Meriden officials seek to clear up confusion following concerning school gun incident
MERIDEN, Conn. — Officials in Meriden want to assure parents and students that the school environment is safe following a concerning incident where...
MERIDEN, Conn. — Officials in Meriden want to assure parents and students that the school environment is safe following a concerning incident where a handgun was brought into school. City and school officials told FOX61 they rely partly on a strong relationship with Meriden Police, who only have 106 officers out of their full complement of 123. That's led to some tough decisions. The short staffing has forced school resource officers to be plucked from their original duties. 'We pulled the SROs out of our middle schools for a temporary basis to help backfill some of the vacancies we had on patrol,' explained Mayor Kevin Scarpati.