The above-captioned matter was scheduled to be heard as a contested case on January 4, 1999, at which time the complainant and the respondents appeared in order to present testimony and argument on the complaint.

        At an informal conference prior to the January 4, 1999 hearing, the complainant and the respondents reached the terms of an agreement in resolution of this contested case. In response to the complainant’s October 19, 1998 request, the respondents, at the January 4, 1999 informal conference, furnished the complainant with a copy of a page from their "Communications Center Procedures" manual, which included a numbered item concerning "Day Log Entries". Furthermore, in response to the complainant’s October 20, 1998 request, the respondents agreed that, at the conclusion of the relevant prospective law enforcement actions, the respondents would also furnish the complainant with a copy of the report of a laboratory technician concerning potential fingerprints on a certain beer bottle. Based upon the terms of this agreement, the complainant informed the Commission that he wished to withdraw his complaint.

        The Commission warmly commends both the complainant and the respondents for working successfully to negotiate a non-litigated settlement of their earlier differences.

        The following order by the Commission is hereby recommended on the basis of the record concerning the above-captioned complaint:

        1. The complaint is hereby dismissed.

        Approved by Order of the Freedom of Information Commission at its regular meeting of February 10, 1999.

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Melanie R. Balfour

Acting Clerk of the Commission

PURSUANT TO SECTION 4-180(c), G.S., THE FOLLOWING ARE THE NAMES OF EACH PARTY AND THE MOST RECENT MAILING ADDRESS, PROVIDED TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION, OF THE PARTIES OR THEIR AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE.

THE PARTIES TO THIS CONTESTED CASE ARE:

Fred Radford
135 Pinewood Trail
Trumbull, CT 06611
Chief, Police Department,
Town of Trumbull; and
Police Department, Town
of Trumbull
c/o Lt. Thomas Kiely
Trumbull Police Department
158 Edison Road
Trumbull, CT 06611

__________________________

Melanie R. Balfour

Acting Clerk of the Commission

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