Long Beach Police Department (New York)

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Long Beach Police Department (New York) is the primary law enforcement agency for the City of Long Beach on the South Shore of Long Island. Established in 1911 it currently has approximately 78 sworn members.^[1]

LBPD Headquarters is located at One West Chester Street, Long Beach, NY

The Police Commissioner is Thomas R. Sofield, Sr.

Contents 1 Specialized units 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Specialized units

• Detective Division
• Narcotics Task Force
• Street Crimes Unit
• Traffic Division and Motorcycle Unit
• Identification Division

During the busy summer months Special Officers are recruited from Criminal Justice Programs at local colleges to assist with crowd control and enforcement at the Ocean Beach Park and other areas.

In the summer of 2007, LBPD will be using two Segway people movers on the boardwalk for patrol. Long Beach police are the first to use Segways on Long Island.^[2]

[edit] See also

• List of law enforcement agencies in New York
• List of Long Island law enforcement agencies

[edit] References

1. ^ Long Beach Police Department - New York
2. ^ 1010 WINS - On-Air, Online, On Demand - Long Beach Police Will Test Segways on Patrol

[edit] External links

• Long Beach Police Department