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#1732062 - 12/12/17 12:25 PM November 2017 Highlights
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CT State EnCon Police
East District Highlights
November 2017

PUBLIC SAFETY & PARK ENFORCEMENT
On 11/25/17, a complaint of a jeep and a ground fire well into Bishop Swamp WMA on the Andover / Hebron line was received and investigated by Officer Reilly. Officer Reilly found the vehicle unlocked with personal items in it, the ground fire out, and could not locate the 23 year old male owner on scene or at his nearby house. Further information indicated the subject could be despondent. Officer Reilly began a track with K9 Hunter, while Officers Pettus, Wojcik and Sergeant Dwyer responded to assist. The subject was safely located at a nearby friend’s house a short time later, was determined to be in good health, and was ticketed for trespass on the management area.
HUNTING ENFORCEMENT
Eastern District Officers J. Williams, Tavares and Sergeant Kane responded on November 24, 2017 to Pachaug State Forest / Denison Hill Road, Voluntown for a complaint of someone shooting too close to an occupied home, spraying it with birdshot. Upon investigation, the 75 year old male pheasant hunter was identified and questioned, and admitted to shooting toward a barn and home, and being confronted by the complainant. It was later determined that he had been within 350 feet of the occupied buildings; he was arrested for the hunting safety violation.
On November 2, 2017, Officer Vroman responded to a complaint of illegal hunting on state property in Putnam, which was posted against trespass. Upon making contact with the 23 year old male, the subject stated he had permission to hunt an adjacent property but could not produce any written permission; he was arrested for bow hunting without written permission and criminal trespass, third degree.
On the opening day of the firearms deer season, 11/15/17, Officer Landry received a complaint of illegal hunting on private property in Glastonbury adjacent to Meshomasic State Forest, where the owner of said property did not give hunting permission. The trespassing suspect was located on state forest property, admitted to crossing private property to access state forest, and received a warning for the violation. Meanwhile, Officer Landry saw another hunter from the same group as the trespasser dragging a deer out of state forest property. After checking, he was found without completing any deer kill tag nor any blank tags on his person. The 26 year old male received a summons for the violation.
Officer Vroman received information on 11/15/17 from Sergeant Dwyer that a Massachusetts resident was found bow hunting on private property in Scotland where he did not have permission. The subject was found to have permission for an adjacent area, but had his tree stand on the property of the complainant. The 69 year old male was cited for the hunting and trespass violations and released on a cash bond for a later court appearance.
Also on 11/15/17, Officer Wojcik found a male on private property in East Haddam firearms hunting without any required fluorescent orange clothing. The 51 year old male also could not produce any written permission to hunt the property, but stated his friend was also hunting the same property. The other hunter was located, and was in full compliance to hunt the property; it was determined the first male did have permission to hunt the area but was cited for failure to wear the required orange clothing.
Public Outreach Events
On November 13th, Officers Bouthillier and Flockhart attended the UConn Career Day event on the Storrs campus, and interacted with numerous students regarding the EnCon Police program. Also on 11/13/17, Captain Lundin gave a presentation on the duties of EnCon Police officers to members of the US Power Squadron chapter in Stamford.
Monday, November 20, 2017, the loss of EnCon Police Officer James Spignesi in the line of duty on 11/20/1998 was marked by the EnCon Police Division’s annual graveside memorial gathering in West Hartford of family, friends, officers, retirees, and other DEEP employees and managers. The Division’s Honor Guard was present to assist with the presentation of a wreath in Jim’s honor, and comments were made by Tom Spignesi, Colonel Overturf. Bureau Chief Lambert, and Deputy Commissioner Whalen.

CT State EnCon Police
Marine District Highlights
November 2017

BOATING ENFORCEMENT
On November 1, 2017 Officer Bruno and Sergeant Stanko responded to a report of a vessel striking the Mystic River Swing Bridge in Mystic. Upon arrival they were met by the US Coast Guard and the owner/operator of the involved vessel, a 40’ Catalina. Officer Bruno interviewed the operator of the sailing vessel who related among other things that he was about 90-95% through the south channel passing through the railroad bridge when it began to close without any signal warnings. The operator also related he sounded his horn just prior to the collision. The involved vessel’s rigging ultimately got caught in the bridge and the vessel became stuck in the channel, which delayed the train schedule. The operator then contacted the bridge attendant via radio transmission. At which time Amtrack personnel were able to free the vessel from the bridge. Sergeant Stanko was able to interview the bridge operator who related that an unrelated vessel had hailed on channel 13 requesting a bridge opening approximately 15 minutes prior to the incident and had passed through along with a second vessel without incident. The bridge operator also related that at least 10 minutes passed with zero communication before he sounded the required 5 short blasts signaling the bridge would be closing. The investigation concluded that the bridge operator complied with all safety measures prior to closing the bridge and that the vessel operator failed to hail the bridge operator and tried to sneak through. The operator was issued a written warning for Violation of Rules for Preventing Collisions. Total damages to the involved vessel were approximately $80,000. There was no damage to the bridge.

