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Frank Scobbo is a retired Police Commissioner from Port Washington, New York. He is the only nine-term Police Commissioner in the eighty-seven-year history of the Port Washington Police District. He started his service on January 1, 1969 and stepped down on December 31, 1995.

Career

During his years in office, Commissioner Scobbo authorized many changes in the district's procedures and in personnel deployment. These include:

  • Re-establishment of motorcycle patrol, now known as the Traffic Safety and Enforcement Unit.
  • Expansion of the detective division that included a local investigation team, a narcotics investigation team, a juvenile aide bureau and the establishment of the School Resource Officer Program.
  • A forty percent increase in sworn personnel and an expansion from three patrol sectors to four; improving response time for calls for service to one of the best in New York State. In fact, Commissioner Scobbo interviewed and hired over 75 new officers.
  • Investigated and authorized the purchase of state of the art emergency equipment.
  • Authorized the transition from obsolete 38 caliber side arms to new technology 9mm weapons.
  • Initiated computer technology for records management.
  • Supervised the complete renovation and expansion of the headquarters building incorporating state of the art technology.
  • Worked with five of the nine police chiefs in the history of the police district.

    • These are only a few of Commissioner Scobbo's accomplishments. During his terms in office he extensively traveled across the United States attending workshops and creating a communicative web with other agencies to help ensure that the Police District would keep up with the latest ideas in police procedures, tactics and training.

    This dedication to his office and his responsibilities helped create high morale among all Police District employees and served to make the Port Washington Police District among the best and most capable police agencies in New York State.

    As such, the accomplishment that Commissioner Scobbo is most proud of is that he was voted the Port Washington P.B.A "Man of the Year" in 1983.

    References

    Frank Scobbo Wikipedia
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