Clarkstown Police Department

Clarkstown Police Department
Abbreviation	CPD
Patch of the Clarkstown Police Department
Agency overview
Employees	173
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction*	Town of Clarkstown in the state of New York, USA
Size	46.9 square miles (121 km2)
Population	82,082 (2000)
General nature	Law enforcement Civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	New City, New York
Agency executive	Michael R. Sullivan, Chief
Website
Clarkstown Police Department Website
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

The Clarkstown Town Police Department, is a professional police organization responsible for primary jurisdictional law enforcement for the town of Clarkstown, in Rockland County, New York. The Clarkstown Police Headquarters are located in New City, at 20 Maple Avenue. The department is a New York State Accredited Agency.

The Clarkstown Police Department is the largest town police department in New York State. The main police precinct is located in New City, with precinct substations located in Nanuet at the Nanuet Mall and in West Nyack in the Palisades Center Mall. The department consists of several specialized divisions in addition to the regular police division:

The Detective Bureau is responsible for investigating all major crimes which occur in the Town of Clarkstown. They also assist the patrol force, if necessary, with investigating any incident that occurs in the town regardless of the nature. A Video Unit and Technical Unit are included within the Bureau. The Bureau is staffed by a Detective Lieutenant, Detective Sergeant and 11 Detectives.

The Juvenile Aid Bureau (JAB) is a specialized unit within the Detective Bureau. The Juvenile Aid Bureau's responsibilities are numerous and varied. JAB handles all crimes that have been committed by juveniles as well as crimes with juvenile victims. The Juvenile Aid Bureau handles all child sex abuse and sex crimes that occur within the town. Sexual Offender Registration (Megan's Law), Missing Person cases, and children's safety presentations are handled by JAB. The unit is staffed by five Detectives and a Detective Sergeant.

The Clarkstown Police Department was the first law enforcement agency to initiate the Drug Abuse Resistance Program in Rockland County. The D.A.R.E. Office is staffed by five D.A.R.E. Officers and a Detective Sergeant. Clarkstown's D.A.R.E. Program also sponsors a series of extra curricular activities to promote positive alternatives to drug use.

The Community Policing Unit of the Clarkstown Police Department enhances the quality of life for the residents of the Town of Clarkstown. This is accomplished by addressing certain problems of the town at the community level. The community policing officers attend meetings of the many organizations throughout the town, such as senior citizens, civic associations, youth organizations, Rotary, Lions Club, etc., and learn first hand from the citizens what problems they are facing. To solve the problems, the police officers work with numerous organizations including governmental agencies, social agencies and civic groups.

The Clarkstown Police Department's Traffic Enforcement Unit's stated goal is to help reduce the number of motor vehicle and pedestrian accidents in the town. This objective is obtained through selective enforcement by the use of police radar. The bureau compiles data of troublesome areas in the town and targets these areas in order to achieve a safer neighborhood. The unit also conducts commercial motor vehicle inspections on all types of tractor trailers, dump trucks and other large commercial vehicles that travel on our roadways.