Suffolk sheriffs adds 38 correction officers
The Suffolk County Sheriff's Office on Friday introduced 38 new recruits to the rank of correction officer in a ceremony at St. Joseph's College in Patchogue.
Suffolk County Sheriff Vincent DeMarco welcomed the new officers, saying they have accepted a responsibility to serve all Suffolk County residents.
"It means you have made a sacrifice by putting your life on the line for the greater good," DeMarco said in a news release.
The officers completed a 13-week training program at the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office Academy Bureau that included a variety of classroom and field instruction.
Instruction ranged from firearm safety and handling, defensive tactics and emergency medical training to physical fitness and testing, the release said.
'His sacrifice made a difference': Gold Star mother honors son's memory Army Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, 22, of Bay Shore, was the first serviceman from Long Island killed in the Iraq War.
'His sacrifice made a difference': Gold Star mother honors son's memory Army Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, 22, of Bay Shore, was the first serviceman from Long Island killed in the Iraq War.
