Environmental Conservation Police

Officer Lawrence E. Cabana

State Environmental Conservation Officer 

EOW: Saturday, August 6, 2022

Cause: 9/11 related illness


Officer Stephen Lawrence Raymond

State Environmental Conservation Officer

EOW: Monday, April 17, 2017

Cause: 9/11 related illness


Lieutenant Paul C. Adam

State Environmental Conservation Lieutenant

EOW: Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Cause: 9/11 related illness


Investigator Thomas J. Graham, Jr.

State Environmental Conservation Investigator

EOW: Saturday, September 21, 2013

Cause: 9/11 related illness


Officer William Becker

State Environmental Conservation Officer - Assigned to Suffolk County, Appointed November 10, 1968

Died in the line of duty March 11, 1981


Game Protector Earle Brown

State Game Protector - Assigned to Oswego County, Appointed November 1, 1917

Died in the line of duty October 30, 1941


Game Protector William T. Cramer

State Game Protector - Assigned to Queens County

Died in the line of duty September 22, 1929


Game Protector Harvey B. Cruikshank

State Game Protector - Assigned to Washington County

Died in the line of duty June 8, 1926


Officer Benning W. DeLaMater

State Conservation Officer - Assigned to Albany County, Appointed July 1, 1949

Died in the line of duty June 24, 1961


Game Protector Paul J. DuCuennois

State Game protector - Assigned to Washington County , Appointed May, 1932

Died in the line of duty October 16, 1932


Lieutenant John C. Fitzpatrick

State Environmental Conservation Officer - Assigned to New York City

Died on May 7, 2014


Game Protector Charles W. Gaffney

State Game Protector - Assigned to Lewis County, Appointed September 4, 1920

Died in the line of duty November 16, 1934


Game Protector Lawrence Kessler

State Game Protector - Assigned to Green County, Appointed June 1, 1935

Died in the line of duty November 26, 1935


Officer Marshall D. MacNaught

State Conservation Officer - Assigned to Delaware County, Appointed January 16, 1946

Died in the line of duty February 8, 1968


Game Protector John M. Robbins

State Game Protector - Assigned to Warren County, Appointed 1928

Died in the line of duty December 29, 1940


Game Protector Martin Salway

State Game Protector - Assigned to Genesee County, Appointed October 1, 1919

Died in the line of duty November 15, 1953


Game Protector Samuel S. Taylor

State Game Protector - Assigned to Madison County

Died in the line of duty on April 5, 1914

Fatally shot by game violators while attempting to arrest them for shooting song birds.


Game Protector Clarence J. Webster

State Game Protector - Assigned to Washington County, Appointed Augsut 1, 1918

Died in the line of duty November 16, 1944


Game Protector John H. Woodruff

State Game Protector - Assigned to Schenectady County

Missing in the line of duty November 27, 1919 - Body found April 3, 1921


Forest Rangers

Forest Ranger Raymond L. Murray

Forest Ranger Murray is the only Ranger to lose his life in the line of duty.

Died on October 9, 1970

Captain Christopher Kostoss

Died in the Line of Duty on May 31, 2022

Captain Kostoss was a New York State Forest Ranger for 23 years

Colonel David M. Cornell

NYS Forest Ranger Colonel

Died on August 11, 2023

Colonel Cornell was a New York State Forest Ranger for 21 years

Park Police

Police Officer Francis J. Donato Jr.

Palisades Interstate Park Police Department - New York Section, New York.

End of Watch: Thursday, August 28, 1980

Police Officer Jean B Dozier

Long Island State Parkway Police Department, New York

End of Watch: Thursday, October 10, 1968

Police Officer Anthony Milazzo, Jr.

Long Island State Parkway Police Department, New York

End of Watch: Saturday, April 11, 1970

Chief Edward G. Gleason

Palisades Interstate Park Police Department - New York Section, New York

End of Watch: Sunday, July 23, 1972

State University Police

Michael D. Sodders

The NYS University Police lost one of their most dynamic and dedicated officers suddenly on June 15, 2019. Officer Michael D. Sodders, a dual citizen of Italy and the United States. 

Officer William Flanders

State University Police Officer - Stationed at University of Buffalo

Died in the line of duty January 24, 1983

Lieutenant Gary Kalisz

State Univeristy Police Officer - Stationed at University of Buffalo

Died on duty on December 16, 1989

Officer Leon M. Klimeczko

State University Police Officer - Stationed at University of Buffalo

Died in the line of duty June 21, 2006