DEC K9 Graduation in Schoharie County

SCHOHARIE - Left to Right: ECO Wozniak/K9 Sal, ECO Kochanowski/K9 Brook, ECO Jankowski/K9 Shane

SUMMIT — On Oct. 2, DEC’s Division of Law Enforcement welcomed three new K9 Officers after an intensive, residential 12-week K9 Academy in the town of Summit. ECO Jankowski/K9 Shane (R8), ECO Kochanowski/K9 Brook (R6), and ECO Wozniak/K9 Sal (R9) will be returning to their assigned regions trained and certified in basic obedience, spent shell casing detection, venison/bear meat detection, and tracking. K9s Shane and Sal are named in honor of two fallen Division of Law Enforcement members, Lt. David McShane and Game Protector Martin Salway.  

A special thank you to Technical Sergeant Schoonover and ECO LaCroix for their expertise and dedication in training the new officers.

To contact an ECO to report an environmental crime or to report an incident, call 1-844-DEC-ECOS for 24-hour dispatch or email (for non-urgent violations).