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#1802927 - 12/08/20 01:52 PM Nov. 2020 Highlights
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Marine District Highlights
November 2020


Recreational Marine Fishing Enforcement:

On Nov. 1, 2020 EnCon Police were patrolling the Patchogue River in Westbrook and observed two individuals on a vessel returning from a fishing trip of which they stated they were fishing for tautog. When asked if they had any fish on board the captain of the vessel stated they had seven. The daily creel limit for tautog is three per individual per day. When asked to see the fish, it was determined that there were eight tautog on board. Each individual was issued an infraction for possession of tautog over the daily limit. The illegal fish were seized and donated to a wildlife rehabilitator.

On Nov. 5, 2020 EnCon Police were conducting recreational marine fishing compliance checks at the Branford River State Boat launch and observed three individuals hauling a vessel out of the water. The individuals admitted to fishing and stated they had three tautog onboard. The fish were measured and determined that one of the fish was short measuring 14 inches. The legal length limit for tautog is 16 inches. The individual who took responsibility for catching and keeping said fish was issued an infraction for the violation.

On Nov. 7, 2020 EnCon Police were conducting recreational marine fishing compliance checks in Westbrook and observed an individual filleting tautog at a local dock. Upon inspecting the fillets, it was determined that the individual had two other tautog in a cooler that measured 14 inches. Tautog are required to be at least 16 inches to legally possess. The individual admitted that the fish were all below the minimum length limit. He was issued an infraction for the violation. The fish were seized and donated to a wildlife rehabilitator.

On Nov. 9, 2020 EnCon Police were the Patchogue River in Westbrook and conducted a recreational marine fishing compliance check of two individuals who were fishing for tautog and black sea bass of which they stated they had onboard. A check of the fish revealed they were all legal, however one individual did not have a valid fishing license. That individual was issued an infraction for fishing without a license. His fish were seized and donated to a wildlife rehabilitator.

Later that day, EnCon Police were patrolling the Menunketsuck River in Westbrook and made contact with two individuals who were fishing for tautog and had several fish onboard their vessel. One individual did not have a valid fishing license and was issued an infraction for the violation, his fish seized and donated to a wildlife rehabilitator.

On Nov. 10, 2020 EnCon Police were patrolling the Branford River and observed three individuals onboard a vessel. EnCon Police conducted a vessel safety inspection and it was determined that the three individuals had been out fishing for tautog and had the fish on the vessel. There were nine tautog onboard the vessel five of which were short. Tautog must be at minimum 16 inches in length. The individuals stated they had measure the fish with a ruler they had on the vessel. A check of the ruler showed that it was ¼ of an inch off measuring the fish longer than what they should be. Each individual was issued an infraction for possession of undersized tautog. The undersized fish were seized and donated to a local rehabilitator.

On Nov. 11/19/2020 EnCon Police were patrolling in Westbrook and observed four individuals who were fishing on a vessel approaching a local dock. As they approached EnCon Police engaged in conversation regarding their fishing trip. The operator of the vessel immediately turned the boat around and began going back out into the harbor. EnCon Police demanded the vessel operator to stop and return to the dock for inspection of their daily catch. The operator did not stop and continued out into the harbor where EnCon Police observed the individuals throw something into the water. The vessel operator then turned the vessel around and then proceeded back to the dock. An initial inspection revealed a dozen tautog onboard the vessel all of which were below the minimum length limit of 16 inches. A witness then came in and told EnCon Police that there were at least another dozen dead tautog in the water in the vicinity of where the four individuals deceptively went back out to and then turned around. The individuals were charged with failure to stand by for an EnCon Officer and illegal possession of short tautog. The fish were seized ant turned over to a local rehabilitator.


Boating Enforcement:

On Nov. 3, 202 EnCon Police responded to Stamford harbor for a report of a capsized canoe with one person in the water. A Good Samaritan was able to rescue the person who at the time was unresponsive. EMS arrived on scene and determined the individual had a pulse. The individual was transported to Stamford Hospital where life-saving efforts continued for several hours. Unfortunately the individual succumbed to his injuries. The individual was wearing a life jacket and may have suffered a medical incident prior to capsizing.

On Nov. 8, 2020 EnCon Police were patrolling the CT River in Old Lyme between the railroad and RT 95 bridges enforcing the NO WAKE ZONE due to numerous complaints from surrounding marinas about excessive wakes from mostly recreational fishing vessels taking advantage of the warm weather and active tautog fishing on Long Island Sound. Large wakes from these vessels impact vessels that are still on their slips at the marina docks and can cause significant damage to them. Vessel owners are responsible for their wakes and damage they may cause to other vessels. Several vessels were warned to slow down during the course of the day. One individual was issued an infraction for violating the no wake zone twice within a half hour period.

