Laura (Harrison) Naples recently retired after 33 years of service to her community employed with the Naugatuck Police Department for 20 years and Meriden Police Department for 10 years. Prior to serving those two communities, Laura was a Public Safety Officer for University of Hartford and a Police Officer for the State of Connecticut assigned to the Grater Bridgeport Community Mental Health Center and the Fairfield Hills Hospital. While at Naugatuck P.D. Laura primarily served in the Detective Division and retired from that agency as a Detective Sergeant. While supervising all criminal investigations she also managed the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) Program, the Police Explorer Program, was a member of the Child Abuse Interdisciplinary Team and the Statewide Narcotics Task Force and served on the Board of Directors for the Naugatuck Youth and Family Services. Laura received two Meritorious Service Awards, a Unit Citation for apprehending an armed & barricaded subject, was named the CT District Exchange Club’s “Officer of the Year” in 1997 and had “First Place Scholastic Standing” in the Fairfield Detective School in 2003. Her training experience includes seventeen courses related to investigations and five advanced trainings including FBI LEEDA. She received the 41st Command Institute for Law Enforcement Executives Certificate of Achievement, and the Roger Williams University – Justice System Training & Research Institute Command Training Series – First Line Supervisor Certificate of Achievement. She has been a POST certified instructor since 2002, teaching recruits and in-service for various agencies / entities focusing on Human Trafficking, Family Violence, Sexual Assault / Rape Crisis, and Juvenile Law. Laura enjoyed her special assignment as a School Resource Officer while employed with the Meriden Police Department where she served that community as a patrol officer. Laura’s vast background enables her to give a real-world perspective on the subjects she teaches.
