Suffield Police Department

Town Offices

Police Department

It is the mission of the Suffield Police Department to safeguard life and property in partnership with the community. We strive to do so with honor and integrity, while conducting ourselves with the highest ethical standards.

Our partnership with you is what binds us, encourages us, and energizes us to serve you. As we move forward, you will see that we are a progressive police agency embracing modern police practices and a community policing philosophy to improve our level of service. We believe this can be accomplished by working with you to prevent crime, solve problems, make arrests, and improve the quality of life in our community. Becoming one with our neighborhood(s) improves police service while enhancing crime prevention efforts to ensure a safe community for all.

Chief Richard D. Brown

Animal Control

It is the policy of the Suffield Police Department to maintain the position of an Animal Control Officer (ACO) and any assistants to this position, to serve as its primary agents with regard to animal protection, regulation, control, public health and safety as it relates to animal control (Suffield Police Department General Order #3-5).

Our Pets for Adoption on Petfinder.com

Mark Blackaby
Animal Control Officer
mblackaby@suffieldct.gov
(860) 668 3870

Ryan Selig
Animal Control Officer
rselig@suffieldct.gov
(860) 668 3870

Nuisance Wildlife Control Office
(860) 424 3011

Bazaar, Raffle, & Bingo Applications

In accordance with Public Act No. 17-231 the State of Connecticut as of January 1, 2018, has revised the law for processing applications with municipalities for: Bazaars, Raffles, Bingo, and reporting statements. This new Act transfers the permitting and reporting responsibility of bazaars, bingos, and raffles from the State of Connecticut to municipalities.

You can locate all the necessary applications/forms/instructions used by this municipality for the permitting process under “Applications & Forms”.

Please note, the Department of Consumer Protection will retain the responsibility of permitting and enforcement of all equipment, ticket dealers, manufacturers and distributors related to sealed tickets, bingos, bazaars and raffles. The State of Connecticut DCP will continue processing permit applications for sealed ticket gaming, as this area was not part of the law change.

The following procedural changes for bazaars, bingos, and raffle applications have been implemented per the new Public Act:

All applications will be accepted at the Suffield Police Department, and no longer accepted at the Department of Consumer Protection [DCP].
The Suffield Police Department will collect fees applicable to each application when submitted to this Department.
Permit applications and fees may be hand delivered or mailed to the municipality located at:
Suffield Police Department
Attn: Permit Service
911 Mountain Road
Suffield, CT 06078
The municipality will notify the applicant when the Chief of Police has granted approval and signed an official Certificate for the event.
The municipality will collect their portion of the fee.

Applicants can be downloaded from the Department of Consumer Protection's website at ct.gov/dcp. Please do not use old applications. If you should have questions or concerns, contact the dcp.gamingcharitable@ct.gov.

Please take note: "Teacup" Raffles and "50/50" Raffles are bazaar activities and require a bazaar application.

Pistol Permit Applications

The state of Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection no longer provides pre-printed pistol permit applications nor will the pre-printed applications be available at your local police department.

Applications and information available in the Records Division Forms > Pistol Permit Applications of the Applications, Documents, and Forms area of this page.
Effective 2017, pistol permit checks are to be made out to the "Town of Suffield" in the amount of $87.00
Pistol permit fee of $87.00 includes State and Federal fingerprinting costs
After all approvals and before releasing signed temporary State Pistol Permit, additional fee of $70.00 (made out to "Town of Suffield") will be collected

Records Division

State Police Records Check

Suffield Police Department Records Division Hours:
Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM (unless by appointment),
Closed for lunch 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Excluding Holidays

Please print and fill out appropriate form found in the in the Records Division Forms section of the Applications, Documents, and Forms area of this page.
All forms MUST be complete or they will not be processed
Send or bring completed form to:
Suffield Police Department
911 Mountain Road
Suffield, CT 06078

Public Fingerprinting Hours:

Tuesday 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Thursday 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Suffield Residents: $10.00 Fee
Non-Residents*: $25.00

*Anyone that does not live in the Town of Suffield

Questions? Call Elizabeth Sagan at (860) 668 3311 or email the Records Clerk at esagan@suffieldct.gov

Traffic

To request additional enforcement of traffic regulations in a particular location within Suffield:

Download, print and complete Citizen Request for Traffic Enforcement form
Please be very specific when providing location, dates, times and directions of travel
Present completed form to the Public Safety Dispatcher on-duty at Suffield Police Headquarters
Completed form will be assigned case number and forwarded to Patrol Division for assignment (as service volume and criminal caseloads permit)

To request modifications of traffic control devices, markings and/or signage on roadways within the Town of Suffield:

Complete Roadway Safety Device Request form
Present form in-person to the Suffield Board of Police Commissioners at regularly scheduled meeting
Request forms received by any other method will be returned to requester
Police Commission will respond accordingly