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#1726493 - 09/27/17 08:29 AM August Monthly Highlights
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CT State EnCon Police
East District Highlights
August 2017

BUI Complaint / DUI Arrest
On the evening of Saturday August 19th, 2017, Officer Landry received a complaint of a vessel occupied by two males and a juvenile female possibly being operated under the influence at Gardner Lake, Salem. Upon arrival Officer Landry found a pickup truck with trailer attached at the launch with a vessel just retrieved from the water, two males and a young female were present. She noted one male having difficulty getting up and down from the vessel on the trailer, steadying himself against the boat and pavement. The complainant then advised the officer of seeing the same two males come into the launch and push the 12 year old female overboard (with PFD on) about 75 feet out from the launch, followed by another boat. The vessel operator then proceeded to yell at other boaters to get out of his way. At this point the same male (seen staggering) now drove the truck and trailer to the upper boat launch lot, where Officer Landry made an enforcement stop and engaged the 49 year old Salem resident operating the truck. He had a strong odor of alcoholic beverage about him, staggered while standing, and had trouble finding his requested paperwork. Sergeant Stanko arrived to assist, and upon completing Standardized Field Sobriety Tests the subject was placed under arrest for Operating a Motor Vehicle Under the Influence of Alcohol/Drugs and other related charges. He was processed accordingly and later released from Colchester State Police Barracks on a bond. The male’s blood alcohol content was well over twice the legal limit. The other male passenger was also intoxicated; a safe adult was located for transport and custody of the juvenile, and the incident was referred to the Department of Children and Families for further review.

Missing Person / Search And Rescue Incidents
On August 19th around 1100 hours, State Police reported a large party of nearly 100 people in the Trimountain State Reserve area of Durham; later reports stated an individual was injured ‘at the cliffs,’ and local fire department personnel responded along with Officers Hey, Landry and K9 Officer Logiodice. Following an extensive search of the area with no one found needing assistance, the group was dispersed and all agencies secured from the call.
About 2100 hours on August 21st, State Police Troop E requested assistance from EnCon Police, with ATVs, for a missing 20 year old male from Woodstock who had a history of seizures, was distraught over a girlfriend break-up, and had taken his dirt bike into Pachaug State Forest areas in Voluntown and Sterling. Officers Blackwell, Danielson, K9 Officers Logiodice and Reilly, and Sgt. Chemacki responded to the extensive search area and found the subject’s dirt bike at about 2200 hours. Officer Logiodice began a track with K9 Ruger, and the partially conscious subject was located within the hour in the state forest in Plainfield. He was transferred to EMS personnel and transported to a local hospital for evaluation.
Around 2200 hours on 08/22/17, a female reported two males, ages 18 and 22, were lost somewhere in the Salmon River State Forest / Larson Lot area of Colchester, stating they were not injured but had lost cell phone power. Officers Landry, Scatena-Kurtzenacker and Sgt. Dwyer responded to the area, where Officers Landry and Scatena-Kurtzenacker soon found the two males and brought them safely out of the woods. The two males had accessed the area after dark and were cited for trespassing.
On August 23rd around 1500 hours, the CT Intelligence Center passed on a Silver Alert for an 83 year old male (Willis Bean) and his vehicle, reported missing from Maynard, Massachusetts the evening before in his Ford Focus; a hit on his cell phone earlier this date placed him in the Middletown / Portland area. Officers Landry and Tavares checked various Meshomasic State Forest and DEEP areas in those and surrounding towns with no results; later that evening, a report was received by Glastonbury and Portland Police of a vehicle in a ditch in the forest in Portland. Officer Landry responded and located Mr. Bean and his vehicle, safe but somewhat confused. The subject was transported to Middlesex Hospital for evaluation, and notifications were made to Massachusetts police and the next of kin.

