Patrol Division:
The Patrol Division of the Haverstraw Town Police Department consists of approximately 70 Police Officers which include the Chief of Police and three Lieutenants. We staff the detective divisions, street crime unit, youth bureau as well as our K-9 Unit. The patrol unit of the Haverstraw Town Police Department covers all the basic police functions that most people associate with c
ommon police work. Covering a suburban community, our patrol unit is tasked with a normal patrol function, felony, misdemeanor and violation arrests, vehicle and traffic enforcement, initial crime investigations, response to all complaints to determine a course of action best to resolve matters and all other related police work. The patrol unit is routinely tasked to support special events, provide emergency response to natural disasters, and provide first response to medical emergencies and community policing on a regular basis. Detective Division:
The Haverstraw Town Police Department detective division consists of a staff of 6 detectives plus 1 additional patrolman who assists with detective duties. The detective division has the ultimate responsibility for investigating all major crimes such as homicide, robbery, burglary, serious assaults, s*x crimes, suspicious death and serious traffic accidents. We are also responsible for the registration and follow up of all s*x offenders residing within the jurisdiction. The detective division also works in conjunction with other federal, state and local agencies conducting investigations within Haverstraw Town. The detective division is responsible for maintaining and executing all warrants. An additional task of the detective division is gathering, securing and maintaining evidence. Youth Division:
The Town of Haverstraw Police Department Youth Division consists of 1 Detective who handles all investigations involving persons under sixteen years of age. The Youth Detective assists in intervention of youths involved in domestic violence investigations. The Youth Detective oversees all investigations of incidents that occur within the nine schools in the Town of Haverstraw. The Youth Detective handles all investigations involving s*x crimes when the victims are sixteen years of age or younger. In addition to investigating crimes, the Youth Detective provides a community service program, provides school lockdown training for all school personnel as well as conducting state mandated lockdown drills, provides resources to other agencies involving youth family problems, conducts missing and runaway juvenile investigations, juvenile fingerprinting programs, Youth Court Diversion Program, and the North Rockland Youth Police Academy.
