Connecticut State Police

Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier is being awarded posthumously with the lifesaving medal and the Medal of Honor. Colonel Daniel Loughman made the announcement while delivering a eulogy for TFC Pelletier on Wednesday. Pelletier, 34, was killed in the line of duty last Thursday when he was hit by a pickup while making a routine traffic stop on Interstate 84…

A funeral service for Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier was held in Hartford on Wednesday and law enforcement from across the United States traveled to Connecticut to pay their respects. TFC Pelletier, 34, was killed in the line of duty last Thursday when he was hit by a pickup while making a routine traffic stop on Interstate 84 in Southington….