On Nov. 9, 2020 EnCon Police were conducting boating enforcement on the Four Mile River in Old Lyme at approximately 1710 hours and observed a vessel approaching the state boat launch without the use of navigation lights after sunset. Sunset on this day was at 1634 hours. The operator of the vessel admitted his navigation lights were not working and also admitted to fishing for tautog without a fishing license. It was also determined that the vessel’s registration had been expired since 2017 and the vessel trailer had never been registered. The individual was issued an infraction for Failure to Display Navigation Lights after Sunset, Operating an Unregistered Vessel, Fishing w/o a License and Towing an Unregistered Trailer.

EnCon Police responded to four search and rescue incidents in November on Long Island Sound.




Hunting Enforcement:

On Nov.1, 2020 EnCon Police responded to Waterford for a report of a hunter harassment issue. An individual who was deer hunting legally on private property from a stand was approached from abutting property owners on a side by side UTV. The abutting property owners accused the hunter of planting a food plot on their property of which was inaccurate and were making anti-hunting sentiments. It should also be noted that the abutter’s property is up for sale. EnCon Police confronted the abutting property owners and advised them of the hunter harassment laws. They were each issued warnings for simple trespassing. Unfortunately the hunter abandoned his hunt for the day.

On Nov. 15, 2020 EnCon Police were patrolling Cockoponset State Forest and observed a fresh gut pile and blood trail. It is illegal to archery hunt deer on state property on Sunday. The blood trail was tracked to where the deer had been shot. EnCon Police were also able to identify the location of where the deer was shot from within the state forest. The suspect’s vehicle was located a short time after with the suspect and the deer of which the individual failed to immediately tag. The individual was issued a misdemeanor summons for illegal deer hunting on a Sunday and failure to tag. The deer was seized and donated to Sharon Audubon.

On Nov. 16, 2020 EnCon Police responded to Waterford for a report of an individual hunting behind Walmart. The individual was located and did not have permission to be on the property. He was issued a misdemeanor summons for hunting on private property without written consent.


On Nov. 11, 2020 EnCon Police were contacted by the Regional Water Authority to assist with an illegal deer hunting case on their property in Branford. A witness provided information that a suspect shot and killed a large male white tailed deer who was driving a grey pick-up truck that left the scene after the witness had confronted him. The witness was able to provide a picture of the vehicle with the license plate however it was blurry and unable to be identified. EnCon Police and RWA Police remained with the deer for several hours hoping the suspect would return to retrieve the deer with negative results. The deer was donated to Sharon Audubon. A week later EnCon Police were able to identify the license plate and the operator and reveal that information to the RWA Police. The individual was identified as an employee of the RWA who also has a lengthy fish and game history with EnCon Police. The individual was brought in for an interview where he originally denied any involvement in the incident. Further questioning and the mentioning of the witness and picture of the vehicle, and the fact that RWA had video of the vehicle exiting the area on that day proved to be too overwhelming for the individual who finally admitted to shooting and killing the deer. A warrant was issued to the court for the arrest of said individual for among other things, Negligent Hunting 3rd encompassing Closed Season, Hunting w/o Consent, Shooting from a Motor Vehicle, No Deer Tags, Failure to Tag Deer, Failure to Report Deer Kill w/in 24 Hours and No Hunter Orange.

On Nov. 24 2020 EnCon Police responded to Guilford for a report of an individual in possession of a hawk. EnCon Police were at the same address on Nov. 15 for an illegal Sunday deer hunting incident that took place on state land. When questioned about the hawk, the individual confessed and stated he shot it with a pellet gun because it was allegedly in his chicken coop. The individual stated he tossed the hawk into the garbage. The individual was issued an infraction for shooting a non-game bird and referred to the USFW Service. While still engaged in conversation, EnCon Police observed what appeared to be a two deer within the garage of the residence. Knowing the he was about to be questioned about it, the individual confessed that it was his son had shot the deer on private property. There were no tags on the deer. The son was contacted and questioned about his hunt. It was determined that he was hunting on private land without written consent from the land owner and had failed to tag and called in the kill. He was issued a summons for the violations. The deer were seized and donated to a local wildlife rehabilitator.

