Our mission is to provide natural resource protection and public safety through education, outreach and enforcement.
The State Environmental Conservation Police (EnCon) patrol throughout the state and its navigable waterways conducting specialized enforcement in the fields of hunting, trapping, recreational fishing, commercial fishing, shellfishing, recreational vehicles and boating safety enforcement. In addition Officers also serve as the primary law enforcement agency in all state parks, forests and wildlife management areas where they conduct criminal investigations and motor vehicle enforcement. The State EnCon Police are further tasked with initiatives encompassing wildlife management, public outreach, homeland security, search and rescue, and mutual aid assistance to federal, state and municipal law enforcement agencies.
Connecticut State Environmental Conservation Police Officers are stationed throughout Connecticut and have assigned patrol areas. All officers are certified by the Connecticut Police Officers Standards and Training Council. (POSTC). They complete the same police academy training as municipal officers in Connecticut, receive on-going in-service training and specialized training related to the EnCon Police duties. Conservation Officers are also appointed as special deputy agents for the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service so they may enforce federal fisheries and wildlife laws.
The State Environmental Conservation Police are under the command of Colonel Kyle Overturf. The EnCon Police Headquarters and the 24-hour EnCon Police Emergency Dispatch Center are located in Hartford. The Hartford Headquarters Command Staff is responsible for overall command and administrative functions such as personnel, equipment procurement, purchasing, training, policies and procedures and coordination with other DEEP Divisions as well as other Municipal, State and Federal law enforcement agencies.
Field Operations for the EnCon Police consist of three geographical patrol districts throughout the state:
Eastern District Headquarters located in Marlborough
Western District Headquarters located in Harwinton
Marine District Headquarters located in Old Lyme
Each EnCon Police District is commanded by a Conservation Enforcement Captain and each patrol sector within a district is commanded by a Conservation Enforcement Sergeant.
The mission of the Connecticut State Environmental Conservation Police (EnCon) is to provide natural resource protection and public safety through education, outreach and enforcement.
