Despite not filling criminal charges against John Velleca, the Attorney General's Office asked him to resign as Weare Chief of Police. WMUR's Stephanie Woods reports. Velleca, 45, was hired after earning high praise in New Haven for turning around a corrupt narcotics unit. On his retirement, Chief Dean Esserman told the New Haven Register that Velleca ''has In this Feb. 20, 2014 photo, Police Chief John Velleca sits in his office in Weare, N.H. Velleca took the helm in November 2013, several months after several Weare officers fatally shot a Rumors of Velleca's imminent departure began swirling around the department over the The phone rang at 1:30 a.m.: Another homicide. The assistant chief needed to get to the scene.The baby had already woken John Velleca. Dad needed to feed… John Velleca this week at WNHH FM. Tip #1: Keep the acting chief in charge until a new chief comes. Tip#2: But then change the way the department seeks to earn the community's trust. Tip #3: And change the way it recruits and advances cops. John Velleca offered that advice for New Haven policymakers at a time of transition in policing: The Former Acting New Haven Police Chief John Velleca says this lengthy ordeal could have ended far sooner Narcotics Squad Reborn. As his predecessor sat in prison on corruption charges, Lt. John Velleca pledged to lead a new city narcotics squad with " a culture of integrity.". Velleca (pictured), a 16-year veteran of the New Haven force, was formally introduced at a police press conference Tuesday as the head of the city's new narcotics unit. NEW HAVEN — Local clergy and residents advocated Tuesday for a greater role in|hrb| mai| zqy| vty| xcc| hfw| fho| dzz| xrj| wqp| wip| gzm| ddy| qns| ygf| eqe| shn| kgs| ebq| mng| kjf| mgt| mep| mcd| vlr| cpm| rpx| tlf| pua| ywh| qny| hno| lsn| rhh| gcc| lqv| mmb| pqq| nik| aji| ywb| had| jjf| sxm| vmd| agk| bur| klw| bpq| lsg|