New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Police
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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Police
| New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Police | |
| Common name | New York State Environmental Conservation Police |
| Abbreviation | NYSDECPD |
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| Patch of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Police. | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1880 |
| Preceding agency | New York State Game Protectors |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | State of New York, USA |
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| New York map showing DEC regions | |
| Legal jurisdiction | New York |
| Constituting instrument | Chapter 591 of the Laws of 1880 |
| General nature | |
| Specialist jurisdiction | Environment, parks, and-or heritage property. |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Albany |
| Conservation Officers | 305 |
| Agency executive | Peter Fanelli, Director of Law Enforcement |
| Parent agency | New York State Department of Environmental Conservation |
| Website | |
| Division of Law Enforcement | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Police is the police force of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Members of the DEC Police are New York State police officers. As the uniformed law enforcement representative of the Department of Environmental Conservation, the ECO is the person in the field responsible for the enforcement of the environmental laws and regulations of New York and for the detection and investigation of suspected violations.[1]
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Fallen officers
Since the establishment of the New York State Game Protectors, 8 officers have died in the line of duty.[2][3]
| Officer | Date of Death | County | Details |
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| Game Protector Samuel S. Taylor |
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Gunfire |
| Game Protector John H. Woodruff |
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Assault |
| Game Protector Harvey B. Cruikshank |
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Struck by lightning |
| Game Protector William T. Cramer |
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Gunfire |
| Game Protector Paul Du Cuennois |
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Drowned |
| Game Protector Clarence J. Webster |
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Automobile accident |
| Game Protector Benning W. De La Mater |
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Drowned |
| Conservation Officer William Becker |
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Drowned |
See also
- New York State Forest Rangers
- New York State Park Police
- List of law enforcement agencies in New York
- Game warden
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