Hartford - Following a serious assault with a firearm this past weekend at The Mansion nightclub, located at 183-191 Ann Uccello Street, Hartford Police announced today that they will be enforcing Hartford Municipal Code Section 29-17 by requiring the owner of The Mansion nightclub to hire a police detail during evening business hours.

The provisions of the ordinance (see below) require public safety police details for places of public amusement and extended hours businesses where the Chief of Police deems the "public safety of  the patrons, invitees, employees or the general public require the deployment of a police detail to the premises." 

In addition, during a meeting with the owner of Papas Pizza, the location of a second shooting this past weekend, Hartford Police learned that the restaurant will voluntarily close at 7:00 p.m. daily.

Furthermore, Hartford Police will continue to deploy a downtown special detail of a sergeant and six patrol officers on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights to ensure the safety of residents, patrons and businesses enjoying downtown entertainment venues.

Detectives of the HPD's Major Crimes Division continue to investigate both shooting incidents and ask anyone with information to call Hartford Crime Stoppers at 860-722-TIPS (8477).

City of Hartford Municipal Code; Public Safety Police Details Sec. 29-17.  Public safety police detail for places of public amusement and extended hours business premises. (a)   The chief of police shall review all incident reports for property locations to which public safety personnel reported or were summoned or for which a complaint was filed with the police department for any loud, disturbing, illegal or violent conduct at any place of public amusement or extended hours convenience stores ("premises"). Such incident reports shall contain the name and address of the premises and the name of the permittee(s) or owner(s) in charge of the premises. (b)   The chief of police shall review such incident reports together with any other reliable information available to him/her concerning the premises. After such review, the chief of police shall determine whether the public safety of the patrons, invitees, employees or the general public require the deployment of a police detail to the premises. (c)   For purposes of determining whether to deploy a police detail, the chief of police shall consider, but not be limited to the following factors in making such a determination: (1)   The nature, scope, and seriousness of the incident(s); (2)   The occurrence of violence and whether physical injuries resulted; (3)   Historical information regarding the premises and the owner(s) or permittee(s) with respect to similar incidents; (4)   The level of cooperation or lack of cooperation from the owner(s) or permittee(s) of the premises in addressing or correcting incident(s); and (5)   The benefit to the public's safety of deploying a police detail to the premises. (d)   In the event it is determined that a police detail is necessary for public safety purposes the permittee(s) or owner(s) in charge of the premises will upon notice be required to pay the cost to the city of each police detail officer, in a number determined by the chief of police, as well as any necessary expenses incurred by the police department for providing such services. Said police detail shall initially be required for no more than four (4) weeks. After said period, the chief of police shall review the situation and any new information available to him/her. The chief of police may revise the number of detail police officers required or may terminate the requirement for police detail. The chief of police shall continue this four-week review cycle until such time as he/she determines that a police detail is not necessary. (e)   Prior to any determination by the chief of police of the necessity for a police detail, he or she shall notify the permittee(s) or owner(s), in charge of the premises, in writing, via in hand delivery or via certified mail mailed to the premises, and shall offer the permittee(s) or owner(s) an opportunity to present any evidence within ten (10) business days which he or she believes is relevant to the decision of whether to order a police detail. (f)   Upon determination that a police detail is so ordered, failure of any permittee(s) or owner(s) to promptly pay in full for a police detail or to abide by the decision of the chief of police shall be forthwith punishable by way of police action temporarily closing the premises and subject the permittee(s) or owner(s) to additional costs, legal fees and interest. The chief of police shall also report such failure to pay for police detail or to comply with orders or directives of the chief of police to the division of licenses and inspections for immediate action pursuant to section 21-9 of this Code suspending or, as appropriate, terminating both the permit or license to operate, where applicable. (Ord. No. 13-05, 10-11-05; Ord. No. 05-07, 5-29-07) Cross references:  Extended hours convenience stores, §§ 21-101 et seq.