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==Law enforcement== {{Main|Nassau County Police Department}} [[County police]] services are provided by the [[Nassau County Police Department]]. The cities of [[Glen Cove, New York|Glen Cove]] and [[Long Beach, New York|Long Beach]], as well as a number of villages, are not members of the county police district and maintain their own police forces. The following village police departments exist in Nassau County: Brookville (Brookville P.D. provides police protection for Brookville, Matinecock, Mill Neck and Cove Neck), Centre Island, Floral Park, Freeport, Garden City, Great Neck Estates, Hempstead, Kensington, Kings Point, Lake Success, Lynbrook, Malverne, Muttontown-Upper Brookville, Old Brookville, Old Westbury, Oyster Bay Cove, Rockville Centre and Sands Point. The [[Port Washington Police District]] is not a village department but is authorized by a special district, the only such district in the State of New York. These smaller forces make use of such specialized county police services as the police academy and the aviation unit. All homicides in the county are investigated by the county police, regardless of whether or not they occur within the police district. In June 2011, the Muttontown Police Department commenced operations. The Old Brookville Police had formerly provided police services to the Village of Muttontown. On June 1, 2022, the Old Brookville Police Department reverted to serving only the Village of Old Brookville and moved its headquarters to the grounds of the Old Brookville village hall. The Village of Brookville formed a new police department, established headquarters on the grounds of the Brookville Nature Park and assumed policing duties for the villages of Brookville, Matinecock, Mill Neck and Cove Neck, that were formerly served by the Old Brookville Police Department. The Village of Upper Brookville joined the Muttontown Police Department which was subsequently renamed the Muttontown-Upper Brookville (MUB) Police Department. The former Old Brookville Police headquarters is now the Upper Brookville village hall and also a substation for the Muttontown-Upper Brookville Police Department. In 2006, village leaders in the county seat of [[Mineola, New York|Mineola]] expressed dissatisfaction with the level of police coverage provided by the county force and actively explored seceding from the police district and having the village form its own police force. A referendum in December 2006 decisively defeated the proposal.<ref>[http://www.antonnews.com/mineolaamerican/2006/12/15/news/referendum.html Residents Make Statement Against Village Police Department] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930013038/http://www.antonnews.com/mineolaamerican/2006/12/15/news/referendum.html |date=September 30, 2007 }}, ''Mineola American'', December 15, 2006</ref> Since the [[Long Island State Parkway Police]] was disbanded in 1980, all of Nassau County's state parkways have been patrolled by Troop L of the [[New York State Police]]. State parks in Nassau are patrolled by the [[New York State Park Police]]. In 1996, the [[Long Island Rail Road]] Police Department was consolidated into the [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police]]. The MTA Police patrol Long Island Rail Road tracks, stations and properties. The [[New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Police]] provides enforcement of state environmental laws and regulations. The [[State University of New York Police]] provides enforcement for [[SUNY Old Westbury]]. The Nassau County Police Department posts the mug shots of [[Driving While Intoxicated|DWI]] offenders as press releases on their website. This practice has come under the scrutiny of residents, media, and those pictured in these press releases. This practice has been criticized as being able to cost potential employees, students, or public figures their positions.<ref>[http://dspace.sunyconnect.suny.edu/handle/1951/48384 Nassau County Should be Ashamed] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930134500/https://dspace.sunyconnect.suny.edu/handle/1951/48384 |date=September 30, 2023 }}, ''The Statesman'', October 20, 2008</ref> County correctional services and enforcement of court orders are provided by the [[Nassau County Sheriff's Department (New York)|Nassau County Sheriff's Department]]. [[New York State Court Officers]] provide security for [[courthouse]]s. [[File:NCAP RMP.jpg|thumb|Nassau County Auxiliary Police car]] The Nassau County Auxiliary Police are a unit of the [[Nassau County Police Department]]. These volunteer police officers are assigned to 1 of 38 local [[community policing|community units]] and perform routine patrols of the neighborhood. They provide traffic control for local parades, races and other community events. Auxiliary Police officers are empowered to make arrests for crimes that occur in their presence. Nassau County Auxiliary Police are required to complete a 42-week training course at the Nassau County Police Academy. Qualified officers are offered Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) training. Auxiliary Police officers are certified and registered by the New York Division of Criminal Justice Services as full-time "peace officers". The [[Long Beach, New York|City of Long Beach]] has an independent [[Long Beach Police Department (New York)|auxiliary police force]] which is part of its municipal police force. These officers are represented by the Auxiliary Police Benevolent Association of Long Island.
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