Local police will follow until state troopers arrive and will stay the whole time thru

They do not.

Only in Naugatuck on 8. Everywhere else is CSP

The highways are patrolled by the state pd . The city’s do not patrol the highway

I live in Naugatuck and never seen Naugy cops on actual RT8. They are always hang out before the on ramp by Sunoco/cumbies.

They’ve gotten me by 25 more than once over the years. I questioned it of course and was told by CSP that NPD had jurisdiction on 8 as well, dates back to when 8 was just a bunch of small highways that weren’t connected yet. I’ve seen them pull people over too, they also got a friend for fake plates about 7 years ago right by 25

Good to know.

State Police still pull people over?

The small percentage of crimes that are still allowed to be prosecuted.

I have seen Westport PD parked perpendicular to 95 and Shelton PD parked perpendicular to Route 8. Looked just like a speed trap both times but I couldn’t say for sure.

Definitely doesn't include speeding, improper Lane change following to close, commercial vehicles on the parkway... I could keep going but I'm tired...

They can pull over on the highway within their city jurisdiction and if someone is committing a felony

You have cool friends

Yes depending on the town. Once they hut rhe exit around or in their town its state police

If the highway is in the town the police work for, yes, they have normal arrest powers. As a matter of practice, local police do not patrol the highways. Retired leo here

Local PD would be legally allowed to stop someone on any road that goes through their municipality, for example New Haven PD could stop cars on 91/95, however the jurisdiction for what incidents that happen on the highway would fall to CSP. As a matter of practice, local police generally don’t patrol CSP jurisdictions and vice versa. Also, any officer has the authority to make a felony arrest anywhere in the state.

State highways State troopers

The municipalities normally don't patrol the highway but they technically could. Particularly the sections that travel through their jurisdiction. They can stop a car on a highway.

IIRC there are some weird jurisdictional lines on Route 9 in Middletown around the stoplights. Middletown PD has exits 13-16 (RT 17 connector to Hartford Ave) CSP Troop G, north of 16 and Troop F south of 13.

no… unless they are involved in like a chase or something and they have to get radio clearance to go. watch super troopers

Don't call me radio

well then dont call me unit 91, radio

I hate that town, always get pinched for rolling a stop or not wearing a seatbelt.seat belt.. two tickets in 25 years, both in that shit town

Naugatuck in the early 90s was actually cool if you don’t like being policed. I mean I was like 6 but I remember how it was to get off 25 with no bullshit cop car waiting for you along the ramp. Used to be dirt bikes, quads, hell even just normal BMX all over the wooded areas/water company lands and the cops never would bother anyone. Some dude that lived next door to me had his house filled with pot plants and the whole area just reeked and still no one cared. Ahh the good ol days.