February 8, 2007

Nassau County Hosts STARCOM Task Force "Fly-In"

Bethpage, N.Y. - Nassau County Executive Thomas R. Suozzi and the Nassau County Police Department, in conjunction with the Suffolk County Police Department, New York City Police Department, New York State Police, Connecticut State Police, New Jersey State Police, Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Coast Guard, Air Station Atlantic City, United States Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, Customs and Border Protection and the Air National Guard Rescue Wing, today hosted a STARCOM Task Force “Fly In” at its monthly meeting.

The County Executive was joined by Police Commissioner James H. Lawrence, Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen M. Rice, and Deputy Secretary for Public Safety for New York State Michael Balboni, along with other representatives from local law enforcement and military agencies.

The meeting, held at the Nassau County Police Aviation Bureau in Bethpage, concerned matters such as interagency cooperation for first responders, notifications and deployment of resources. The basis of these monthly STARCOM meetings is to maintain the collaborative effort of a tri-state law enforcement effort to address Homeland Security and Counter-Terrorism issues.

11 helicopters were expected to participate in today's “Fly In”.