LaPak commands the department's marine unit.
The unit, which works year-round, patrols the Norwalk waters and responds to calls in a roughly 40-square-mile patrol area that includes Norwalk Harbor, Wilson Cove, Five Mile River and the Norwalk Islands.
In addition, the unit performs safety checks on boats for life jackets and offers safe boating classes.
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