Boating Enforcement / Accident Incidents
On August 18, 2017, Officer Ruggiero responded to Lake Beseck, Middlefield, on two separate complaints of illegal boating on previous days. In one case a yellow and white vessel was observed waterskiing after 6 PM for nearly an hour (state boating regulations state maximum speed after 6 PM is 8 miles per hour); in the other case, the same vessel and operator were observed by witnesses to operate about twenty (20) feet from shore, throwing a wake onto a dock on land. Statements were taken which identified the same 27 year old male operator, who was known to Officer Ruggiero for similar violations these past two years. The subject admitted to operating during both incidents and was cited for two separate violations of boating safety regulations (operation).
On August 27, a report was received of a 21’ vessel with two people aboard that had grounded near Bodkin Rock along the Portland shoreline of the Connecticut River. Officers Landry, Reilly and Ruggiero responded, and found a 46 year old female and 54 year old male had been transported by rescue personnel to Middlesex Hospital with non-life threatening facial injuries. Officers Landry and Reilly investigated the vessel on scene with Middletown PD assistance, and found it had received extensive hull damage. The incident remains under EnCon Police investigation.

Park / Forest Enforcement
Eastern District officers responded to numerous park and forest incidents of many types throughout the month, including assisting with swim area closures at Gardner Lake, Mashomoquet Brook, Quaddick and Wadsworth Falls State Parks through patrols and public interaction / education. Officers also responded to and enforced camping closures at Green Falls and other state parks, including citations for separate parties at Green Falls on August 9th and 25th who knew the area was closed but ‘thought it was okay’ to camp anyway. A group of 5 people were cited and evicted from a remote area of Haddam Meadows on August 20th, while six people with three off-road vehicles were found camping in a posted closed area of Salmon River State Forest in East Hampton on 08/12, cited and evicted.
Early in August Officer Vroman cited a Massachusetts man as a result of an ongoing complaint, where the individual was found to have brought a truckload of wood and debris across the state line into Nipmuck State Forest, Union, and admitted to camping there on and off for a year. The area was cleaned up by the subject.
Officers Pettus and Scatena-Kurtzenacker reminded two 17 year old males at Bigelow Hollow on 8/4/17 that the park was alcohol-free; they admitted to having a 12-pack of beer, stated they had no drugs, but were subsequently found in possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, were cited and evicted.
Public Outreach Events
Eastern District officers participated in the Hebron Days community outreach with the TIP trailer on August 26th.

CT State EnCon Police
Marine District Highlights
August 2017

Boating Accidents
On August 19, 2017 EnCon Police responded to the Housatonic River in Stratford for a report of two Jet Skis that collided, with injuries to one of the operators. EnCon Officers located both Jet Skis and determined that one of the operators was transported to a local hospital with a broken leg. Upon further investigation, it was determined that the two operators were jumping the wake of a powered vessel and crossed each other’s path resulting in a broadside collision. Both operators were charged with Reckless Operation 2nd Degree. The operator with the broken leg was also charged with Operation of a PWC w/o a Certificate/License.
On August 27, 2017 EnCon Officers along with the USCG, West Haven Police and Fire, Milford Police and Fire, New Haven Fire and the CT State Police Dive Team responded to New Haven Harbor for a report of a single vessel collision into the west break wall. The collision resulted in the fatalities of two individuals. EnCon Police’s Boating Accident Reconstruction Unit (B.A.R.U) continues to investigate the incident.

Fishing Enforcement
On August 19, 2017 EnCon Officers saw two individuals from Rhode Island fishing Quanaduck Cove in Stonington from the bridge on North Water Street. Both individuals were observed taking over the daily limit of bluefish, the daily creel limit is 10. The Officers checked each bucket in their possession revealing each was well over the daily legal creel limit. As the Officers went back to the individual’s pick-up truck, another bucket was observed containing more bluefish. In total, there were one hundred fifty (160) bluefish between the two poachers. Each received an infraction for $300.00. The fish were donated to A Place Called Hope, a local food pantry.
On August 20, 2017 at the same location, two more individuals from Rhode Island were found to be in possession of 41 bluefish. Each were charged accordingly.
During the month of August thirty one infractions (31) were issued for possession of short scup or over the limit, eleven infractions for short black sea bass, eleven infractions for over the limit of bluefish, sixteen infractions for short fluke and over the limit, seven infractions for blackfish violations and nineteen infractions for fishing w/o a license. Also included were fourteen infractions for blue crab violations and two infractions for shellfish violations.

