Long Beach Police Department (New York)


Long Beach Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency for the City of Long Beach on the South Shore of Long Island. Established in 1911, it has approximately 69 sworn members down from a full strength of 82 sworn officers. LBPD Headquarters is located at One West Chester Street, across from the Long Beach Fire Department. The Police Commissioner is Michael Tangney.

History

The Long Beach Police Department has been serving Long Beach, New York since 1911. The Department frequently works together with the nearby Nassau County Police Department. The Department originally started with 36 police officers, who were issued six-shot revolvers. Now, the LBPD has state-of-the-art equipment, including non-lethal weapons.
In the summer of 2007, the LBPD started using two Segway people movers on the boardwalk for patrol. Long Beach police are the first to use Segways on Long Island. The segways were destroyed during hurricane sandy and have not been used since.
In 2011, the Long Beach Police Department was featured on the television series Speeders.

Background

The City of Long Beach, a community of more than 45,000 residents, has been served since 1911 by the Long Beach Police Department. Commissioner Edward Ryan leads the Department. In addition to the Uniformed Patrol Force, the Department has the following specialized units: Detective Division, Narcotics Task Force, Street Crimes Unit, Traffic Division, Motorcycle Unit and Identification Division.
The Department employs Bicycle Patrols on the Boardwalk and for major events such as races or bike tours and Four Wheel Drive vehicle's patrol on the beach.
Aside from officer's service weapons, the department also utilizes a wide variety of non-lethal weapons, such as pepper spray, expandable batons, TASERs, and pepperball devices.
Almost the entire department has been trained on administering Narcan, a lifesaving medicine to combat overdoses.

Rank structure

Auxiliary Police

The Long Beach Police Department also has an Auxiliary Unit, where members, who are certified in CPR/AED assist with parade crowd control, bike patrols, beach and boardwalk patrols, as well as school patrols. Members serve as the "Eyes and Ears of the Long Beach Police Department", and carry a baton, handcuffs, pepper spray, a flashlight, and a radio. The Commissioner of the LBAPD is Dennis Verzi.
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.