Wife Of Norwalk Cop Who Fought For Bill Giving Injured Officers Full Pensions Applauds New Law

The wife of an injured Norwalk cop who fought hard for a bill that gives full pensions to officers injured on the job witnessed Gov. Ned Lamont sign it into law.

Norwalk police officer Phil Roselle and his family watch Gov. Ned Lamont sign "Phil's Bill" into law allowing Connecticut municipalities to give full pensions to injured officers. His wife Debbie Roselle fought for and applauds the legislation.
Photo Credit: *Debbie Roselle*

Donna Christopher

07/10/2019 1:30 p.m.

Debbie Roselle and her husband Phil Roselle, along with their two sons, were in Hartford at the Capitol Monday, July 8 when Lamont signed the bill.

Phi Roselle was forced to retire because of his severe injuries after being shot while at work during a training accident. Roselle had been a police officer for 30 years at the time of the accident.

He is diabetic and needs a kidney transplant. Throughout his recovery and complications from the injuries, Phil worried how he was going to be able to support his family, Debbie said.

The current retirement amount for the injured officers of 75 percent of base pay, Debbie Roselle said, "is a slap in their face."

"Now going forward, our first responders who are catastrophically and permanently injured will have some protections and will hopefully be able to provide for their families as they once were able to before they were injured," Debbie Roselle told Daily Voice.

"Many of these injured heroes believe that they have become a burden to their families and to their municipalities. I am truly honored to have fought for them and to have been their voice at the Capitol," she continued.

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