The county is using $71.3 million in ARP money to compensate for a loss of property tax revenues during the pandemic. The new jobs come courtesy of federal emergency COVID-19 funds received under the American Rescue Plan. Steve Bellone will earmark 462 of the new police jobs for the Suffolk County Police Department Stephen Yang He will earmark 462 of the new police jobs for the Suffolk County Police Department, sources said. The county executive, asked about the possibility of NYPD cops coming to Suffolk departments to avoid the city’s vaccine mandate, replied, “We are constantly recruiting individuals to take the police exam and encourage anyone who wants to become a law enforcement officer in Suffolk County to consider signing up.”īellone is set to formally announce his plan to add cops at the county’s police academy in Brentwood. “If Suffolk required the vaccine, these guys would be like, ‘You can stick that s–t in my arm.’ It’s night and day,’’ he said, referring to how cops are treated in the city versus on the island.īellone said he did not impose a mandate and instead worked closely with the unions to boost vaccination rates. Democratic County Executive Steve Bellone will announce that he is hiring 705 law enforcement personnel. The source added that even if there were a vaccine mandate in Suffolk, defecting NYPD cops wouldn’t gripe - because the money eases the pain. “Less work and more money, and you’re more appreciated for doing your job,’’ he said of the Long Island police departments.
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“If they go to Nassau, we call it the ‘Scratch-Off,’ ” the cop quipped.
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“Anyone who goes to Suffolk, we say they hit the Lotto. “Suffolk County? That’s the Lotto!’’ the police source said. Starting pay for both NYPD and Suffolk cops is currently about $42,000 - but while city cops max out at $86,000 annually, the Long Island officers’ wages nearly double, to $155,600, after 11.5 years of service. The 20-year NYPD veteran said the fact that Suffolk cops don’t need to get the vaccine is just the cherry on top of reasons to defect to Long Island. “The who don’t want to get vaccinated, they’re going to run to Suffolk County,’’ a longtime city policeman told The Post. Suffolk County cops are not required to get the shot. “We have opposed the slogan, “Defund the Police.’ ”īut Suffolk’s gain could be the NYPD’s pain - as scores of Big Apple officers are furious over Mayor Bill de Blasio’s requirement for city workers, including police, to get the vaccine by Monday.
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“This is the largest one-year increase in law enforcement personnel in Suffolk County history,’’ Bellone, who is eyeing a run for governor, told The Post on Sunday. Suffolk County is set to dramatically boost its police ranks - including by potentially siphoning off cops from the NYPD who are furious over the Big Apple’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.ĭemocratic County Executive Steve Bellone will announce Monday that he is hiring 705 law enforcement personnel, bucking the “defund the police” movement in his own party, sources said. Long Island cops investigating second French bulldog dognapping Hamptons man fatally shot inside home on Christmas is identified Suffolk’s new top cop vows department ‘will not rest’ until Gilgo Beach murders solved New Mexico, Long Island authorities work to get Alec Baldwin’s cellphone