Mohegan Tribe ready to provide more policing service at casino

Monday, June 4, 2012  

The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut said it's ready to provide more law enforcement services at its casino.

Under the Class III gaming compact, the state assigns officers to patrol Mohegan Sun. The tribe is negotiating an amendment that would reduce the state's role.

"Every one of our 25 Mohegan tribal police are POST-certified, meaning they've gone through the Connecticut State Police Academy," Chuck Bunnell, the tribe's chief of staff for external and governmental affairs, told The New London Day.

Reducing the state's presence will save the tribe money and enable the state to reassign some of its troopers.

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