The Town of Haverstraw Police Department is a department of the Town Of Haverstraw
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. From that mix, at different times of the year and depending on requirements, the staff and various divisions draw officers for various interesting details. 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 common 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, sex crimes, suspicious death and serious traffic accidents. We are also responsible for the registration and follow up of all sex 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 Haverstraw Town Police Department Youth Division consists of 1 detective who handles all investigations involving persons under sixteen years of age. The youth division assists in intervention of youths involved in domestic violence investigations. The youth division oversees all investigations of incidents that occur within the six schools in Haverstraw Town. The youth division handles all investigations involving sex crimes when the victims are sixteen years of age or younger. In addition to investigating crimes, the youth division provides a community service program, interacts with the Police Athletic League, provides resources to other agencies involving youth family problems, conducts missing and runaway juvenile investigations, juvenile fingerprinting programs, the Dare program and the Youth Police Academy.
The mission of the Haverstraw Town Police Department is to protect the right of all persons within its jurisdiction to be free from criminal attack, secure in their possessions and to live in peace.
The members of the Haverstraw Town Police Department shall perform the Law Enforcement function in a professional manner, consistent with the values of society as its primary objective.
The members shall exercise sound judgment in the execution of their duties for the good of the public; seeking to preserve public confidence by demonstrating impartial service to law, recognizing both statutory and judicial limitations of Police Authority and the constitutional rights of all persons.
