Suffolk County Police Commissioner Kevin Catalina swore in the latest class of Suffolk County Police recruits during a ceremony in Brentwood early Monday morning.
The class includes 120 SCPD recruits, 12 of whom are fluent Spanish speakers. Thirty percent of the class has prior law enforcement experience.
The ranks of several other police departments are swelling as well. Fifty-six recruits from other agencies wore sworn in representing the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office, Town of East Hampton Police Department, Town of Shelter Island Police Department, Town of Southampton Police Department, Town of Southold Police Department, Stony Brook University Police Department, Village of Freeport Police Department and the Village of Oyster Bay Cove Police Department.
The swearing-in ceremony took place at the Suffolk County Police Academy Gym at the Suffolk County Community College-Grant Campus in Brentwood.