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Facts behind the Town Alarm Ordinance

Historically police departments across the country are burdened with responding to false alarms within their jurisdictions.  Additionally having out of date home/business key holder information increases the time officers spend contacting them in follow up.

In the 2016 calendar year the Newtown Police Department responded to over 1,300 alarms calls, of those 1,293 were false alarms. Taking up an estimated 874 man hours, we would prefer to have our officers patrolling our neighborhoods and streets.

Statistics have proven with a firm alarm ordinance a community can reduce their false alarms by up to 56%.  This is our community’s goal, to reduce false alarms and increase effective communication with our alarm holders. 

Town of Newtown Ordinance

By order of Town ordinance, "no alarm user shall operate, or cause to be operated, an alarm system at its alarm site without a valid alarm registration.",  "Effective immediately upon the enactment of this chapter (Nov. 2015), as amended, every alarm user shall apply for registration in accordance with this chapter, even if the alarm user has previously obtained alarm registration." 

ALARM SYSTEM RENEWALS ARE DUE ANNUALLY BY JULY 1st

• New registrations are for new home or business owners. 
• Register or Renew your Alarm Registration Online (Google Chrome or Firefox browsers only).

OR

• Download Registration Form to mail in or hand deliver. 
• Forms can be mailed to the police department or emailed to: police.records@newtown-ct.gov

How to Obtain a pistol permit:

• PLEASE SEE THE NEWTOWN POLICE PISTOL PERMIT INSTRUCTIONS. 
• In order to obtain a State Pistol Permit you must first obtain a temporary state permit from the town you reside in. Therefore, only Newtown residents can and must apply to the Newtown Police Department.
• You will need a completed pistol permit application and all of the required paperwork including fingerprints. 
• Applications are available at the DESPP website or at the Newtown Police Records Department.

The Records Division will perform local criminal record checks for residents of the Town of Newtown. This is a check for a history in the Town of Newtown only, by name and date of birth.  You can download the request form here. 

If you need a Statewide check, you must contact the Connecticut State Police Bureau of Identification.  A request form for the State criminal records check can be obtained from the DESPP website. 

Police Report Request Form

Get a copy of your report here

• Raffles 
• Bazars

Fingerprinting Procedures

Fingerprint FBI Privacy Rights Form

Noncriminal Justice Applicant Privacy Rights Form