The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Environmental Conservation (EnCon) Police have promoted three Sergeant’s to the position of Captain.
The three are:
- Captain Eric Lundin, of Killingworth
- Captain Cynthia Schneider, of Westport
- Captain Jeffrey Samorajczyk, of Shelton
“Our Environmental Conservation Police are a unique and special law enforcement unit with responsibility for protecting both the public and our state’s natural resources,” said DEEP Deputy Commissioner Susan Whalen. “With the naming of these three new Captains, our EnCon Police now have a solid command structure staffed by veterans who have tremendous skills and expertise.”
Samorajczyk has been with the EnCon Police for 16 years and has served as the Division’s training supervisor. He also worked for the Agency’s Fisheries Division as a seasonal worker then worked as a dispatcher in the Emergency Dispatch Center. He will now serve as the Administrative Captain assigned to Headquarters in Hartford.
Lundin has been with the EnCon Police for 20 years and has served as a sector sergeant in the Central and Western Sector of the Marine District. He is also the supervisor for the Division’s Boating Accident Reconstruction Unit. He will now serve as the commanding officer of the Eastern District.
Schneider has been with the EnCon Police for 15 years and has served as the Division’s training supervisor and as a sector sergeant in the Marine District. She is also the Division’s lead for investigations involving non-native and exotic species and implemented the Agency’s Exotic Species Amnesty program. She will now serve as the commanding officer of the Western District.