On Nov. 27, 2020 EnCon Police were patrolling Nehantic State Forest in East Lyme due to a complaint of illegal deer hunting over bait. EnCon Police had been observing the area for several days. Baiting for deer is illegal on state land. EnCon Police encountered two individuals hunting with shotguns within approximately 50 yards of the bait pile. A compliance check for the appropriate licenses was conducted and determined that one of the individuals only had a firearms hunting license and no deer tags for the shotgun season. This same individual was also the same person who called in the complaint of the illegal bait. When questioned by EnCon as to why EnCon was there checking him the individual stated he did not know, but then stated “is it because of the bait?” Both individuals were questioned as to how far they thought the bait pile was away from them to which both indicated approximately 50 or so yards. Both individuals also stated that they had sited in their shotguns at 50 or so yards. Both individuals admitted knowing they couldn’t hunt over bait on state land including the complainant who called it in but decided to hunt over it anyway. The complainant also stated, “I thought once I made the complaint EnCon would come out and remove the bait pile”. Both individuals were advised that when these types of calls come into EnCon Police, the Officers work them in hopes to catch the violators. Both individuals were issued misdemeanor summonses for illegal deer hunting over bait.


Park & Forest

On 11/21/2020 EnCon Police responded to Cockaponset State Forest in Clinton for a report of several ATV’s being operated within the forest. EnCon Police were able to stop four individuals. They were each issued infractions for unregistered operation and operating an ATV on State land without permission.

On Nov. 25, 2020 EnCon Police were patrolling Hammonasset State Park due to a complaint of an individual who entered the park daily driving intoxicated and littering. EnCon spotted the vehicle within the park being operated by the suspect individual in the outbound lane and observed the individual throw a beer can out the window. The operator was stopped and determined to be intoxicated. The individual was given standard field sobriety tests of which he failed. He was subsequently arrested and transported to Troop F for processing. The individual was charged with DUI, Littering and Operating an Unregistered Motor Vehicle.


Commercial Fishing Enforcement

On Nov. 7, 2020 EnCon Police were dispatched at 7:13 PM to the Thames River in New London to assist the USCG with a commercial fishing vessel operating at night without navigation lights. Sunset on this day was at 4:35 PM. The operator of the vessel was issued an infraction for Failure to have Proper Navigation Lights on at Night. Also, a Federal referral was made to NOAA Office of law Enforcement for commercial fishing violations regarding the captain of the vessel not having his vessel trip report filled out nor a NY State commercial permit onboard for fishing in NY waters.

EnCon conducted several gear compliance patrols on Long Island Sound in November and seized approximately 100 lobster pots all of which were non-compliant with state lobster pot gear requirements and regulations.



Western District Highlights
November 2020

Hunting Enforcement

On November 13th, 2020 Southwest officers were dispatched to a man trying to retrieve a deer from private property off South Britain Road in Southbury. Officers arrived and located the individual. The investigation revealed the individual was not carrying a deer harvest tag and had shot the deer with a crossbow from his back porch. Further investigation also revealed that the deer had moved onto the neighbor’s property which he did not have permission to hunt. Enforcement action taken.

On November 14th, 2020 a Northwest officer arrested an individual for hunting without permission on private property in the town of Winsted. The officer received a report of a shot being fired near an adjacent property. While investigating the incident, the officer located a gut pile and tree stand. It was determined that the subject was not on their property when the deer was shot. The deer was subsequently seized.

On November 20th, 2020 at approximately 0757 hours, Southwest officers in the Quinnipiac River State Park located in North Haven, investigated a report of a deer bait block in the woods off a trail. When the officers arrived at the bait block, they observed an individual in the wood line approximately 15 yards from the block. The individual was on the ground with a bow in his hand. The officers observed that the individual was not wearing orange. The officers contacted the individual and questioned him about the bait block. The individual said it was not his block and he did not see it on the ground in front of him. When questioned about not wearing orange, the individual stated that he misinterpreted the laws. Enforcement action was taken for these violations.

On November 21st, 2020 a Northwest officer observed two individuals trespassing and illegally hunting deer on private property in the town of Canaan. The individuals were subsequently arrested for Hunting on private property without permission.

On November 26th, 2020 State Police Troop A received an illegal hunting complaint. Southwest personnel arrived and located two men driving down their driveway in a Kubota utility vehicle with a loaded 22 hornet. They stated they shot a deer on the adjacent property and were heading to retrieve it. Further investigation revealed that two bucks were shot on the hunters 2.5 acre plot. Both deer were shot within 500 feet of the houses across the street. Enforcement action taken for Hunting within 500 ft, Loaded Firearm in Vehicle and Firearms Hunting on less than 10 acres.



