WILTON – Town police officers placed on administrative suspension will receive their regular pay, Chief Dennis Brown said Wednesday.

Town Manager Peter Nielsen announced to selectmen Tuesday that some of the town’s three officers were suspended as part of his internal investigation. The number of officers and their names have not been released.

Listed on the town’s Web site as of Wednesday afternoon were police officers Edward Leahy, Terry Warren and Robert Cole Jr.

Officer Ed Leahy said Wednesday afternoon in a telephone interview from his home that he had been told not to comment until the investigation is over. He could not respond, he said, when asked if he had been suspended.

Attempts to reach Warren and Cole were unsuccessful Wednesday.

Leahy, according to the Web site, has been a member of the department since 1978; Warren since 1980; and Cole since 1989.

The suspensions come after a meeting between the town manager, police chief and the District Attorney regarding allegations of poor work by Wilton officers.

Brown said the suspensions are not meant to be punitive but to allow his investigation to continue. He said the suspensions occurred within the last few days.

He and part-time staff are working along with other law enforcement agencies to provide coverage for the town, although he would not say who is working.

The three full-time officers are also part-time deputies with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department. A fourth Wilton police officer position is currently unfilled.

Franklin County Sheriff Dennis Pike said Wednesday that the three officers would not be working as Franklin County deputies until the issues in Wilton have been resolved.

Earlier this year, the District Attorney had sent the town a letter instructing the police department to send all juvenile sex crime cases to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department for investigation.

Concerns from community members and representatives serving sexual assault and domestic violence victims had also voiced concerns to selectmen earlier this year.