Rovella served as the city's police chief from 2012 to 2018 and then as DESPP commissioner until 2023. He came out of ...

In lieu of finding a new police chief, Hartford has chosen an old one. City Mayor Arunan Arulampalam announced Wednesday that ...

Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam announced that Interim Chief James Rovella will serve as the permanent Hartford chief of ...

HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - Hartford officials have finally picked a permanent police chief after a national search which lasted ...

Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam announced Wednesday that he plans to appoint interim Hartford Police Chief James Rovella to ...

James Rovella has "demonstrated the steady hand and trustworthy leadership our city needs during this critical time for ...

HARTFORD, Conn. — The City of Hartford is one step closer to having a permanent police chief, and some residents are hoping ...

The city of Hartford is set to have a new police chief, and the role will not be new to him. James Rovella, who has been ...

A familiar face has been nominated to lead the Hartford Police Department for the immediate future. James Rovella was announced as the mayor’s pick for chief of police. He has been interim chief for ...

Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection Commissioner James Rovella, right, seated alongside Connecticut State Police Superintendent Col. Stavros Mellekas, center, and Lt ...

Commissioner James C. Rovella and Col. Stavros Mellekas are retiring as Connecticut’s top public safety officials, departing as the state police are facing a federal investigation.

James Rovella encountered plenty of police officers while working his way through college at the Hartford YMCA. As he was finishing his master’s degree in public administration at the University ...