136 New Police Officers Graduate With Suffolk PD's 190th Class

BRENTWOOD, NY —On May 2, 136 members of Suffolk County Police Academy's 190th recruit class graduated at Suffolk County Community College-Grant Campus, Suffolk Federal Arena.

Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine and Suffolk County Acting Police Commissioner Robert Waring presided over the graduation ceremony and shared words of encouragement and wisdom for the new officers.

As part of their training, the recruits completed 31 weeks of academy training with more than 1,000 hours of instruction including law, emergency medical training, domestic violence, anti-bias training, mental illness, cultural diversity, terrorism and body-worn camera technology.

Out of 136 recruits, 57 had prior law enforcement experience and 25 had military experience, and 31% of them are minorities, according to Suffolk PD.

"Thanks to all of them for choosing a career to protect and serve Suffolk County with honor and pride," the police department wrote on its Facebook page.

In addition to the Suffolk County Police recruits, 39 recruits graduated and join the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office, East Hampton Town Police Department, Farmingdale State College Police Department, Garden City Police Department, Riverhead Town Police Department, Southampton Town Police Department and Southold Town Police Department.