Spotlight Towns

The N.E.O.A. spotlights certain towns monthly in which we are active.  School seminars, health fairs, safety days and special events are standard fare for the N.E.O.A. in local communities.

This month's towns...

Stratford, Wolcott, Watertown, Milford, East Haven, Southington, Middletown, Hamden

STRATFORD

Over the years the N.E.O.A. has been involved in many community service events in Stratford: including the Stratford PD's National Night Out, presenting to the Fairfield County Detectives Conference at Stratford PD, speaking to the Stratford Board of Education on substance abuse and providing our Kids ID DNA Kits at the Sikorsky Safety Day.    

Our Kids ID program, which now includes the brand new Kids ID DNA Kit, helps parents keep valuable information close at hand about their child in case the child becomes lost or is missing.

N.E.O.A. Community Affairs Director and Narcotics Trainer Tom Janette speak to members of the Stratford Board of Education on substance abuse in Connecticut.

N.E.O.A. Secretary Lt. Duane Tompkins (ret.) at left and N.E.O.A. Narcotics Trainer Tom Janette (right) spoke at the Fairfield County Detective Conference, hosted at Stratford Police Department.

N.E.O.A. President Lt. Michael Rinaldi, (ret.) at right thanks Stratford PD Lt. Gregg Proudfoot (left) and faculty and students at Bunnell High School for constructing a drug display case for use by the N.E.O.A. at drug education seminars.

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 WOLCOTT

The N.E.O.A. once again just provided D.A.R.E. workbooks to the Wolcott Police Department for their program as well as donating workbooks to thirteen other police departments across the state for use in their D.A.R.E. programs.  We reach out to communities to help provide information on substance abuse and child safety.  Our speakers also have spoken at Wolcott High School to the students on the dangers and consequences of substance abuse.

N.E.O.A. staff member Elliott Bard presents 2010-2011 D.A.R.E. workbooks to Wolcott D.A.R.E. Officer Jeff Bender.

N.E.O.A. Director Officer Scott Duva, Wolcott Officer Scott Wihbey and N.E.O.A. Narcotics Trainer Director Tom Janette at a substance abuse seminar conducted by the N.E.O.A. at Wolcott High School.

N.E.O.A. President Lt. Michael Rinaldi (left) and N.E.O.A. Director Officer Scott Duva present Wolcott D.A.R.E. Officer Jeff Bender with a courtesy copy of HRM Video’s “Pharm Parties: A Lethal Mix.”

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WATERTOWN

Over the years the N.E.O.A. has provided D.A.R.E. workbooks for the Watertown Police Department as well as participating in the  D.A.R.E. Appreciation Day that was held annually at Veterans Memorial Park.  Our N.E.O.A. volunteers also provided Kids ID photos and Kids DNA ID Emergency Information Kits to parents and families at the park and in town at IGA.

Watertown Officers Frank Esposito and Tom McDonnell thank N.E.O.A. Director Scott Duva and N.E.O.A. staff member Bryan Nixon for the donation of D.A.R.E. books to the Watertown program while it was running.

N.E.O.A. Community Affairs Director and Narcotics Trainer Tom Janette (right) and N.E.O.A. Staff Member Elliott Bard answered questions posed by Watertown residents about substance abuse at the D.A.R.E. Appreciation Day event that was held at Veterans Memorial Park.

 

The N.E.O.A. provided important drug and child safety information to parents and kids at a Kids ID photo session held at the Watertown Adams IGA on Rt. 63.

 

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MILFORD

The Narcotic Enforcement Officers Association has actively participated in many events in Milford over the years.  Our community service booth has been on display at Milford Safety Day with the Milford Police Department, at the Oyster Festival and at Connecticut Post Mall.  Our organization has donated D.A.R.E. workbooks to the Milford Police Department and will do so again this year.  We have provided up-to-date information on the latest trendsin substance abuse at the Milford Rape Crisis Center, Platt Tech, Milford Medical Society, St. Ann School's Science Expo and Parsons Government Complex.

At the 2010 Milford Safety Day N.E.O.A. staff member Elliott Bard, Milford Crime Prevention Officer Jeff Nielsen, Milford Bank Community Liaison Kim Freda and Milford Police Officers and N.E.O.A. Director Joanna Salati congratulate D.A.R.E. poster contest winners.

 

Milford Detective Steve Staurovsky and Sergeant Jim Staurovsky (right) thank N.E.O.A. President Lt. Mike Rinaldi (ret.) and N.E.O.A. Community Affairs Director Tom Janette for the N.E.O.A.'s donation of D.A.R.E. workbooks to the Milford program.

Milford Police Sergeant Vaughan Dumas introduces N.E.O.A. Community Affairs Director and Narcotics Trainer Tom Janette at a substance abuse education forum for the Milford Medical Society.    

  

At a N.E.O.A. community service event held at Connecticut Post Mall former N.E.O.A. Directors Milford Sergeant Vaughan Dumas and Meriden Officer Janice Merrigan prepare to greet the hundreds of children and parents that typically visit the N.E.O.A. booth during events like these.  

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EAST HAVEN

The Narcotic Enforcement Officers Association has provided D.A.R.E. workbooks to East Haven's program for many years and we have been a yearly participant at the East Haven Fest providing information on substance abuse and child safety.   

 

The Narcotic Enforcement Officers Association's booth at the East Haven Fest where N.E.O.A. volunteers worked with East Haven Officer and N.E.O.A. Director Mike Sorbo (pictured) and the East Haven Rotary to provide important free drug education materials to the public who stopped by the booth.