On November 28th, 2020 at approximately 1509 hours, a Southwest officer while on routine patrol of Quinnipiac River State Park in North Haven, observed a deer hunter in a tree stand above a pile of bait. The officer contacted the individual, who stated that he knew it was illegal to hunt over bait, but it was not his bait. The officer observed a trail cam facing the bait pile which the individual admitted was his. The officer requested the individual to accompany him to his patrol vehicle and to put on his orange while walking out of the woods. The individual then stated that he did not have any orange. Enforcement action was taken for Failure to Wear Orange and Illegal Baiting Deer.

Exotic Species Enforcement

On November 10th, 2020 a call was received from Beardsley Zoo stating a man was hoping to donate a two year old American alligator to the zoo. A southwest officer contacted the individual and located the American Alligator. The male ultimately agreed to voluntarily surrender the alligator and was issued a written warning for Illegal Possession. The alligator was transferred to and placed with Rainforest Reptiles.

Parks & Forest

On November 20th, 2020 at approximately 1503 hours, a Southwest officer, while on routine patrol of Silver Lake State Boat Launch in Berlin observed a vehicle drive over a grass divider in the parking area. The officer effected a traffic stop of the vehicle and recognized the operator as the person who was following the officer earlier while the officer was on foot patrol. The officer asked the operator for his driver’s license and the operator refused to provide it. The operator then drove towards the officer at a high rate of speed and the officer leapt out of the way. Through the officer’s investigation, the operator was positively identified, and a warrant is being sought for his arrest.



Nuisance Bear

Western District officers responded to twelve (12) nuisance bear complaints.

Nuisance Wildlife

Western District officers responded to twelve (12) nuisance wildlife calls, to include but limited deer, squirrels, bobcat, fox and coyote.






Eastern District Highlights
November 2020

Hunting Violations

On November 3rd, 2020 EnCon officers from the Eastern district were dispatched to the town of Enfield on a report of an individual that was hunting and trespassing on private property. The individual was eventually located in a tree stand and actively hunting on property that he did not have permission to be on. The individual was also hunting past sunset. This individual had been warned by the property owner several times to no longer come onto his land. As a result, this individual was arrested for a variety of hunting related charges.

On November 18th, 2020 Encon officers from the Eastern district were dispatched to a report of deer spotlighting near the town of Montville. While investigating this complaint, Officers saw a hunter who was actively hunting past sunset hours. While watching the hunter, the officers watched him throwing some type of grain on the ground. The officers eventually approached the hunter, who still was remaining in their hunting stand well past sunset and found that the hunter had corn all around the hunting stand. This individual was subsequently arrested for these violations.

On November 20th, 2020 Encon officers from the Eastern district were dispatched to the town of Mansfield on a report of a hunter not wearing any orange. Once on scene, officers were able to locate the property owner who stated that no one had permission to hunt on his property. Officers were able to eventually locate this individual and found that not only was the hunter without any orange clothing but was also hunting past sunset. Further investigation also led to the discovery of the fact that the hunter was using natural deer scents to attract deer. This individual was arrested for several hunting related charges.

On October 20th, 2020 an EnCon officer received information regarding an individual who was baiting and trespassing on private property. During this investigation, the officer developed information leading to the identification of the suspect’s vehicle.
On November 24th, 2020 the officer observed this suspect vehicle in the area of this complaint and went to look for this subject. After a brief walk into the wood line the officer was able to locate this individual. Once located, the individual was found on private property and had bait sitting 11 yards in front of his hunting stand. It was also discovered that this individual had a natural based doe urine as a scent attractant hanging approximately 20 yards from his stand. Based off the observations of the officer, the subject was arrested for a variety of hunting related charges.



Boating Enforcement

On November 2nd, EnCon officers from the Eastern district was dispatched to Gardner Lake on a report of an individual who had overturned their canoe. Investigation determined that the individual was wearing an Inflatable Jacket and was on the lake trying to paddle around. On this date and time, weather conditions were not ideal, and the operator of the canoe was forced to battle high winds. As the operator struggled with these conditions, he lost control of the canoe and overturned into the water. The operator was in the water for approximately 20 minutes before rescue crews were able to get the subject out of the water. This individual was treated for hypothermia and transported to a local hospital.
The individual was fortunate enough to recover from this incident, and no enforcement action was taken.
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#1802959 - 12/08/20 04:50 PM Re: Nov. 2020 Highlights [Re: EnCon Police]
ecurB Offline

Can you eat that ?

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Busy month !

Lots of dimwits out there , but the rescue critters are eating well .

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