Lieutenant Dan Valentine of Greenburgh Special Ops Unit will be giving a presentation on the Special Operations capabilities of the Greenburgh Police Department.

March 23, 2017, 6pm – 8:30
Rini’s Restaurant, 12 W. Main Street, Elmsford NY
(just off the Saw Mill Parkway, next to Pete’s Saloon)

The Greenburgh Special Operations Unit was established in August of 2007 in order to consolidate and enhance the oversight of the various specialized tactical and rescue units within the Greenburgh Police Department.
These units include:

  • Special Weapons and Tactics Team (S.W.A.T.) – Comprised of Police Officers from the Town of Greenburgh and the Villages of Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry, Elmsford, Hastings, Irvington and Tarrytown.
  • Crisis Negotiation Team (C.N.T.) – Comprised of Police Officers from the Town of Greenburgh.
  • Technical Rescue Team – Comprised of Police Officers from the Town of Greenburgh Firefighters from the Fairview and Greenville Fire Departments.
  • K-9 Unit – Comprised of a Police Officer/handler and canine “Metro” from the Town of Greenburgh.
  • Marine/H.E.A.T. Unit – Comprised of Police Officers from the Town of Greenburgh, the Village of Dobbs Ferry, the Village of Sleepy Hollow Police Department and the New York State Police.
  • Mobile Command Center Unit – Comprised of Police Officers from the Town of Greenburgh.
  • C.E.R.T. -Community Emergency Response Team, comprised of trained civilians throughout the town of Greenburgh

Officers in each of these units are required to undergo a rigorous selection process before assignment to a specific team. Each Officer must attend monthly training in addition to courses sponsored outside of the department. All training is coordinated through the Special Operations Unit Commanding Officer.

The Special Operations Unit Commanding Officer serves as liaison to the various police departments providing personnel to these units, and to the numerous emergency response agencies within and outside of the Town of Greenburgh.

 

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