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Back to School: NCPD Officer To Return to East as SRO

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The New Canaanite 2024 Summer Internship Program is sponsored by Karp Associates. For many, going back to elementary school may not be a good thing. 

But for Police Officer Ron Bentley, “it means the world.” 

For the school year that kicks off this month, Bentley—a two-plus decade NCPD veteran readying to enter his final year as a cop—has been assigned as the School Resource Officer or “SRO” at East Elementary School, his alma mater. Bentley describes this assignment as “personal.” 

“I was there the other day and I’m walking through the school and a flood of memories came back from when I went to school there— from where the gym used to be to the teachers and  just great moments that I had there,” he said. Bentley—together with his younger brother, Charlie, a New Canaan firefighter—grew up in town. Bentley was a member of the 1994 New Canaan High School graduating class.

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Letter from St. Luke’s Thanking New Canaan Police

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Police Chief Leon Krolikowski shared the following letter of appreciation at the Feb. 16 meeting of the Police Commission. It was sent by St. Luke’s School Director of Safety and Security Gerald McMahon on Jan. 13, in the days that followed the death of Teddy Balkin:

“Chief Krolikowski, thank you and your department for the trends outpouring of support it has sent to St.

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Local Business Q&A: Key Holder Services Inc.

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In today’s Q&A with a local business during this holiday season, we hear from Ron Bentley. The 1994 New Canaan High School graduate and career New Canaan Police Department officer co-owns Key Holder Services Inc. with his wife, Kelly. Here’s our exchange. New Canaanite: Ron, the description of Key Holder Services Inc. on your business’s Facebook page is that you provide “alarm response and vacation house check services” for local residents. Talk to us about the demand for your services here in New Canaan, especially given the rise in recent months of residential burglaries.

Bobby Thompson

‘We Are Very Community Based’: NCHS Grad, Wife Take Over Family’s ‘Key Holder’ Business

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New Canaan native Ron Bentley was on a golf course with his uncle at the family’s regular outing in Vermont three years ago when he began to consider taking over the family business. His uncle, Bobby Thompson, had launched Key Holder Services Inc, an alarm response and vacation house check service, in 1990, and his aunt, Sue Thompson, had been an owner. “I started talking to him about selling the business to me, and I just said, ‘Please give me first opportunity to keep it in the family,’ ” Bentley told NewCanaanite.com on a recent morning. Today, Ron Bentley and his wife, Kelly, are about one year into ownership and operation of a business that sees them connect with area residents in a personal way to ensure their homes are safe and secure—already a priority for Ron Bentley as a longtime New Canaan police officer. “It was a risk but I think it’s a good risk,” Ron Bentley said of the decision to acquire the business from his uncle.

Brian Mitchell

‘You Represented the Department Well’: Letters of Commendation for New Canaan Police 

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The following letters of commendation were reviewed at the Nov. 20, 2018 Police Commission meeting. They were presented by New Canaan Police Chief Leon Krolikowski. ***

Officer Clinton Jarvis

“Officer Jarvis, Thank you for much for your help tonight getting the van that was accidentally locked with the keys inside. Your speedy professionalism and assistance was very much appreciated and although this was a minor issue you represented the department well!”

—David & Carolyn Lewis

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Sgt.