What You Need To Know About Move-In Day At New Police Station

NORTH BRANFORD, CT —Tuesday, the North Branford Police Department moves operations to its new facility.

"We look forward to serving you in this new facility," police posted to Facebook, adding, "And are grateful for all of the continued support from this great community."

"It's an exciting day," police noted, but added there are a few important things folks need to know.

• The non-emergency lines will be going down for a short period of time as they are re-ported over to our new facility. We have two cell phones active for this cutover to handle all non-emergency calls. Those numbers are: 203-464-5839 and 203-645-8270. There will also be a message sent via Facebook to notify residents when the phone lines are operational at the new building.
• All 911 phone calls will be transferred to another facility during the transfer of services, police said. "This is common practice in the 911 system and safeguards have and will always be in place," police noted. "Our dispatchers will be receiving emergency 911 calls from our partner agency and dispatching any and all resources. A message will be sent once we are operational at the new facility."

• Staffing has been increased for this transition and all of our vendors are very familiar with this process as they have done this at other 911 centers around the state.

Follow the North Branford Police Department Facebook page for more information.

Construction began on the new $16.2 million facility in February 2023. Located at 305 Forest Road, across the street from the old police building and the entrance to the Town’s Public Works complex, the facility represents a cooperative effort between local, state, and federal authorities with $4.5 million in state funding and $1 million in federal EOC grant funds.

Wednesday, a grand opening ceremony and ribbon-cutting is set for 9:30 a.m. The public is invited to attend the ceremony where local, state, and federal officials, including U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-3) and State House Minority Leader Vincent Candelora (R-86), will be on hand to celebrate the new state-of-the-art facility.

Later, at 6:30 p.m., the department hosts the official swearing in of Chief James Lovelace and Deputy Chief Michael Pendleton at the North Branford Auditorium between the High School and Intermediate School at 654 Foxon Road.

After the ceremony, light refreshments will be served in the Auditorium lobby. All are invited to attend.