BUI Enforcement
On August 26, 2017 EnCon Officers were conducting boating/fishing enforcement in Long Island Sound off Old Lyme. A vessel with four fishermen aboard was checked for compliance. Upon verifying the vessel operator had a proper boating and fishing license a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage was detected by Officers. The operator was asked to conduct several coordination tasks of which he failed. He was then taken to shore where he also failed Standardized Field Sobriety Tests after a required 15-minute waiting period. The accused was then transported to the local State Police Barracks where he refused to submit to further testing. The accused was arrested and charged for Operation of a Vessel While under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor/Drugs. A background check of said individual revealed he had been arrested three times prior for similar Driving Under the Influence charges.
Over the course of the month thirteen (13) boating infractions were issued involving no wake zone violations on the CT River and Insufficient PFD’s.


CT State EnCon Police
West District Highlights
August 2017



COMMERCIAL FISHING

On 8/17/17 at approximately 1220 hours Officer Kiely received a complaint of someone illegally selling Blue Crab on the online website “Offerup.com”. Officer Kiely contacted the seller using a false name and offered to purchase the Blue Crab for the asking price of $20.00. With the assistance of Officers Flis and Johnston, Officer Kiely went undercover and met with the seller at an apartment complex in Meriden. The accused approached Officer Kiely with a box containing approximately (1) dozen Blue Crab along with a tin foil wrapped cooked crab. The accused offered Officer Kiely the cooked Blue Crab to eat and he declined. After confirming the seller’s intent to sell the Blue Crab for $20.00, Officer Kiely identified himself as a Police Officer with Encon Police and verified that the seller did not possess a valid State of CT Commercial Fishing License. The accused had previous history with Encon Police involving possession of less than legal length Blue Crab. The accused signed a consent to search of his cell phone and residence with negative results of further illegal commercial fishing activity. Officer Flis transported the Blue Crabs down to Marine District HQ, Old Lyme and released the “baker’s dozen” unharmed. The accused was issued a misdemeanor summons for (13) counts of Possession of Blue Crab For Commercial Purpose (Sale) Without Commercial License. The accused was released on a $1,200 Non-Surety Bond with a court set date of 8/31/17 at G.A. 7 Meriden.

PARK AND FOREST

On 8/18/17 Officers DeFelice, Norton and Sergeant Begley responded to a disturbance at Black Rock State Park. Upon arrival Officers found that the disturbance was between a brother and sister, who were both deaf. With translating assistance from a family member, Officers determined that the sister had pushed and shoved her brother to obtain his car keys, for which she did not have permission to use. During the investigation it was found that the sister had an active warrant for her arrest out of Farmington PD. The sister was arrested and charged with Disorderly Conduct, Operating a Motor Vehicle under Suspension and Possession of Alcoholic Beverage in a State Park. She was released on a $5,000 non-surety bond and turned over to Farmington PD for her outstanding warrant. The brother was cited for Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

BOATING:

