The Orangetown Police Department contains numerous specialized units with police officers who have undergone additional training for particular operations and responses.
The following is a list of some units and teams OPD staffs:
Detective Bureau
The Detective Bureau has ultimate responsibility for the clearance of all crimes, by the arrest of the perpetrator, and for the recovery of stolen property.
Detectives shall, unless otherwise directed, serve all warrants and legal papers and execute all returns.
The Detective Bureau shall follow up on all cases and complaints assigned to them. They shall interview complainants without delay and obtain all pertinent information unless a crime has been officially closed. They shall consult the complainant from time to time.
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Honor Guard
The Honor Guard is the successor to the Orangetown Color Guard which was created in 1973 after the deaths of Officer Michael Reedy and Officer Thomas Kennedy. A hastily formed color guard was assembled for the funeral. Thereafter the Color Guard was created using volunteers and newly purchased equipment, and in memory of the fallen officers, a unit flag was designed and their badge numbers, #57 and #68, were added as part of the design. This flag was paid for by the Orangetown PBA. This newly created Color Guard made its first formal appearance that same year at a Rockland Warriors semi-professional football game played at the Marian Shrine in West Haverstraw in honor of the fallen officers and for the benefit of their survivors. The Orangetown Color Guard was one of the first police units of its type in Rockland County and it and its successor, the Honor Guard, have appeared in many parades and at Law Enforcement funerals and dedications.
Auxiliary Police
The Orangetown Auxiliary Police are a diverse group that consists of approximately 40 male and female members. They are unpaid volunteers that help support special events in the Town of Orangetown and the Village of Nyack such as parades, graduations, and festivals by providing traffic control and presence patrols.
The Orangetown Auxiliary Police are always looking for volunteers with integrity and good moral character. If you are 20 years of age or older and interested in joining the ranks of the Orangetown Auxiliary Police please contact Sergeant Robert Ruggiero by email at RRuggiero@Orangetown.com or call 845-359-3700 ext 3146.