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Cheshire Police Department

Issued duty weapons, ammunition and attachments, from public sources. Every entry is dated and confidence-rated.

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What gun does the Cheshire Police Department carry?

The Cheshire Police Department's current duty pistol is reportedly the Smith & Wesson M&P9 M2.0 (9mm Luger), per news or manufacturer reports; based on a 2024 source and not re-verified since.

Type
Local police
Location
Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut
Entries
1 current · 1 previous
Last verified
Oct 9, 2026

At a glance

CategoryCurrent primary issueConfidenceEntries
PistolsSmith & Wesson M&P9 M2.0Who else issues it →Reliable secondary1
Rifles / CarbinesNot yet sourced—
ShotgunsNot yet sourced—
Precision / Sniper RiflesNot yet sourced—
SMGs / Pistol-Caliber CarbinesNot yet sourced—
Duty AmmunitionNot yet sourced—

Loadout

How the current duty weapons are configured, per the sourced entries below. Optic and light models are shown only when a source names them.

Duty pistol

Smith & Wesson M&P9 M2.0

Reliable secondary
Smith & Wesson M&P9 M2.0 (model photo)Model photo
Shown: Smith & Wesson M&P9 M2.0 (model photo)
Issued configuration
Pistol
Smith & Wesson M&P9 M2.0
Caliber
9mm Luger
Optic
Not yet sourced
Light
Not yet sourced
Replaces
Heckler & Koch USP40

Source: The News-Times (Hearst Connecticut Media) (Apr 27, 2024)

Photos are model or representative photos from Wikimedia Commons, Flickr (Creative Commons), U.S. government public-domain sources and our own photos, not this agency's own equipment. Accessory photos are separate images, never edited onto the gun.

Pistols1 current

Smith & Wesson M&P9 M2.0 (model photo)

Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

Smith & Wesson M&P9 M2.0

Reliable secondary
9mm LugerPrimary duty
DatesCurrent (start date unknown)
As ofOct 9, 2026

Transition under way as of April 2024; completion not confirmed in the source.

A police lieutenant told Hearst Connecticut Media in April 2024 that the department was moving from the .40-caliber H&K USP duty firearm to the 9mm Smith & Wesson M&P 2.0. Completion of the transition is not confirmed in the source. Current status not re-verified.

Not yet sourced for this agency

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Previously issued

  1. Heckler & Koch USP40Pistols · Primary dutyReliable secondary
    Being replaced as of April 2024. · A police lieutenant told Hearst Connecticut Media in April 2024 that the department was moving from the .40-caliber H&K USP duty firearm to the 9mm Smith & Wesson M&P 2.0. Completion of the transition is not confirmed in the source. Current status not re-verified.
    The News-Times (Hearst Connecticut Media)

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Corrections & change log

  • Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): The News-Times (Hearst Connecticut Media)
  • Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): The News-Times (Hearst Connecticut Media)

Agency-level equipment only, from public sources. No individual officers, no unit specifics beyond what the agency has published. Not affiliated with Cheshire Police Department. Agency listing source: link.