Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman joined the Police Commissioner, Patrick Ryder; to the president of the Council of School Superintendents of Nassau, Marie Testa; Already the legislators of this Long Island area, Thomas McKevitt, Rose Marie Walker and Samantha Goetz, to announce the creation of a new strategic response equipment and the additional measures that are being implemented to protect local schools and communities.
The members of the new response team, composed of 40 people, will work in close collaboration with Nassau’s schools and universities to identify possible threats and guarantee the safety of students, teachers and teaching staff.
In addition, they will receive training in the use of drones to provide “eyes in the sky” and receive weekly intelligence reports to be informed and prepared to respond to any emergency.
“It is a great day for Nassau County to inform the public that, with the beginning of the school year, we are dedicating more resources to the security of our communities, especially our schools,” said Republican Blakeman, Nassau executive, at the press conference held on August 27 at the Nassau County Academy of County Police located in Garden City, NY.
“In Nassau County, the safety of our students and our schools is fundamental, and that has been evidenced in all decisions taken from these offices,” said Marie Testa, president of the Council of School Superintendents.
“I have no doubt of the commitment that the agents of each unit of the Nassau County Police Department have with the students of North Bellmore, with the students of Nassau and with the students of the 56 districts of this county.”
It is reported that in addition to establishing a new response team, the Nassau government will continue to reinforce its police resources.
The department currently has the largest mounted unit on the east coast out of New York City, a canine unit with full personnel and a motorcycle unit with complete personnel.
He also employs 84 especially trained tactical officers and will add 10 additional members to his emergency services unit.
“What we have done here is to invest again in security to keep their children safe,” said Police Commissioner NCPD, Patrick Ryder. “I have to thank the county executive, who has continued to support us.”
“Our main task, especially with the beginning of the school year, is to protect our children and make sure they are safe,” Blakeman said at the press conference.
