FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE03-56
October
17, 2003
Contact:
Ian Michaels
(718) 595-6600
Second
Graduating Class Sworn In At DEP’s Environmental Protection Police
Academy
Twenty-two graduates of the second class of DEP’s Environmental
Protection Police Academy, were inducted on Wednesday, October 15, into
the New York City Department of Environmental Protection’s Environmental
Police Force by Commissioner Christopher O. Ward. The Environmental Protection
Police Academy, the first of its kind in the nation, was launched to provide
top-notch training to new cadets.
Addressing the graduates, Commissioner Ward said, “I want to welcome
you to the DEP’s Environmental Police Force. You are in the unique
position of being the first law enforcement officers to experience this
intense training in environmental law enforcement and protection. The
many hours of concentrated course work at the Academy, including advanced
police tactics and use of state-of-the-art equipment will ensure your
commitment to preservation of our natural resources and containment of
criminal and environmentally destructive activities. You are the front
line of our efforts to protect our watersheds. You and your families should
be proud of your achievement and special status.”
The second group of recruits to attend the Environmental Police Academy
experienced twenty weeks of intensive training in environmental law and
police administration, which included basic police training in laws of
arrest, use of force, justification, firearms, defensive tactics, terrorism
and police science. In addition, courses covered environmental conservation
law training in lands and forests, fish and wildlife, stream protection
and fresh water wetlands.
PHOTOS OF THE EVENT ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE DEP.
The graduates include:
Donald K. Dorste – Class Leader
Richard F. Cabrera – Squad Leader
Yesenia Martinez – Squad Leader
Jeremiah Morales – Squad Leader
Makiba A Brathwaite
Darryl M. Burrell
George Carreno
Alfonzo H Choice III
Daniel J. Christman
Joseph M. Galli
John C. Jones
Nicholas P. Kozack
Philipp M. Kraus
Ronald R. Luciano
William Maisonette
Anthony A. Menichino
Jason L. Molini
Steven Roman
Joseph Santiago
Alex T. Sefakakis
Jose Vargas
Timothy F. Walton