The Long Island State Parkway Police is a defunct
New York State law enforcement agency that once patrolled state parks and parkways on
Long Island, New York.
History
After the
New York State Park Commission was first created in 1902,
New York State Police
The New York State Police (NYSP) is the state police of the state of New York in the United States. It is part of the New York State Executive Department, and employs over 5,000 sworn state troopers and 711 civilian members.
History
The Stat ...
had responsibility for patrolling parks and parkways. In 1946,
Long Island State Park Commission
The Long Island State Park Commission was created in 1924 by the New York State Legislature to build and operate parks and parkways on Long Island. Governor Al Smith was appointed as its first President, and Robert Moses, who had drafted the bill ...
President
Robert Moses created the Long Island State Park Police Department to patrol Long Island’s parks. Throughout its existence, the force was strongly identified with Moses, the so-called "master builder," and provided his chauffeurs and bodyguards.
In 1950, the name of the agency was changed to the Long Island State Parkway Police to reflect its added responsibility of patrolling the parkways in addition to the parks.
Dissolution
In 1980, with Moses's power broken, the
New York State legislature
The New York State Legislature consists of the two houses that act as the state legislature of the U.S. state of New York: The New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly. The Constitution of New York does not designate an officia ...
passed legislation giving the New York State Police responsibility for the state parkways, while the
New York State Park Police maintained responsibility for the parks. Officers of the Long Island State Parkway Police were given the option of transferring to either the State Police or the State Park Police.
Headquartered at
Belmont Lake State Park in North Babylon, the New York State Park Police currently patrols of parkland in Nassau and Suffolk Counties.
Fallen officers
During the existence of the Long Island State Parkway Police Department, two officers died in the line of duty.
[The Officer Down Memorial Page http://www.odmp.org/agency/4582-long-island-state-parkway-police-department-new-york]
See also
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List of law enforcement agencies in New York
there were 514 law enforcement agencies in New York State employing 66,472 Police Officers, some agencies employ Peace / Special Officers. (about 341 for each 100,000 residents) according to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' ''Census of Stat ...
*
List of Long Island law enforcement agencies
References
External links
The Long Island State Parkway Police
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Defunct state law enforcement agencies of the United States
Defunct law enforcement agencies of New York (state)
Government agencies established in 1902
1902 establishments in New York (state)
1980 disestablishments in New York (state)
Long Island