Freeport Police

The Freeport Police Department worked hard to meet the challenge of keeping residents and officers safe during and in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

In order to protect themselves, officers have worn masks, goggles, gloves and other protective clothing, and keep track of their equipment from day to day in case they start running low on anything.

According to village and police officials, multiple Freeport police officers tested positive for Covid-19, but all were able to recover and return to work.

Mayor Robert Kennedy said police supervisors have been monitoring temperature and oxygen levels of officers.

Local officers often assist paramedics who are tending to and transporting the sick.

Clerical staff who were deemed non-essential have been able to telework.

Officers have continued patrolling the village, especially where businesses and places of worship are operating.

They have had to remind several restaurants to enforce social distancing measures and have issued a few citations to those that were not compiling. Police have also patrolled the Nautical Mile, handing out face masks and reminding visitors to social distance.

Kennedy responded it was too soon to say if the pandemic would permanently change how village police operate on a dayto-day basis.

“Covid-19 is a very fluid pandemic and continuously changing health standards,” he said. “The village will continue to observe the Health Department regulations and the directives of Governor Cuomo in effort to prevent the spread.”

Freeport Police

Officials:

•Raymond Horton,

Assistant Chief of Police • Michael Smith,

Deputy Police Chief • Donnie Ethier, Commanding Officer of the Community Response Unit and the

Detective Division • Joseph China, Commanding Officer of the Community Affairs Division and the Special Enforcement

Team • Shawn O’Sullivan, Commanding Officer of the

Technical Service Unit • Richard Samuel, Commanding Officer of the

Traffic Safety Enforcement

Unit