COMMUNITY RELATIONS | RIVERHEAD CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
Offers a variety of programs to school and community groups. Some of our most popular programs include our YES Jail Tours, At-Risk Youth Jail Tours, and our Sandy Hook Initiatives, like Start with Hello and Know the Signs. During the school year, Sheriff Toulon tries to visit several schools a month. Sample school base programs include: Youth Enlightenment Seminar (YES) Tours; Sandy Hook Promise "Say Something/Know the Signs"; Sandy Hook Promise "Start With Hello"; Gang Resistance & Education (GREAT) Program; STOPPED ("Drunk Buggies") Program; McGruff the Crime Dog; Drug and Vaping Awareness Programs; School Vulnerability Assessments and CRASE Presentation. Sample community relations programs for public events include: Child Car Seat Safety Checks; Substance Abuse and Vaping Presentations; Stop the Bleed; CRASE Presentation; Building Vulnerability Assessments; Operation Safe Child ID Cards; Project Lifesaver; Senior Medical ID Card; Test, Don't Guess Drug & Alcohol Test Kits; Yellow Dot Program and Shed the Meds. Also offered are College Internships; Explorers Program and Test Don't Guess (Free Drug Test Kits). Call for more detailed information.
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100 Center Drive South, Riverhead, NY 11901
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SUFFOLK COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Works to serve and protect our residents through innovative programs to reduce inmate recidivism, by promoting sound fiscal policies and by working cooperatively with law enforcement and community groups throughout the county to improve safety in our jails and our neighborhoods. The Office plays a significant role in patrolling our roadways; Our innovative Mobile DWI Processing Unit helps us efficiently apprehend suspected drunk and impaired drivers, and has a deterrent effect on anyone contemplating driving while under the influence. Responsibilities of the office include: Operating the two Suffolk County correctional facilities (in Yaphank and Riverhead), provides county courthouse security and detention; Responsible for patrolling and investigating all crimes committed on the county-owned property such as county government office buildings and plays a leading law enforcement role in the Long Island Pine Barrens; Has a Countywide DWI Enforcement Team; Issues pistol permits for the five East End towns of Suffolk; Emergency Management Section; Operates a Domestic Violence Bureau; several specialized sections, including K-9, Marine Patrol, a Dive Team, a Mountain Bike Unit, an ATV Unit, the Sheriff's Emergency Response Team (SERT), an Honor Guard, Air Support Unit, Grants Bureau, and a tactical entry weapons team and a sniper section and Is the Downstate New York Coordinator for Project Lifesaver International. Project Lifesaver is a Countywide Emergency Locator Service capable of finding those diagnosed with cognitive impairment (Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Autism, Down Syndrome, etc.) which may cause them to wander and become lost.