Special Services

The Special Services division of the police department is comprised of specialized units and assignments.  These units and assignments include the Criminal Investigations Unit, the Traffic Safety and Enforcement Unit, the Youth and Victims Unit,  the Youth Service Officer and School Resource Officers, as well as the officers assigned to regional efforts such as the East Central Narcotics Task Force (ECNTF), the Center for Digital Investigations (CDI), and Metro Traffic Services (MTS).  The civilian chaplain program is also part of Special Services.  The officers assigned to Special Services receive additional training and experience in their respective fields.  There are approximately eleven officers serving in the division in the various assignments.

Commander of Special Services

Lieutenant Mark D. Halibozek has served with the South Windsor Police Department since 2007.  He assumed command of the Special Services Division on January 5, 2025.  He served as the Commander of Operations from 2021-2024. Prior to his promotion to Lieutenant, Lieutenant Halibozek supervised the Department’s Traffic Safety and Enforcement Unit and Metro Traffic Services (MTS) regional crash investigation team.  Lieutenant Halibozek also served as the Evening Shift patrol Watch Commander. Lieutenant Halibozek was previously assigned to the Criminal Investigations Unit as the representative investigator for the East Central Narcotics Task Force.  Lieutenant Halibozek is a certified crash, bicycle, pedestrian and motorcycle reconstrunctionist and was assigned as an investigator with the Department’s traffic unit as well as regional crash investigation team, MTS.  For a period of 11 years, Lieutenant Halibozek was assigned to the Capitol Region Emergency Services Team (CREST), holding the position of a team sniper.  Lieutenant Halibozek is a certified Field Training Officer and recipient of a Chief’s Award and Distinguished Unit Citation. 

Lieutenant Halibozek holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Assumption University, a Master of Science in Criminal Justice from Central Connecticut State University and attended the Southern Police Insitute Command Officers Development Course in 2024-2025.