Fired trooper who left crash scene barred as law enforcement officer in CT

Fired trooper who left crash scene barred as law enforcement officer in CT

A former Connecticut State Police Trooper was decertified Thursday by the Police Officer Standards and Training Council (POST) Action Subcommittee. The decision means Catherine Koeppel can no longer serve as a law enforcement officer in the state. NBC Connecticut Investigates first reported on Koeppel in 2022, when she was arrested and charged with evading responsibility, a misdemeanor. Investigators said Koeppel, who was then a sergeant, was of…