Over the last 10 years the N.E.O.A. has provided D.A.R.E. workbooks to East Haven.  Here East Haven D.A.R.E. Officer and N.E.O.A. Director Mike Sorbo thanks N.E.O.A. Director Officer Scott Duva and N.E.O.A. staff member Sean McDonald for the N.E.O.A.'s contribution of workbooks to East Haven's D.A.R.E. program.

  

 

N.E.O.A. staff member Elliott Bard and retired Deputy Marshal Bill Smith speak to some East Haven resident at the N.E.O.A. booth.  Residents could pick up N.E.O.A. Drugs in Connecticut pamphlets covering such topics as Heroin, Tell-tale Signs of Drug Abuse, Pharmaceuticals, Marijuana, Ecstasy as well as subjects such as child safety and the newly created N.E.O.A. DNA Kids ID Kits.

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SOUTHINGTON

Education and community service are what the N.E.O.A. is primarily noted for and that commitment has been shown in Southington over the last ten years.  Since 1996 the N.E.O.A. has provided D.A.R.E. workbooks to police departments across the state, including Southington's.  Our volunteers have conducted the Kids ID photo program at Lake Compounce's "We Are The Children Day" and staffed a booth at the Southington Drug Free Rally where they passed out important drug education materials, including N.E.O.A. Drugs in Connecticut pamphlets covering such topics as Heroin, Pharmaceuticals, Inhalants, Tell-tale Signs of Drug Use and Ecstasy.  N.E.O.A. speakers have talked to E.M.T.s at Bradley Memorial Hospital and D.C.F. workers at the Aqua Turf about substance abuse indicators and drug paraphernalia to help them better perform their jobs.

Southington Police Sergeant Lowell Depalma thanks N.E.O.A. Director Officer Scott Duva and N.E.O.A. staff member Elliott Bard for the donation of D.A.R.E. workbooks to the Southington program.

At Lake Compounce's "We Are The Children Day" N.E.O.A. Director Sergeant John Durkin watches as N.E.O.A. volunteers take some information for the Kids ID emergency information packet that is provided to families at community service events like these.

N.E.O.A. Director Detective Sergeant Ron Goodmaster speaks on the problems associated with prescription drugs at a seminar presentation at the Aqua Turf.

 

Some teenagers examine one of the N.E.O.A. drug display boards at the N.E.O.A. community service booth that was set up at the Lake Compounce "We Are The Children" event.

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MIDDLETOWN

The N.E.O.A. has participated in many community service activities in Middletown over the years.  During the past ten years our speakers have presented drug seminars for the teachers at Middlesex Community College, the R.A.’s at Wesleyan University and parents for the Middlesex Substance Abuse Action Council.  We’ve conducted the Kids ID photo program at McDonald’s on Main Street, Sharon’s downtown and at the Police Department Safety Day.  Over the years we’ve also supplied workbooks for the D.A.R.E. program in town.

The N.E.O.A. Community Service Van shows up at every community service event throughout the year and helps to provide the free materials that are passed out at these events: N.E.O.A. Drugs in Connecticut pamphlets, N.E.O.A. coloring books, crayons, balloons, bumper stickers and the new N.E.O.A. Kids ID DNA kits.

The N.E.O.A. has appeared at Middletown Safety Day over the years and here at the N.E.O.A. booth is Middletown Common Council member Ron Klattenberg, New Britain Officer and former N.E.O.A. Director Carol Zesut, N.E.O.A. Staff Member Elliott Bard and N.E.O.A. Director and Middletown Officer Rick Batts.

N.E.O.A. Secretary Lt. Duane Tompkins (ret.), Alternate Route to Certification Site Director Joe Alaimo and N.E.O.A. Narcotics Trainer Tom Janette at a seminar presentation the N.E.O.A. held at Middlesex Community College.

N.E.O.A. Director and Middletown Officer Rick Batts takes a Kids ID photo of a child for a family.  This photo is then included in the newly created N.E.O.A. DNA Kids ID Kit.

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HAMDEN

Our organization has participated in many events in Hamden over the years.  We set up our community service booth at the Hamden National Night Out at Rochford Field on Tuesday, August 3rd from 4-8pm passing out our new Kids ID DNA Kits as well as other important drug educational materials. Over the years we’ve also had our community service booth set up at the Classic Car Show as well as at the Hamden Carnival, McDonald's and Walking for Drug-Free Hamden.  Our speakers have presented drug educational seminars at Quinnipiac University, Sacred Heart Academy and Hamden High School.  We've also supplied handouts for N.E.O.A. members in the Hamden P.D. for school presentations.  We have worked with Hamden Youth Services to educate the public about substance abuse at the Town-Wide Drug Awareness Fair and at Thornton Wilder Library.

Hamden Police Chief Thomas Wydra and Hamden Lieutenant and N.E.O.A. Vice President Gabe Lupo at the N.E.O.A.'s community service booth at the Hamden National Night Out.

Hamden Sergeant and N.E.O.A. Director John Testa and former N.E.O.A. Director Sergeant Steve Crowley pass out drug educational materials to some young visitors to the N.E.O.A.'s community service booth at the Hamden Carnival.

N.E.O.A. Vice President Hamden Lieutenant Gabe Lupo and former Deputy Chief Steve Cahill speak at a seminar the N.E.O.A. held in conjunction with Hamden Youth Services Bureau.

N.E.O.A. President Lt. Michael Rinaldi (ret.), while at the N.E.O.A. Community Service Booth, speaks with Hamden residents at the 2010 National Night Out at Rochford Field.  The N.E.O.A. was at the Hamden National Night Out again this year on August 3rd.

 

N.E.O.A. Community Affairs Director and Narcotics Trainer Tom Janette shows some drug paraphernalia during a seminar at the Citizens Police Academy.  

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