On 8/4/17 at approximately 2023 hours Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Environmental Conservation Police were on patrol on Candlewood Lake in Brookfield. Officers saw a vessel that was underway near Candlewood Shores not displaying the proper navigation lights. Upon stopping the vessel officers found that the operator did not have a Safe Boating Certificate and the vessel lacked proper personal flotation devices. Officers also suspected the operator to be under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. The Candlewood Lake Authority Marine Patrol (CLAMP) responded to assist in securing the vessel and its passengers. The operator was brought to shore where officers attempted to perform standardized field sobriety tests. Once on shore the operator became agitated, punching and kicking a nearby picnic table and power transformer and became verbally abusive toward several uninvolved marina patrons. The operator was placed under arrest and Brookfield Police Department assisted by transporting the accused to the Brookfield Police Department. The accused was charged with Boating Under The Influence, Breach of Peace, Failure to Display Navigation Lights, Operation of a Vessel without Safe Boating Certificate, and Insufficient Personal Flotation Devices. The accused was released on a $1000.00 non-surety bond with a court set date of August 18, 2017, at Danbury Superior Court (GA3).

On 08/15/2017 at 1253 hours DEEP Dispatch received a 911 call through Danbury Police Department regarding a kayaker in distress on Candlewood Lake in the vicinity of Danbury Bay, adjacent to the Federal Correctional Center. The 911 caller reported a female kayaker stuck on the lake, unable to paddle against the current high winds. The woman’s 60 year old husband attempted to swim from shore to help her and became overcome by the weather conditions. He was unable to swim to the kayak or back to shore, and was now almost out of sight to the 911 caller. Seasonal Conservation Officer Stephen Cammack was on patrol and immediately responded via patrol vessel. Upon arrival minutes later, he made contact with the woman kayaker who was distraught and still overwhelmed. SCO Cammack began searching for the missing person in the water (PIW). Approximately 300 feet away he observed an object and as he approached it, he found it was the PIW, with only the top of his head barely visible above the waterline. SCO Cammack found the man conscious but very weak. He securely grasped the man’s arm against the patrol vessel, keeping his head above water. After several minutes, the man regained enough strength to be assisted onboard. He then retrieved the female kayaker and returned both safely to shore.
NUISANCE WILDLIFE
On 8/26/17 Officers Heath and DeFelice responded to Waterbury for a report of an iguana in a basement. The homeowner reported that she went into her basement and found a live iguana standing in her basement. Dispatchers attempted to calm the hysterical homeowner who was unsure if the animal was real or not. Dispatchers asked her to send a picture of the reptile in question, which initially looked to be a stuffed animal. Responding Officers located a live Green Iguana which was taken into possession without incident. After completing a neighborhood canvass the reptile’s owner was located. The owner informed Officers that the iguana had escaped recently and she could not locate him. The iguana was returned to the owner.

WARRANT SERVICE:
On June 11th the Connecticut Environmental Conservation Police were called to assist the Waterbury Police Department with the investigation into a gaggle of geese that were killed while crossing Lakewood Road in Waterbury. Upon arrival, EnCon Police Officers were advised that approximately 13 geese, two adults and eleven goslings, had been struck by a vehicle while crossing the road between 0500 hours and 0600 hours. EnCon Police Officers observed tracks swerving off of the road from where the geese had been struck and onto the shoulder. The tracks lead to an abandoned rear bumper with the license plate still attached. Officers contacted the registered owner of the vehicle. The registered owner stated that she had registered the vehicle for a friend from Waterbury. Officers were able to contact the accused by cell phone. The accused denied striking the geese and stated that the vehicle had been stolen from him the previous night. However, the vehicle had not been reported stolen and he would not come forward to speak with police in person as he stated that he was out of town that morning. On June 13th the accused turned himself in to Waterbury PD on multiple unrelated PRAWN warrants and was interviewed by an EnCon Police Officer at that time. The accused again denied that he had been operating the vehicle when it struck the geese and repeated that it had been stolen the night before. On June 15th the vehicle was found abandoned, with the rear bumper missing, in Buck’s Hill Park in Waterbury. An EnCon Police Officer responded to process the vehicle and discovered a goose feather still stuck in the grill of the Acura. Two search warrants were submitted to G.A. 4 Waterbury Superior Court for both the registered owner’s and the accused operator’s cell phone records in July. The cell phone data was plotted with the assistance of the Monroe Police Department's Detective Bureau. The registered owner’s cell phone records indicated that she was not in the area during the time the geese had been struck. However, the accused operator’s cell phone records indicated his movement was consistent with someone traveling by vehicle and showed that his cell phone hit off of a cell tower a half mile from the location during the time the geese were struck. A warrant for the arrest of the accused was approved by G.A. 4 Waterbury Superior Court for charges including Animal Cruelty (13 counts), Taking of Canada Geese Out of Season (13 Counts), Illegal Method of Take (13 Counts), False Statement, and Interfering with an Officer with a court ordered $25,000 cash or surety bond, extraditable in CT, NY, and MA.

