Biography of
Assistant Chief Michael J. Fallon|
Chief of Patrol
Hartford Police Department
August 2006

         During his twenty-two year career with the Hartford Police Department, Assistant Chief Michael J. Fallon has commanded patrol districts city-wide, the Street Crimes Suppression Unit, Patrol Operations/Community Response Division, Professional Standards Inspections Unit, Central Business District Police Service Area (PSA), and the Special Operations-Emergency Services Unit.     He has also commanded the  HPD's  Disorder Control Team, Emergency Mobile Command Post, and Tactical Vehicles Units.  As Deputy Chief he served as Division  Chief of the South District of the city and as Chief of the Emergency Services Tactical Teams.  

        Currently, Assistant Chief Fallon is Chief of Patrol for the Hartford Police Department.  His duties include responsibility for the overall management and deployment of uniformed police personnel and emergency resources of the department and homeland security functions.  The HPD's Traffic Division, Bomb Squad, Disorder Control Team, Crisis Negotiation Team, Tactical Vehicles/Logistics Unit, Special Events Unit, Emergency Response Team, Tactical Medical Team, Marine Unit and K-9/Animal Control Unit are also under Chief Fallon's command.

          In February 2005 Chief Fallon co-authored the HPD’s Neighborhood Policing Plan and as Chief of the South District has been instrumental in its implementation.  Chief Fallon has served on the Civilian Complaint Review Board, Police Shooting Review Board, Commendation Committee and Major Incident Critique Team.  Special assignments Chief Fallon has supervised include the Operation "Centurion" and "Liberty" Street Violence Initiatives, the Operation "Victory" Anti-Gang Violence Initiative, and the "King-Pin" Wire Tap/Heroin Distribution  Operation. 

          An honors graduate of Charter Oak State College with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Management, Chief Fallon is a POST Certified Instructor with the Connecticut Police Training Council and possesses a Certificate of Distinction in Supervisory Leadership from the Connecticut Criminal Justice Command Institute.  In June of 2006 Chief Fallon graduated from the Senior Management Institute for Police sponsored by the Police Executive Research Forum.

          Chief Fallon is an instructor with the City of Hartford Police Department Training Academy and   currently serves on the HPD's Accident Review Board, Uniform/Appearance and Customer Service Committees.  A certified Critical Incident Management Instructor to FEMA's National Incident Management System (NIMS) through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Chief Fallon teaches Critical Incident Management to law enforcement commanders and supervisors from across Connecticut.

          Born and raised in Hartford, Chief Fallon graduated from South Catholic High School in Hartford’s Southend, and began his law enforcement career as a teenager when he joined the HPD’s Police Explorer Program.  He is the recipient of three Distinguished Service Awards, four Merit Awards, five Exemplary Service Awards, and one Chief's Letter of Commendation.

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