Lieutenant Rick Watrous is assigned as the commander of patrol operations.  Lt. Watrous has been a member of the South Windsor Police Department since 1993. 

Lt. Watrous has served as a patrol officer, patrol supervisor, criminal investigator and a narcotics investigator.  Lt. Watrous served as a member of the Tri-Town Narcotics Task Force; a multi-jurisdictional unit charged with the investigation of drug trafficking in the towns of Manchester, Vernon and South Windsor.  Lt. Watrous also served as a task force member with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

Lt. Watrous is a certified bicycle officer and served as a member of South Windsor's Special Enforcement Unit.  He is also a certified police diver and served as a diver with the Capitol Region Emergency Services Team (CREST).  Additionally, Lt. Watrous served as a member of the capitol region Urban Search and Rescue team (USAR).

Lt. Watrous holds a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology from Central Connecticut State University.