Suffolk County Police Department

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Suffolk County Police Department
Common name	Suffolk County Police
Abbreviation	SCPD
Agency overview
Formed	1960
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Suffolk County, New York, United States
Map of Suffolk County Police Department's jurisdiction
Size	911 square miles (2,400 km2)
Population	1.5 Million
Legal jurisdiction	Suffolk County, New York
General nature	Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Yaphank, New York
Police Officers	2,349 Police Officers
Civilian Members	900 Civilian Members
Agency executive	Robert Waring, Police Commissioner
Units	List Emergency Services Unit Aviation Marine Arson Highway Patrol Airport Operations Section Community Oriented Police Enforcement Auxiliary Police
Facilities
Precincts	7 Precincts List 1st Precinct - Town of Babylon, including the incorporated villages of Lindenhurst and Babylon. 2nd Precinct - Town of Huntington. 3rd Precinct - Town of Islip (West), including the incorporated village of Brightwaters. 4th Precinct - Town of Smithtown and the incorporated villages of the Branch, Islandia, and Lake Grove, and certain border areas of the Towns of Huntington, Islip and Brookhaven. 5th Precinct - Towns of Brookhaven (South) and Islip (East) and the incorporated villages of Patchogue and Bellport. 6th Precinct - Town of Brookhaven (North) and the incorporated villages of Old Field, Poquott, Belle Terre, Shoreham and Port Jefferson. 7th Precinct - Town of Brookhaven (east).
Helicopters	4
Website
Official Site

The Suffolk County Police Department (SCPD) provides police services to 5 of the 10 Towns in Suffolk County, New York. It is one of the largest police agencies in the United States, with approximately 2500 sworn officers.^[1]