Was That The Dunkin' Doughnuts On East Putnam Avenue Or The Dunkin' Doughnuts On West Putnam Avenue?Police shouldn't be bad-mouthed over addresses
To the editor:
The members of the Greenwich Police Department put a tremendous amount of effort into maintaining the highest standards. We strive to be the best Police Department for our citizens, and make them proud of our community policing and investigative prowess.....
....I was disappointed in an article in the April 30 Greenwich Time titled "Cos Cob pushes for address change delay." In it, the writer quoted Jim Boutelle, Representative Town Meeting District 8 chairman. Mr. Boutelle said that he found it unfathomable that public safety officers and dispatchers don't know their way around town.
He was further quoted as saying,
"I think every cop in town knows where Dunkin' Donuts is."
This initiative did not start in the Police Department. Whereas it makes reasonable sense from the Police Department's view that sequential street numbers would be easier to locate than nonsequential numbers, I don't believe the police were the driving force behind it.
Furthermore, in response to Mr Boutelle's concern about personnel not knowing their way around Cos Cob, he must realize that we have civilian dispatchers now. Many of them probably never set foot in Cos Cob, and they send our officers based on citizen calls.......
.....That being said, the members of the Silver Shield Association will remain silent on the issue.
We support our chief and the community.
James Bonney
James Bonney
The writer is president of the Silver Shield Association and an RTM delegate from District 4 Byram.
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