Our Society Statement
The New London County Police
Emerald Society is a non-political, non-sectarian, Irish organization that
supports law enforcement members and organizations in the New London
County area. The New London County Police Emerald Society offers its
members a change to network with other law enforcement individuals ,
organizations and supporters. It offers an opportunity to work with the
community and raise funds for charity causes.
The Irish have a long-standing
association and tradition with law enforcement in America. As you may
know, the first "Emerald Society" was established in 1953 in New York
City. The Primary goal at the time was to install and preserve in its
members the heritage of law enforcement in the Gaelic culture. Since that
time, numerous Emerald Societies now exceed 25,000 members.
The Irish have also brought with
them their Gaelic traditions. One of the most notable is the playing of
bagpipes at the funeral of a falling officer. Today this tradition continues
on for all law enforcement officers regardless of their ancestry.
In the spring of 2007, a
handful of some of Connecticut's finest met to discuss the details of this
endeavor. We discussed the very initial stages of this rewarding project
both with its organization, and its structure. Since that day there have
been several meetings where we have formed our by-laws, established a
board of directors, and are in the process of a large membership drive. At
this time we have members from several different departments and we are
looking to meet with prospective members that would come forward and start
to lay the foundation of our new society.
The New London County Police
Emerald Society was chartered on April 18, 2008. The members of the
society share an interest in Irish ancestry, and the contributions the
Irish in the development as well as remembering and recognizing the
sacrifices that all law enforcement officers make on a daily basis. Any
law enforcement officer, municipal, state or federal, who by statute of
law have the powers of arrest including C. G. S. 29-18 status, parole
officers and out of state officers with powers of arrest described are
eligible.
The society has come a long
way since that first meeting and there is no limit to what we can achieve,
so if you are interested in becoming a member of one of
Connecticut's finest law enforcement affiliated organizations, then join
us at our next meeting!
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New London County
Police Emerald Society
