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11/14/2018 08:23 AMConnecticut State Police Trooper First Class Dawn Taylor was one of 15 Connecticut law enforcement officers and community members honored by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut at an Oct. 30 Community Policing Awards Ceremony.
“Today we honor the very best in community policing in Connecticut,” said U.S. Attorney John H. Durham. “These deserving law enforcement officers understand that community policing is an effective way to prevent crime, solve neighborhood problems and keep our cities and towns safe and secure. They know that it is critically important to engage with members of the community in positive, friendly and constructive ways, long before a call for service. My sincere congratulations to each of these award recipients. I thank them for their invaluable work, which continues to strengthen the communities they serve.”
According to the nomination, Taylor has approximately 13 years of service with the Connecticut State Police. She has served as a patrol trooper, academy instructor, resident trooper, and narcotics K9 handler. Currently, she is the resident trooper in Deep River where she has an excellent reputation within the community.
Taylor is involved in many events and activities in the Deep River and Troop F area. She is actively involved with Regional School District #4 (Deep River, Essex, and Chester). She regularly visits the schools at bus drop-off and pick-up times and often walks the halls speaking with the students. Taylor supports the DARE program, conducts K9 demonstrations, attends school events and sporting games. Taylor is actively involved with many tri-town area groups to include the Safety Awareness Committee, Youth & Family Coalition, and Juvenile Review Board. She also teaches a drug-endangered children class at the academy to new police recruits.
Taylor is very involved with community events, which include the annual Deep River Muster weekend and several other parades and road races. Taylor’s positive and energized attitude about community policing make her stand out among her peers.