Lateral Transfer Opportunity – Police Officer
April 2018

The Town of North Greenbush Police Department is actively seeking a lateral transfer applicant for the position of Full Time Police Officer. Candidates must have current BMP Police Officer certification, have been appointed to a Police Officer or Deputy Sheriff position from a competitive civil service exam list, and have satisfactorily completed a probationary period. One position is currently available due to a recent retirement.

The North Greenbush Police Department is an accredited, proactive and progressive agency focused on providing professional law enforcement services through community service. NGPD currently utilizes Tracs, SJS reporting software & the BEAST evidence management software, all patrol cars are equipped with in-car computers. The department deploys LPR units, TASERs and patrol rifles. The Benefits and starting salary for lateral transfers is competitive to other Capital District law enforcement agencies.

Interested applicants should contact Chief David M. Keevern at (518) 283-6006 for more information. Resumes can be sent via e-mail to dkeevern@northgreenbushpolice.org or mailed to:

North Greenbush Police Department
Attn: Chief David Keevern
133 Bloomingrove Drive
Troy, NY 12180

January 12, 2018

Dear Business Owner,

I am pleased to announce that the North Greenbush Police Department is now participating in the New York State Homeland Security and Emergency Services, Office of Counterterrorism’s Operation Safeguard program. The North Greenbush Police Department joins hundreds of local and county agencies contributing to this effort which will make New York State and our communities safer places to live and work.

We unfortunately live in a world where there are individuals who seek to disrupt our freedom and overall way of life through violence and terror. The tools these individuals use can be found in any community in America, even ours. Operation Safeguard was implemented in order to promote cooperation between law enforcement and private businesses to defend against this terror. Operation Safeguard seeks to accomplish two things:
1) Provide law enforcement with information regarding sensitive merchandise and equipment in a specific jurisdiction which could be used to facilitate or commit acts of terror; and 2) Educate business owners on what they can do to protect themselves, their businesses and their communities.

Over the next several months, North Greenbush Police officers will be visiting businesses throughout town that are known to either have dangerous materials for sale or to possess dangerous materials that they use in the normal course of business. The officers will be gathering information from the business owner or store manager which will be used to identify locations in town that possess these sensitive materials as well as the security features being used to protect those materials. This information will be confidentially stored and updated annually, at a minimum, by the police department.

The officers will also be providing information to the business owner or store manager on indicators they should be watching for in customers purchasing certain items which could help identify if someone plans to use the item for criminal purposes. Officers will also offer an assessment of the security features in use at the business which could be used to identify areas where security could be enhanced.

The purpose of this letter is to give you a brief overview of the program so you are aware of it when the officers visit you. There is nothing you need to do until then. If you have any questions regarding this program or what you can do to help, visit
www.dhses.ny.gov/oct/safeguardny or please feel free to reach out to my office. Together, with your vigilance and cooperation with this program we will ensure the success of the overall program and make our community a safer place.

Thank you,
Chief Robert J. Durivage

Updated information on the water main break is located on http://www.townofng.com/