On August 29th the accused finally surrendered himself to EnCon Police Officers at the Connecticut State Police Troop A Barracks in Southbury. He was also arrested and charged with an additional violation of Driving while under suspension as EnCon Police Officers observed him operating a vehicle while entering the parking lot and were aware that he had a suspended operator’s license. He was processed, released on surety bond and is scheduled to appear in G.A. 4 Waterbury Superior Court on September 12th.

PUBLIC SAFETY
On 8/20/17 Officer DeFelice responded to Roraback State Forest in Harwinton for a report of a medical emergency. Upon arrival it was found that the victim had intentionally harmed himself with the intention of ending his life. The victim was safely located conscious and alert in a heavily wooded parcel of the Wildlife Management Area. The victim was evacuated and transported to a nearby hospital. A suicide note was recovered from the victim’s residence. During the investigation the victim was found to be in possession of a loaded firearm. Upon further investigation it was found that the victim was in possession of several other firearms, some of which family members had hidden for safe keeping as they were in fear the victim would use them to harm himself. Based on the nature of the incident the victim’s firearms were seized for safe keeping as it was determined that the victim posed a threat to himself. The firearms remain held pending a hearing regarding their return.

On 8/23/17 at approximately 01:15 hours, Western District Encon Officers Kiely and Norton were dispatched to Naugatuck State Forest in Oxford for the report of a missing adult female and her two children (Ages 8 and 4). Troop A was notified just before midnight when they received a call from the husband of the missing parties stating that he had located their vehicle parked near Reservoir #2. CSP K9 and DEEP K9 Teams were deployed into the forest along with assistance of Oxford Police and Fire Departments. At approximately 0700 hours, the adult female and two children made their way out to Chestnut Tree Hill Road and were located walking down the road. The investigation found the adult and her two children were hiking around Reservoir #3 towards Reservoir #4 around 2000 hours. As they continued East of Reservoir #4 along the walking trails a severe storm came through the area. The group took shelter under a tree just off the trail. The group attempted to walk back to their vehicle but found themselves disoriented in the dark. The mother stated she stayed awake while the two children slept the night. After first light the group continued on the walking trails and onto Chestnut Tree Hill Road. All three were evaluated by Oxford EMS for minor injuries and refused transport.
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#1726505 - 09/27/17 10:52 AM Re: August Monthly Highlights [Re: EnCon Police]
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Lots of Info! As always, great job and thank you.
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#1726513 - 09/27/17 12:23 PM Re: August Monthly Highlights [Re: EnCon Police]
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Great job! Thanks for posting it still amazes me to read how some people get arrested time and time again for the same thing!

Save a tree eat a Deer!!!!!!
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#1726540 - 09/27/17 05:05 PM Re: August Monthly Highlights [Re: EnCon Police]
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Keep up the good work
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#1726737 - 09/28/17 11:02 PM Re: August Monthly Highlights [Re: Jamobi]
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And what kind of sentences do these people get from our "court system" ?
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#1727262 - 10/06/17 06:04 AM Re: August Monthly Highlights [Re: pbd]
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I always get a kick out of reading these reports....there are some real dumb asses out there.
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