Law enforcement in Westchester County

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There are currently 46 local police agencies located in Westchester County, New York. As well as other County, State, and Federal Law enforcement agencies responsible for protecting Westchester County, these agencies frequently work with one another and other agencies located in the surrounding counties and states as well as the NYPD. Westchester County is unique in that it has a large amount of police departments. Counties such as Nassau and Suffolk merged many of their smaller departments into large county police departments covering several towns. This has been often thought as being more effective and financially sound.

1 Westchester County Department of Public Safety
2 Local Police Departments
3 Other Law Enforcement Agencies in Westchester County
4 See also
5 References

[edit] Westchester County Department of Public Safety

The Westchester County Department of Public Safety was created on July 1, 1979, merger of the Westchester County Sheriff’s Department and the Westchester County Parkway Police.^[1] The current Commissioner/Sheriff is Thomas Belfiore.^[2]

The department provide primary police coverage for County parks, parkways and facilities. It is the thrid largest law enforcement agency^{[citation needed]} in Westchester County after the Department of Corrections^[3] and City of Yonkers Police^{[citation needed]}.

[edit] Local Police Departments

The following departments are responsible for primary law enforcement in their jurisdictions.

Ardsley PD
Bedford PD
Briarcliff Manor PD
Bronxville PD
Buchanan PD
Croton PD
Dobbs Ferry PD
Eastchester PD
Elmsford PD
Greenburgh PD
Harrison PD
Hastings PD
Irvington PD
Larchmont PD
Lewisboro PD
Mamaroneck Town PD
Mamaroneck Village PD
Mount Kisco PD
Mount Pleasant PD
City of Mount Vernon PD
New Castle PD
City of New Rochelle PD
North Castle PD
North Salem PD
Ossining Town PD
Ossining Village PD
City of Peekskill PD
Pelham Manor PD
Pelham Village PD
Pleasantville PD
Port Chester PD
Pound Ridge PD
Rye Brook PD
City of Rye PD
Scarsdale PD
Sleepy Hollow PD
Somers PD
SPCA of Yonkers Humane Law Enforcement Division
SPCA Of Westchester Humane Law Enforcement Division
Tarrytown PD
Tuckahoe PD
City of White Plains PD
City of Yonkers PD
Yorktown PD
Yonkers SPCC Child Abuse Unit

[edit] Other Law Enforcement Agencies in Westchester County

The SPCA of Westchester Humane Law Enforcement has jurisdiction throughout Westchester to enforce Animal Cruelty Laws, including Rockland and Putnam Counties as well where there is no Humane Law Enforcement Division in those counties.
The Yonkers SPCA was originally incorporated in 1912. It is the second oldest Humane Law Enforcement Agency in the United States and currently consists of 8 sworn members, all of whom are experienced current or former law enforcement officers from other police agencies.
New York State Police (has multiple Barracks located in Westchester County, responsible for patrol of state roads and major thoroughfares such as New York State Thruway, Taconic State Parkway, Interstate 684, Interstate 95 just to name a few as well as supplementing local police agencies with additional resources)
New York State Park Police(responsible for patrol and security of all New York State Parks and Sites in Westchester County)Pictures of NYS Park Police Equipment
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Police (NYS DEC Police)
New York City Department of Environmental Protection Police (NYC DEP Police-Responsible for securing NYC water supply in Westchester County-IE NYC water shed located in Northern Westchester).
- Pictures of NYC DEP Police equipment [1]
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police(MTA Police-Responsible for security and patrol of Metro North commuter railroad property).
Westchester County Department of Correction [2]