Michael DiMeglio
Service Record
Norwalk Connecticut Police Department
| Rank | Officer |
| Dates of Service | January 17, 2012[1] - October 15, 2021[2] |
| Salary | $204,602 (2020)[3] |
| Last Known Status | Resigned[2] |
Commendations
2015 Meritorious Commendation Certificate
On February 26, 2015, DiMeglio received a Meritorious Commendation Certificate for "courage and conviction" after he and another officer "scaled the rocky cliffs in the thickly wooded area" to help a suicidal juvenile.[4]
Incident Reports
2016 Insubordination
Response Timeline
In 2016, DiMeglio was suspended for two days due to "insubordination" and for a violation involving the use of department equipment.[5]
2020 Dereliction of Duty
In April 2020, DiMeglio was dispatched on a report of a suspicious person. After he did not respond, officers found him asleep at his house.[6]
2020 Dereliction of Duty
During the overnight shift on October 9-10, 2020, DiMeglio and Officer Sara Laudano were on duty while drinking with a friend.[6]
DiMeglio received a call for a house alarm. On body-worn camera video, DiMeglio is shown working to clear the home with his service weapon drawn.[6]
DiMeglio, Laudano, and the friend met up in a school parking lot to continue drinking for at least two hours.[6]
DiMeglio received three calls for service, which he claimed to have responded to. All of the reporting parties later said that they had not been contacted by an officer.[6]
Later in the shift, police dispatchers attempted to reach Laudano by radio and cell phone. When she did not respond, they tracked the GPS in her police cruiser to a hotel, where they found DiMeglio and Laudano who were "not in a condition to respond to calls for service".[2][6]
Response Timeline
DiMeglio and Laudano were placed on administrative leave.[2]
An internal investigaton found that DiMeglio and Laudano had "betrayed the public trust".[2]
On January 5, 2021, DiMeglio and Laudano were charged with second-degree larceny and second-degree reckless endangerment.[2][7]
On March 10, 2021, DiMeglio and Laudano were decertified by the state's Police Officer Standards and Training Council, which prevents them from working as police officers in the state.[8]
On September 29, 2021, a judge denied DiMeglio's request to enter an accelerated rehabilitation program, which could have led to the charges being dropped. The judge described the charges as "too serious".[9]
On October 15, 2021, DiMeglio and Laudano resigned.[2]
On March 24, 2022, DiMeglio pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of sixth-degree larceny and second-degree reckless endangerment and was fined $1,000. DiMeglio will not be eligible to recertify as a police officer in the state.[2][10]
LEO Ratings
References
- ↑ 2020 Annual Report, Norwalk Police Department, 2020
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Pat Tomlinson, Former Norwalk officer pleads guilty to reduced charges, won’t be allowed to recertify as police officer, Stamford Advocate, 2022-03-24
- ↑ Michael Dimeglio, Police Department - Police Officer, City of Norwalk, govSalaries
- ↑ Annual Awards Ceremony, Norwalk, CT Police Department, 2015-02-27
- ↑ Richard Chumney, At least a dozen Norwalk police officers punished for misconduct since 2015, records show, The Hour, 2021-07-18
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Pat Tomlinson, Warrant: CT police officers were drinking and driving, ignoring service calls, CT Insider, 2021-01-06
- ↑ Pat Tomlinson, Officers accused of drinking on duty resign from Norwalk PD, The Hour, 2021-10-19
- ↑ Richard Chumney, Ex-Norwalk cops decertified after probe found they ‘betrayed the public trust,’ documents show, The Hour, 2022-03-17
- ↑ Pat Tomlinson, Norwalk officer accused of drinking on duty denied pretrial probation program, Stamford Advocate, 2021-09-29
- ↑ Pat Tomlinson, State extends plea deal to former Norwalk cops accused of drinking and ignoring calls while on duty, CT Insider, 2022-03-10
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