(Brentwood, NY) Twenty-three Suffolk County Police Officers are being honored on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at 10:00 am for making the most DWI arrests in Suffolk County. The prestigious ceremony, held at the Suffolk County Police Academy will honor all the officers and award one officer with the Top Cop award after making 118 arrests this year.
“It is extremely important to us that motorists who are driving while intoxicated are stopped,” said Steve Bellone, Suffolk County Executive. “DWI tragedies don’t just affect those involved, they impact the families of victims as well.”
The following officers will be honored at the ceremony on Tuesday:
- Village of Amityville – Joseph Slack
- Village of East Hampton – Steven Niggles
- Village of Northport – Micheael Gigante
- Village of Quogue John – Galvin
- Village of Southampton – Sashley Jones
- Village of Westhampton – Steven McManus
- Town of East Hampton – Vincent Rantinella
- Town of Riverhead – Timothy Murphy
- Town of Shelter Island – Christopher Drake
- Town of Southampton – Carl Schottenhamel
- Town of Southold – Rory Flatley
- New York State – Michael P. Grosso
- Suffolk County Parks – Greg Sandbichler
- Suffolk County Sheriff – Brian Rasiak
- SCPD 1st Precinct – David Leath
- SCPD 2nd Precinct – Harry Jos
- SCPD 3rd Precinct – Chris Anskat
- SCPD 4th Precinct – Doug Nassisi
- SCPD 5th Precinct – Jamie Bustamante
- SCPD 6th Precinct – Anthony Legotti
- SCPD 7th Precinct – Brandon Neal
- SCPD Highway Patrol – William Murray
- SCPD SAFE-T Team – Roger Kleber
The Special Traffic Options Program for Driving While Intoxicated (STOP-DWI) is a comprehensive program specifically designed to reduce the incidence of alcohol-related traffic fatalities and injuries in New York State. The program is supported by the fines collected from individuals convicted of alcohol-related traffic infractions.
