Co-op City Department of Public Safety

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Co-op City Department of Public Safety

Jurisdiction	Co-op City
Sworn	110 Public Safety officers 10 Civilian employees
Chief	Deputy Chief Henry T. Milburn, Jr.
Website	Official Site

The Co-op City Department of Public Safety is a law enforcement agency in New York City whose duties are to protect the property and citizens of Co-op City, and to enforce state and city laws on Co-op City property. The Co-op City Department of Public Safety has a total of 120 employees, with 75 patrol officers, 15 Emergency Services Unit officers, 6 detectives, 14 supervisors, 7 civilian dispatchers, and 3 clerical employees.

1 History
2 Units
3 Training
4 Equipment
5 Power and authority
6 See also
7 External links

[edit] History

Co-op City management created the Co-op City Department of Public Safety to protect the property and citizens of Co-op City. Co-op City is the largest housing development in the world, with approximately 60,000 residents, 35 high rise buildings, 3 shopping centers, 240 duplex townhouses, 2 school complexes, and 8 parking garages over a 15-square-mile (39 km²) area.

[edit] Units

Co-op City Department of Public Safety has the following units:

Patrol Unit (Officers patrol on foot and in police cars)
Bicycle Unit (Officers patrol on bicycles)
Emergency Services Unit (Officers patrol in rescue trucks, are fully certified EMT's, back up other officers when necessary, and are trained to handle rescue, tactical, and medical emergencies)
Detective Squad (Detectives investigate and solve crimes, apprehend criminals, and locate missing persons)
Gang Intelligence Unit (Officers investigate gangs and gang activity, and try to keep gangs and gang activity to a minimum)
Community Affairs (Officers keep in close contact with the public, and try to keep a good rapport between the public and the department)
Investigations Unit (Officers investigate all internal investigations involving personnel)

[edit] Training

Public Safety Recruits must go through and pass a 7 week training course which includes all necessary training required by NYS Division of Criminal Justce Services for training as a Peace Officer. In addition, recruits go through training in physical control of a subject, the use and effects of pepper spray, and firearms training.

[edit] Equipment

Public Safety Officers are equipped with a firearm, can of pepper spray, baton, handcuffs, flashlight, and police radio.

[edit] Power and authority

Public Safety Officers have Special Patrolman status. With Special Patrolman status, officers have peace officer powers while on duty, but dont have powers beyond a citizen while off duty. With peace officer powers, officers can make warrantless arrests, carry a firearm, and use physical and deadly force.