NORWICH, Conn. (AP) -- Norwich police are slated to discuss a plan aimed at recruiting women and minorities to the department.
Officers Anthony Gomes and Ryan Kelsey said scheduled Monday to speak at The Norwich Free Academy.
Kelsey said the city has evolved into a melting pot of nationalities with more Haitian, Asian, African-American and Cape Verdean residents.
Gomes estimates that nine of the department's 83 sworn officers are minorities, and three of them are women.
Belmiro "Junie'' Rodriguez, president of the Cape Verde Santiago Society in Norwich, said potential Cape Verdean recruits don't have enough information on how to become a police officer. He welcomed the department's new recruiting efforts.
Norwich Police Chief Louis Fusaro said recruitment nationwide is down.
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