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‘Superior Interpersonal Skills’: Letters of Appreciation for NCPD Officers

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The following letters of commendation—submitted by Deputy Chief Andrew Walsh for New Canaan Police Officers Jeff Deak, Thomas Patten and Sebastian Obando—were shared at the last two Police Commission meetings by Chief John DiFederico. ***

Officer Jeff Deak

I would like to commend Officer Jeffrey Deak for his decade-long period of service as a School Resource Officer for the New Canaan Police Department. 

In 2015, as a twenty-year veteran of the police department, Officer Deak volunteered to take the role of the School Resource Officer at Saxe Middle School. In 2022, Officer Deak took on the role as the School Resource Officer at New Canaan High School. 

Officer Deak’s professional resume and track record spoke for itself when it came time to choose a new SRO in 2015. As a former Special Response Team Assistant Commander and Certified Instructor in Defensive Tactics, Physical Fitness, Handcuffing, Firearms, and Baton, it was clear that Officer Deak was well qualified to keep the students and faculty at New Canaan Public Schools in a safe environment. However, what made Officer Deak even more qualified for the position of School Resource Officer was his ability to lead students and work collaboratively with faculty and parents through his superior interpersonal skills. 

Officer Deak used his innate people skills and professional expertise to create a working relationship with the New Canaan School Community and the New Canaan Police Department Youth Office that allowed for the free flow of communication and teamwork.

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Disorderly Charge for New Canaan Man, 61

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Police last week arrested a 61-year-old New Canaan man and charged him with disorderly conduct. 

At about 9:56 p.m. on Nov. 25 (a Tuesday), officers responded to a Thurton Drive house on a report of a dispute, police said. There, officers established probable cause for the misdemeanor charge, according to a police report. The man was arrested and taken to headquarters for processing. Police withheld details, saying it’s a domestic matter.

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DUI Charge for New Canaan Man, 38

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Police on Nov. 13 arrested a 38-year-old Echo Hill Road man by warrant and charged him with driving under the influence in connection with a crash from September. The man turned himself in to authorities at about 8:18 a.m. on Nov. 13, according to a police report. The arrest warrant had been issued as a result of an investigation into a Sept.

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Warrant: Man Charged in Forgery and Deposit of $42,200 Check

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Police last week arrested a 41-year-old Walker, La.-man by warrant in connection with the theft nearly three years ago of more than $40,000 from a New Canaan resident’s checking account. Authorities in New Canaan learned of the possible larceny in May 2023 from a sergeant in the Walker Police Department in Louisiana, according to an arrest warrant application obtained by NewCanaanite.com through a public records request. That sergeant had come across a forged check belonging to a New Canaan couple’s joint Bank of America account while investigating his own fraud case, according to the application filed by Police Officer Owen Ochs and signed by a state Superior Court judge. In speaking to the victims, New Canaan Police learned that the incident had happened in late December 2022. At that time, the BoA Fraud Department—suspicious of a signature that looked “off”—contacted the local man saying that “an individual was attempting to cash a check for $42,200,” the arrest warrant application said.

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Threatening Charge for Man, 45

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Police on Wednesday arrested a 45-year-old Norwalk man and charged him with violation of a standing criminal protective order, a felony offense, and second-degree threatening. At about 1:46 p.m. on Nov. 19, the victim reported being threatened to police, officials say. Through an investigation, probable cause was established to place the man under arrest, according to a police report. He was processed at police headquarters.