FISHING ENFORCEMENT
On 11/7/2017 Sergeant Stone was patrolling Ash Creek in Fairfield and noticed an individual taking oysters. Ash creek is a closed shell fishing area due to pollution. In total, the individual illegally took 300 oysters. The individual was issued an infraction for the violation and the oysters were returned to Ash Creek.
On 11/16/2017 Officer Hey responded to a complaint from a fisherman in the lower Housatonic River in Stratford at 10:00 PM of two individuals taking multiple short striped bass. The complainant had called EnCon Police dispatch several times throughout the night updating the situation and stayed on scene until Officer Hey arrived. Officer Hey watched and observed each individual catch several short/ undersized striped bass and bring them to a nearby vehicle. Officer Hey then approached both individuals and saw that each had in their possession 6 illegal striped bass for a total of 12 fish. Each accused was issued a Misdemeanor Summons for 6 counts each of illegal possession of short striped bass with a court set date in December.

COMMERCIAL FISHING ENFORCEMENT
On 11/29/2017 Officer Tefft was checking commercial fishing vessels offloading their catch at the New London docks. Upon checking one of the commercial vessels, Officer Tefft noticed an overabundance of fluke. The captain of said vessel stated that he was under the impression the new quota for fluke was established and effective. Officer Tefft explained the new quota for fluke begins December 1st, 2017. On this date the vessel was over by 35 lbs. Officer Tefft issued the captain a written warning for the violation and seized the fish. The fish were brought to the commercial dealer where they were purchased by said dealer. This allows the fish to enter the market and not go to waste.

HUNTING ENFORCEMENT
On 11/23/17 Sergeant Chemacki along with Officer O’Brien were patrolling the town of Madison and saw an individual hunting with archery equipment over bait on town own land adjacent to state owned property. Upon checking the individual for compliance it was found that he was also in possession of a pistol. Hunting is not allowed on town land in Madison. Baiting is allowed in zone 10 however baiting is only allowed on private property, not town or state owned land. Archery hunting while in possession of a handgun is also prohibited.
Also on 11/23/2017 Officer Blackwell located two hunters field dressing a deer they had harvested on private property in the town of Stonington. Upon checking for compliance it was determined that it had been over one half hour since they recovered the deer, the individual who shot the deer failed to immediately fill out and complete his harvest tag. It is required to fill out the harvest tag immediately upon kill. The accused did have the appropriate tag and writing implement on hand and per Officer Blackwell’s direction filled it out immediately. The accused was issued a written warning for the violation.

CT State EnCon Police
West District Highlights
November 2017

DEER HUNTING ENFORCEMENT

On 11/13/17 Officer Buonocore located a male in the tree seat between two corn piles in the Paugussett State Forest. On 9/9/17 Southwest officers had received an anonymous complainant of a tree seat that was baited with several piles of corn in the Paugussett State Forest. The tree seat was checked on several occasions prior. On 11/13/17 Officer Buonocore located a male, who was in possession of a loaded crossbow seated between the two corn piles. He originally denied pouring the corn piles and said someone else must have been hunting from his tree seat. Through further investigation, it was discovered that he was in possession of a bag of bait corn in his backpack, after which he admitted to pouring the two corn piles. The accused was issued a Misdemeanor Summons for Illegally Hunting for Deer over Bait.
On 11/4/17 Officer Chickos and Officer Flockhart responded to Calhoun Street in Washington in response to a deer that was found lying in the front yard with a cross bow bolt through it. After speaking to nearby residents it was determined there was no hunting allowed on their respective properties. While walking one of the properties (where there is no hunting allowed) Officer Chickos located two tree stands. On 11/11/17 Officer Norton was patrolling the same piece of private property where he then located an individual sitting in one of the two tree stands. Officer Norton identified himself and then signaled for the individual to come down from the stand. Upon asking the individual to produce his permission to hunt and valid hunting license, the male stated that it was at his vehicle which was parked on a neighboring property. Officer Norton proceeded to investigate which resulted in the individual leading him to where his trail / game camera was placed. While walking to the location of the trail camera, Officer Norton noticed a large bait pile placed on the ground. Further investigation found that the individual did not have a valid Archery Hunting License, Archery Deer Tags, nor did he have written consent to be hunting the property. The individual was issued and explained a Misdemeanor Summons for Hunting Over Bait, Illegal Bow Hunting Without Permit, and Hunting Deer Without Written Permission. He was scheduled for a November court date.

On 11/15/17 Officer Flockhart was conducting a foot patrol of private property adjacent to land preserve property that is historically known for poaching in the town of Kent. While doing so, she located an individual with a rifle, wearing full camouflage clothing with no visible safety orange on the property which was clearly posted "No Trespassing". The individual was subsequently arrested for Illegal Deer Hunting, Hunting w/o Written Permission, and Failure to Wear Fluorescent Orange.

