RIDGEFIELD

CONNECTICUT

Department Directory

Chief of Police: Jeffery Kreitz
(203) 431-2795
rpdchief@ridgefieldct.gov

Executive Officer (Major): Nicholas Fowler
(203) 431-2796
rpdmjr@ridgefieldct.gov

Uniform Division Commander (Captain): Jeffrey Raines
(203) 431-2799
rpdudc@ridgefieldct.gov

Detective Division Commander (Captain): Brian Durling
(203) 431-2798
rpdddc@ridgefieldct.gov

Professional Standards Division Commander (Captain): John Knoche
(203) 431-2797
rpddot@ridgefieldct.gov

Uniform Patrol & Detectives

Patrol Officers
Patrol Officer's Name Email
Charles Ekstrom rpd172@ridgefieldct.gov
David Samoskevich rpd182@ridgefieldct.gov
Jorge Romero rpd185@ridgefieldct.gov
Jeffrey Ladue rpd195@ridgefieldct.gov
Erik Hartling rpd206@ridgefieldct.gov
Michael McKnight rpd208@ridgefieldct.gov
Joshua Clark rpd209@ridgefieldct.gov
Brian Kay rpd212@ridgefieldct.gov
Roosevelt Theodore rpd214@ridgefieldct.gov
Hillard Bloom rpd215@ridgefieldct.gov
Andrew Luis rpd216@ridgefieldct.gov
Brandon Romero rpd217@ridgefieldct.gov
Duane Biros rpd218@ridgefieldct.gov
Benjamin Conrad rpd220@ridgefieldct.gov
Alejandro Matos rpd221@ridgefieldct.gov
Andrew Vincent  rpd223@ridgefieldct.gov
David Tamburino rpd224@ridgefieldct.gov
Gary Girvainis rpd225@@ridgefieldct.gov
William Almonte rpd226@ridgefieldct.gov
Julian Pagliuco rpd227@ridgefieldct.gov
Kevin O'Connor  rpd229@ridgefieldct.gov
Luca Zaffina rpd230@ridgefieldct.gov
Daniel Burke rpd231@ridgefieldct.gov
Detectives
Detective's Name Email
Thomas Dardis (Youth Officer/Day Shift) rpdyodet@ridgefieldct.gov
David DuBord (Day Shift) rpddet3@ridgefieldct.gov
Victoria Ryan (Evening Shift) rpddet1@ridgefieldct.gov
Garrett Vasquez (Evening Shift) rpddet2@ridgefieldct.gov
Lieutenants
Lieutenant's Name Email
James Van Wattum (Day Shift) rpd197@ridgefieldct.gov
Lawrence Clarke (Evening Shift) rpd179@ridgefieldct.gov
Christopher DiFalco (Midnight Shift) rpd198@ridgefieldct.gov
Sergeants
Sergeant's Name Email
Robert Brown (Midnight Shift) rpd140@ridgefieldct.gov
Mark Caswell (Day Shift) rpd193@ridgefieldct.gov
Louis Geller (Day Shift) rpd205@ridgefieldct.gov
Anthony McMahon (Evening Shift) rpd196@ridgefieldct.gov
Matthew Seibert (Midnight Shift) rpd199@ridgefieldct.gov
Carlos Olivares (Evening Shift) rpd207@ridgefieldct.gov
School Resource Officers
SRO's 2026
In partnership with the Ridgefield Public Schools, the Ridgefield Police Department's School Resource Officers (SROs) ensure the safety and security students and staff in Ridgefield's nine public schools. The SROs are members of the National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO), a non-profit organization founded in 1991 with an unrelenting commitment to school safety.

School Resource Officer's Name Email
Mark Giglio - ERMS rpd151@ridgefieldct.gov
Katherine Dardis - RHS rpd203@ridgefieldct.gov
Duane Biros - SRMS rpd218@ridgefieldct.gov
Hillard Bloom - Alternate rpd215@ridgefieldct.gov

Civilian Staff

Animal Control
Animal Control Officer: Kris Zulkeski
Office: 203-431-2711
Cell: 813-659-4255
rpdaco@ridgefieldct.gov
Administrative Staff
Administrative Assistant: Amy Platt
203-894-2876
rpd@ridgefieldct.gov

Accounting Clerk: Cheryl Arnett
203-438-6531 x1114
rpdbookkeeper@ridgefieldct.gov

Records Clerk: Elaine Wasicki
203-431-2791
rpdrecords@ridgefieldct.gov
Emergency Communications / Dispatch
Emergency Communications Supervisor: Tom Ramsdell
O: 203.894.2817
tramsdell@ridgefieldct.gov

911 Emergency Communications Dispatchers:
Routine Calls: 203-438-6531
  • Jasmine Hall
  • Stephanie Del Rosario
  • Susanne Dennis
  • James Beard
  • Daniel Rosario Pujols
  • Juan Paralta Espinal
  • Daniel Cole
  • Gabrielle Cook