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Ex-CT Police Chief Dies After Long Illness: 'To Know Him Was To Know Love'
The longest-serving police chief in Connecticut history died last week at his home surrounded by his family, police in Hartford County said. Former Windsor Police Chief Kevin C. Searles fought a long battle with dementia and died from the disease on Thursday, Nov. 7, his obituary said. Searles worked for the Plainville Police Department, rising to the rank of detective, before taking the top cop job in Windsor in 1987. He held the position for 28 years. He stepped down in December 2014 for medical reasons. His family said he became a police officer because of …