On 11/18/17 Officer Heath was conducting an investigative check of a wooded area located in the town of Hartland due to a recent complaint of possible illegal hunting. Upon checking this area, he located a large wooded elevated hunting blind, and a ladder stand affixed to a nearby tree. A further check of the area resulted in locating a large plastic deer feeder filled with corn, connected to a tree approximately 15 yards in front of the blind. Officer Heath returned later in the evening and found a male party dressed in full camouflage wearing no safety orange clothing hunting with a rifle. The male was subsequently escorted out of the woods and issued a Misdemeanor Summons for: Hunting without 400" square inches of Orange, Hunting with a Rifle on less than 10 acres of land, and Hunting over Bait.

On 11/20/17 Officer Johnston was on routine patrol in the town of Middlebury when he located a male who had just shot a whitetail deer. A compliance check of the harvest resulted in Officer Johnston determining that the male did not have written permission to hunt that property. The 6 point buck deer was seized as evidence and the male was issued a Misdemeanor Summons for Failure to Have Written Permission while Deer Hunting on Private Land. The accused is scheduled to appear on December 5th at GA-4 in Waterbury. The deer was allowed to be donated to the Hunt To Feed Charity.

On 11/23/17 Officer Flockhart was conducting a foot patrol check of private property in the town of Sharon where an illegal tree stand had been previously located. At the same time Officer Chickos and Sergeant Begley were checking a nearby/adjacent property in the area. Officer Flockhart encountered an individual hunting with a rifle, in full camouflage clothing with no visible safety orange on the noted private property where no hunting is permitted. The individual was subsequently arrested for Hunting on Private Land without Written Permission and Failure to Wear Fluorescent Orange.

HUNTING ENFORCEMENT:

On 11/19/17 Officer Mihalyak served an arrest warrant from an investigation which began in October. On 10/14/17 Southwest officers responded to the Naugatuck River in Seymour, after Seymour Police contacted DEEP dispatch regarding an individual being struck by a pellet in the left arm while standing on his property. Officers located and interviewed a male hunting on the river in the vicinity of the scene. The original complainant was no longer at his residence and officers were unable to make contact at that time. After completing the investigation Officer Mihalyak submitted an arrest warrant for the accused waterfowl hunter responsible for the shot that injured the victim. The warrant was signed and was served at CSP Barracks Troop A, Southbury. The accused was charged with Violation of Wild Game Hunting Regulations- No hunting weapon shall be discharged towards a person, building or domestic animal when it is within range.
On 11/30/17 Sergeant Buckley and Officer Johnston were checking pheasant hunters at the Seymour Permit Required Area in the town of Oxford. While doing so they located a male hunting with a loaded shotgun within 500 feet of a building. The hunter was not wearing 400 square inches of safety orange as required. He was issued a Misdemeanor Summons with a court set date of November 13th at GA-5 in Derby for the charges of Failure to Wear 400 Square Inches of Orange and Firearms Hunting within 500 Feet of a Building.


PARK & FOREST/CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT:

On the evening of 11/3/17 Officer Johnston was on patrol within George C. Waldo State Park in the town of Southbury when he encountered a parked occupied vehicle. Upon approaching the vehicle he noticed a glass crack pipe in plain view. The occupant was removed from the vehicle and secured pending the investigation. Officer Kiely later responded for back-up to assist in the search. The search of the vehicle resulted in drug paraphernalia and 8 wax paper folds of Heroin. The suspect was arrested and transported to Troop A where he was processed and released on a $5000 surety bond. A court set date of November 16th at GA-4 Waterbury was issued for the charges of Hours of Operation, Possession of Narcotics and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

K-9 CALLS FOR SERVICE:

During the month of November District K-9 officers conducted public outreach events and responded to two calls for assistance for illegal deer hunting investigations. They also responded to two calls for assistance from the State Police, one for a lost hiker and the other for a suspect track following an evading motor vehicle accident.
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#1732064 - 12/12/17 01:35 PM Re: November 2017 Highlights [Re: EnCon Police]
Tieg Offline

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Fine work as always.

Out of curiosity does anyone know how to find out the outcome of all these court appearances?

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#1732068 - 12/12/17 02:26 PM Re: November 2017 Highlights [Re: EnCon Police]
Mycept Offline

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So about the paper tags.

Is it legal if you fill all of thr information out on regular paper and have it with the deer?

I had that issue earlier this year and just wrote it all down on a piece of paper, along with the kill tag#.
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#1732069 - 12/12/17 03:01 PM Re: November 2017 Highlights [Re: EnCon Police]
Sweetchuck Offline

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Registered: 01/04/07
Posts: 2311
Loc: Stafford Springs, CT
Thanks for the updates.

Lots of people baiting, just wish all their hunting gear could be confiscated.
Seems like they will just continue to do it.

Save a tree eat a Deer!!!!!!
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