cops would be very happy if they took the cars away.

[james beardsley]

MIKE wrote:

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Starting pay for state cops is about $10,000.00/yr less than municipal cops in this state because they get a car. Take the cars away and you have huge salary increases and giant OT budget to hire back cops for full 8 hour shifts because they wouldn't be able to respond off duty. A lot of cops would be very happy if they took the cars away.

mike stick to the parks good job on the gun today and try harder on the quad problem

[Joe Friday]

I wonder if the Bridgeport Police will follow with this? With all the take home cars and Lord knows there is enough of them. Most of the take home cars are not parked in Bridgeport. The size of the vehicle not to mention the lack of miles per gallon. The other thing is that are they allowed to go to out of state to the bordering states as the State Police can?

I would like to see a study on this to see if pulling the reins on the take home cars can save a few bucks here and there. This way there may be some money for raises.

[MIKE]

james beardsley wrote:

<quoted text>mike stick to the parks good job on the gun today and try harder on the quad problem

I don't know WTF you're talking about. I was commenting on the article about CSP. Are you talking about BPD?

[james beardsley]

disreguard

[james beardsley]

Connecticut Sam wrote:

James
You would make a great cop. You take bribes and eat donuts, and like to ride around with ladies cops.

whats wrong with that

[Connecticut Sam]

Nothing is wrong with my advices.