Fairfield Police Explorers Honor Roll

This page is dedicated to the Explorers from the Fairfield Police Department who have gone on to have a career in Law Enforcement. The Program is not designed to recruit young men and women into law enforcement, but many former Explorers go on to have successful carares in local, state, and federal law enforcement, as well as other public safety jobs.

Chief Christopher Lyddy
Fairfield Police Department
Police Officer since 1982

Sergeant Gregory Gunter
Fairfield Police Department
Police Officer since 1992

Detective Belinda Papageorge
Fairfield Police Department
Police Officer since 1994

K-9 Officer Kevin Wells
Fairfield Police Department
Police Officer since 1999

Sergeant Gabe Mezaros
Bridgport Police Department

Officer Chris Holmes
Norwalk Police Department

Officer Angela Vay
Hamden Police Department

Corrrection Officer Patrick Reis
New Hampshire Department of Corrections
Explorer from 2006-2014
Corrections Officer since 2015

Telecommunicator Andrew Tisdale
Easton Police Department
Explorer from 2006-2015
​Dispatcher since 2015

PFC. Charlie Ricco Jr
0311 Rifleman/ 0313 LAR crewman
​United States Marine Corps
Explorer from 2010-2016
USMC since 2016

Seaman Kyle Gunter
United States Coast Guard
Explorer from 2011-2017
​USCG Since 2017

Corpsman Grady Gunter
United States Navy
Explorer from 2010- 2018
​USN since 2018

​Lieutenant Bloch
U.S. Army
Explorer 2009-2017
U.S. Army since 2019

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Special mention

Fairfield isn't the only town with a Police Explorer post. A few of the Officers currently working for the Fairfield Police Department hail from other posts around the state. We would like to give them special recognition, for their successful journey into law enforcement. These officers give back to the Explorers by helping out as advisors.

Officer Richard Peck
Connecticut State Police- Troop B Explorer Post
Fairfield Police Officer since 2014

Officer Thomas Gorton
Trumbull Police Department Explorer Post
Fairfield Police Officer since 2014

Officer Jenna Racz
Trumbull Police Department Explorer Post
​Fairfield Police Officer since 2019