Commanding Officer Promoted At Bridgeport State Police Barracks

BRIDGEPORT, CT — Eric Mullai of Troop G in Bridgeport was one of 11 lieutenants to be promoted to captain this week, according to a statement from state police. He will continue as commanding officer of Troop G.

In two dozen years as a Trooper, Mullai has served at Troop A in Southbury and as Commanding Officer of Troop I in Bethany. Captain Mullai has more than 32 years of service in the Connecticut Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve, retiring in 2018 as Commander of the largest Military Police Brigade in the U.S. Army Reserve with the rank of Colonel; he also deployed to Iraq as a Battalion Commander. Captain

Mullai earned a B.A. from Fairfield University, a M.B.A. from the University of Connecticut, a M.A. in National Security and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War College; and a Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics from Sacred Heart University.

The Connecticut State Police promoted 11 lieutenants to captain during a ceremony Thursday at State Police Headquarters. James C. Rovella, commissioner of the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, and Colonel Stavros Mellekas, commanding officer of the Connecticut State Police, formally promoted the troopers in a socially-distanced manner, according to a statement from state police.

The 11 lieutenants promoted to captain have many years of experience as patrol troopers, detectives, resident troopers, and sergeants.