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
Patch of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Police.
Agency overview
Formed	1880
Preceding agency	New York State Game Protectors
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction*	State of New York, USA
New York map showing DEC regions
Legal jurisdiction	New York
Constituting instrument	Chapter 591 of the Laws of 1880
General nature	Law enforcement Civilian police
Specialist jurisdiction	Environment, parks, and-or heritage property.
Operational structure
Headquarters	Albany
Conservation Officers	305
Agency executive	Timothy Duffy, 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]

Uniforms and Equipment

Environmental Conservation Officers wear a green uniform and trooper hat. They are New York State police officers equipped with a radio and firearm, among other various pieces of equipment.

Fallen officers

Since the establishment of the New York State Game Protectors, 8 officers have died in the line of duty.^[2][3]

See also

• New York State Forest Rangers
• New York State Park Police
• List of law enforcement agencies in New York
• Game warden
• NYC DEP Police
• New York City Environmental Police Unit / Permit and Inspection Unit (NYC Sanitation)
• United States Park Police

References

1. ↑ Environmental Conservation Police Officers
2. ↑ The Officer Down Memorial Page
3. ↑ NYS DEC website

A New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Police car on the New England Thruway.

External links

• New York State DEC Division of Law Enforcement
• New York Conservation Officers Association