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Law enforcement agency
Suffolk County Park Police
Former patchFormer patch
AbbreviationSCPP
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionSuffolk, New York, USA
Map of Suffolk County Park Police's jurisdiction
Size911 square miles (2,360 km)
Population1.5 million
Legal jurisdictionSuffolk County, New York
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersSouthaven County Park, Yaphank NY
Park Police Officers35
Part Time Peace officers5
Facilities
Precint Processing facilities7
Website
Official Site

The Suffolk County Park Police was a law enforcement agency in Suffolk County, New York. Officers were sworn in as police officers under New York state law. Police officers attended the Suffolk County Police Academy and upon graduation were assigned to a multi month field training program. Upon completion these officers were then assigned an area of the county for which they were responsible.

The department was responsible for policing the largest local government park system in the United States - 46,000 acres (190 km) of parkland. The department covered 14 major parks, four golf courses, four marinas, seven camping facilities, more than 200 historic structures, two equestrian centers, four lifeguard protected beaches with 15 miles (24 km) of ocean front, picnic facilities for 20,000 people, and more than 600 miles (970 km) of nature trails.


On October 7, 2014 the remaining full time sworn police officers of the Suffolk County Park Police were absorbed into the Suffolk County Police Department following legislation at the state and local level.

Patrol of the parks in Suffolk County will fall upon security guards and part time peace officers, or Park Rangers. That plan is pending implementation.

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Home/departments/parks/Park%20Police.aspx

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