Auxiliary Police
The Long Beach Police Department also has an Auxiliary Unit, where members, who are certified in CPR/AED assist with parade crowd control, bike patrols, beach and boardwalk patrols, as well as school patrols. Members serve as the "Eyes and Ears of the Long Beach Police Department", and carry a baton, handcuffs, pepper spray, a flashlight, and a radio.
During the busy summer months, Special Officers are recruited from Criminal Justice Programs at local colleges to assist with crowd control and enforcement at the Ocean Beach Park and other areas. The Commissioner of the LBAPD is Joshua Sundquist.
In the summer of 2007, the LBPD started using two Segway people movers on the boardwalk for patrol. Long Beach police are the first to use Segways on Long Island.
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