Alders Honor Cop’s Final Call To Service

By THOMAS BREEN | New Haven Independent

Several dozen city cops, family members, and friends turned out to City Hall to honor the life of New Haven Police Officer Michael Hinton one day after the eight-year veteran died of cancer.

That was the scene Monday night in the Aldermanic Chamber on the second floor of City Hall.

At the start of the latest regular meeting of the full Board of Alders, aldermanic President Tyisha Walker-Myers called Hinton’s family to the front of the room for a special recognition of the late 46-year-old city police officer, who passed away on Sunday after a year and a half struggle with cancer.

“On behalf of the entire Board of Alders, we offer our sincerest condolences, and our prayers are with the entire family,” Walker-Myers said.

With one arm draped around her four-year-old son Michael and her seven-year-old daughter Nora by her side, Hinton’s wife Genoveva stood quietly and occasionally fought back tears as Quinnipiac Meadows Alder and retired former city police Capt. Gerald Antunes presented her with a framed citation from the local legislature.