[1] Various reprimands were made against officers in early years for offenses such as being absent from the beat, being drunk on the job, and assaulting a woman in jail.

The NHPD and CT State Police made over 500 arrests in late August, mostly under the violation of curfew set by then Mayor Richard C.

[4] In 1969, the NHPD raided the New Haven Black Panthers headquarters as part of a case stemming from the murder of Alex Rackley.

In 2006, Kelly Moye revealed that he was recruited by Nick Pastore for the NHPD Intelligence Division to infiltrate the Black Panthers in New Haven.

[10][11][12] On June 19, 2022, a man named Randy Cox was being transported in a police van when it suddenly maneuvered to avoid a crash.

NHPD policy required police to call for medical assistance, and officers put Cox in a holding cell at a detention facility and waited for paramedics to arrive there.

Five officers were put on paid leave, and Cox's family filed a lawsuit against the NHPD and hired attorney Benjamin Crump.

In addition to sworn officers, the department employs civilian employees for administrative functions funded partly by the Community Oriented Policing Services program.

NHPD USRT members are certified through the Department of Homeland Security (Anniston Alabama) as HAZMAT Techs in this field.