Haverstraw Town Police

Town of Haverstraw Police Department
The merge
January 1, 2006: The Village of Haverstraw Police Department merged with The Town of Haverstraw Police Department, keeping the town's department name. All active members kept their ranks when merging with the town police. Among some of the elite staff of the Haverstraw Village Police who joined the town police were Sgt. Wayne Dunn, Sgt. Peter Murphy, P.O. Gregory Gaynor and well renounced body builder P.O. Gerard Benderoth.

The force
The Police Department is headed by Chief Charles Miller III. Chief Miller has over twenty years of law enforcement experience. Under the command of Chief Charles MIller is Administrative Lt. Michael Moore and Patrol Lt. Martin Lund, Lt. John Campell & Lt. John Hickey. Sergeants include Administrative Sgt. John Nugent, Sgt. Wayne Dunn, Sgt. Manfredo Figueroa, Sgt. Peter Murphy, Sgt. Ian Kaye, Sgt. John Slade, Sgt. Kenneth Beyer, Sgt. Michael Freeman, Sgt. Steven Collazo, Sgt. Robert Schweitzer, Sgt John Lawless, Sgt. Ria Torres & Sgt. John Keeley.

Coverage area
The Town of Haverstraw Police Department covers multiple areas such as Garnerville, Thiells, West Haverstraw, the Village of Haverstraw and parts of Pomona. Routine patrol usually consists of five patrol vehicles as well as one patrol Sergeant. The five patrol vehicles are separated into designated assigned areas and respond to calls that fall into their territory.

School Resource Officers & DARE Officer
H.T.P.D. dedicates two officers as School Resource Officers. One SRO is assigned to North Rockland High School while the other works out of Fieldstone Secondary School. School Resource Officers work in close relation to the students within their respective schools and develop friendships with the youth of the community all while serving as police presence in the school and answering police related questions from the students. The town police have one D.A.R.E. officer as well who makes routine visits to all of the schools of the North Rockland Central School District and stressing the negative effects of drugs and alcohol.

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