March 13 2025 Agenda

Office of Governmental Accountability

Meeting of the Board of Firearms Permit Examiners

Thursday, March 13, 2025 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 #23-710-R,

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

 

 

 

 

2) Case #23-514-D,

vs. Chief Fernando Spagnolo, Waterbury Police Department       Denial

 

 

 

 

3) Case 23-559-D,

vs. Chief Patrick Ridenhour, Danbury Police Department        Denial

 

 

 

 

4) Case 25-063-D, represented by Ralph D. Sherman, Esq.

vs Chief Christopher Perry, Newington Police Department      Denial

 

 

 

 

5) Case #23-714-R,

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

 

 

 

6) Case #23-362a-D,

vs. Chief Fernando Spagnolo, Waterbury Police Department       Denial

 

 

 

7) Case #23-555-D,

6s. Chief James Walsh, Norwalk Police Department      Denial

 

 

 

 

8) Case #24-722-R,

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

 

 

 

 

9) Case 23-465-D, represented by Ralph D. Sherman, Esq.

vs Chief Eric Osanitsch, Windsor Locks Police Department      Denial

 

 

 

 

10) Case #23-759-D,

vs Chief Roderick Porter, Bridgeport Police Department      Denial

 

 

 

 

11) Case #23-760-D,

vs Chief Roderick Porter, Bridgeport Police Department      Denial

 

 

 

 

12) Case #23-458-D,

V. Chief James Heavey, Norwich Police Department      Denial

 

 

 

 

13) Case #23-434-D,

vs. Chief James Heavey, Norwich Police Department      Denial

 

 

 

 

14) Case #23-733-R,

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

 

 

 

 

 

C. Secretary’s Report

 

 

1) Approval of March 6, 2025 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D. 17 Cases resolved or withdrew after review:

 

25-159-D

Bridgeport issued 3/4/2025

23-768-R

state reissued 3/4/2025

24-353-R

state reissued 3/4/2025

24-768-R

state reissued 3/4/2025

24-455-R

state reissued 3/4/2025

25-190-D

withdrew - moved 3/4/2025

23-252-D

withdrew - moved 3/4/2025

23-537-D

Waterbury issued 3/4/2025

23-519-D

Waterbury issued 3/5/2025

23-457-D

Waterbury issued 3/5/2025

23-456-D

Waterbury issued 3/5/2025

23-705-R

state reissued 3/5/2025

23-726-R

state reissued 3/5/2025

23-713-R

state reissued 3/5/2025

23-721-R

state reissued 3/5/2025

23-744-R

state reissued 3/7/2025

23-482-R

state reissued 3/7/2025

 

 

E. Dormant cases: 5 cases closed on 2/6/2025

 

25-158-R       

25-166-D        New London

25-175-D        East Hartford

25-183-R       

25-192-R       

 

 

 

F. Old Business:

 

 

G. New Business:

 

 

H. Adjournment