In Suffolk, new police leadership

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Suffolk County has introduced its new police management.

Robert Waring will stay commissioner, a task to which he was appointed earlier in January. Waring will proceed to function chief of division. He will likely be joined by Kevin Catalina as deputy police commissioner, and Belinda Groneman as deputy police commissioner. Groneman is the primary Latina to function on this place within the division’s historical past.

“The devoted women and men of the Suffolk County Police Division are prepared for brand spanking new management, and this workforce ushers in a brand new period in Suffolk County legislation enforcement,” Suffolk County Government Ed Romaine stated in a written assertion.

“I need to thank them for accepting these positions, which include nice tasks to each resident and member of the drive,” he added.

Waring is a 37-year veteran of the Suffolk County Police Division, most lately served as chief of division – the best sworn place within the division. Throughout his greater than three-decade profession, Waring has held supervisory roles in each division within the division together with serving as chief of patrol, chief of operations, commanding officer of the Third Precinct and commanding officer of the Precinct Detective Bureau.

“I’m actually honored County Government Romaine has requested me to stay within the commissioner’s position,” Waring stated in a written assertion. “I’ve had a protracted, unimaginable profession with this nice division, and it’s the spotlight of my profession to guide these high quality women and men, who put their lives on the road on daily basis to maintain each Suffolk County resident protected.”

Catalina has served as undersheriff of the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Workplace from 2018 to the current, the place he has been chargeable for the oversight of the Police Division, and the Corrections Division Intelligence Bureau. He was additionally chargeable for logistical planning and web site safety for all giant occasions in Manhattan North, together with Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and New York Metropolis Marathon. He served because the deputy chief and commanding officer of the Intelligence Bureau Operational and Analytical Part from August 2017 by way of July 2018, the place he oversaw all counterterrorist operations and investigations throughout the NYPD Intelligence Division.

Groneman is an 18-year veteran of the Suffolk police division, retiring as particular assistant to the police commissioner. She is a seasoned skilled administrator and government with a spotlight in legislation enforcement, shared governance, neighborhood relations, workforce growth and steady enchancment for practically 4 a long time. She most lately served because the legislation enforcement coordinator and congressional aide to former U.S. Rep Lee Zeldin from 2015-23. She moreover is concerned in neighborhood organizations together with the Suffolk County Neighborhood Faculty Basis Board, Pronto of Lengthy Island, Inc., American Most cancers Society and Islip Meals for Hope.

Suffolk County District Legal professional Ray Tierney confirmed stated he helps the appointments.

“The management workforce introduced by County Government Romaine is great and the DistrictAttorney’s Workplace is dedicated to doing every thing in our energy to help them in reaching theirmission,” Tierney stated in a written assertion.