State troopers may take over Long Island highway patrols

[Rev Lloyd]

Nassaus HP was out in full force the other day during rush hour, can they find a better time to slow traffic down like midday .

[Michael]

I prefer Nassau, cuz they're not up to date with technology....and it's easier to get a ticket dismissed. State Troopers are on the ball, man...their computerized tickets even include the Disposition, which if requested by mail, can get a case easily dismissed should the defendant not receive it in a timely manner.

Does it really matter which LE agency patrols the highways?

[Racer X]

disconnected wrote:

No need to discuss any further. The State will not be taking over the LIE or Sunrise. New Superintendent of State Police has spoken, its a dead issue! Ball is back in Levy's court - your move Steve.

When? Where?

[get your facts straight]

troopers don't call county cops to respond to accidents on the pkwys. county cops show up b/c they hear about it on their radio and there are so many of them out doing nothing anyway that they figure, "oh what the hell, might as well go see what kind of wreck is out there and see if i could get a pic for my phone" you'll be lucky if you get an accident report from a county cop on the lie. usually they will deter you to get out of doing any paperwork.

Fran wrote:

This is evidence Steve Levy doesn't truly care about the safety of Suffolk residents. The State Police, which currently patrol the Northern State Parkway and the Southern State Parkway, regularly need to have the Suffolk County Police respond to accidents for them until they can get there. This is because the troopers are understaffed. In taking over the LIE and Sunrise Highway, they are being asked to do so with a much smaller number of troopers than is truly needed. This means that when they need help on the LIE or the Southern State Parkway, regular sector cars will have to leave their posts to assist the State Police. If the sector cars are assisting the troopers, the Suffolk Police Officers will not be available to patrol our neighborhoods or answer the 911 calls. The current Suffolk Highway Patrol does not need to pull sector cars out of our neighborhoods to help on the LIE and Sunrise Highway. Steve Levy is about to change all of that. Steve Levy tells the public he is doing a good thing, yet he is really creating a public safety issue for our residents. He won't tell you that because he has no problem misrepresenting the actual facts on this and other issues to the public. When the citizens of Suffolk County wake up and see Steve Levy for what he really is, he will be looking for a new job.

[levy FTL]

speedy wrote:

yeah the reason why nypd has few arrests because the make very low low salaries, & anything they do is blown out of proportion in the news media, so if u were nypd would you go all they way & be overzealous at a low low salary i doubt that very much. i use the subway,& buses, when i am in the city, its faster & easier , also the lirr. they still run a decent line.

what are you talking about.
suffolk and nassau are the highest paid cops.

[Run262]

Laurel Hollow and Old Westbury Village salaries exceed Nassau and Suffolk PDs.

[Just Saying]

A Nassau County Highway Officer was critically injured last week on the LIE when his car was struck from behind by a drunken driver. Instead of slamming these cops, how about praying for this officer's recovery from injuries sustained as a result of doing his job?

[Run262]

Just Saying wrote:

A Nassau County Highway Officer was critically injured last week on the LIE when his car was struck from behind by a drunken driver. Instead of slamming these cops, how about praying for this officer's recovery from injuries sustained as a result of doing his job?

Thank you for an intelligent and sincere response.

[Alex Smith]

It is time for the Troopers to patrol the LIE & Sunrise Highway...