The South Shore Press congratulates Keith Taylor, who was promoted to the position of Deputy Undersheriff in the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office.
Dr. Taylor has a lengthy and honorable career in protecting and serving families in and around New York City and Suffolk County.
He is a retired New York City Police Sergeant, Special Assignment, and NYCD Assistant Commissioner. In addition to his law enforcement work, Dr. Taylor also works as an adjunct assistant professor of criminal justice at John Jay College.
Dr. Taylor holds certifications as an International Association of Emergency Managers board Certified Emergency Manager and Federal Emergency Management Agency Master Exercise Practitioner..
He teaches Department of Homeland Security incident management courses nationwide to first responders. He is also an American Society of Industrial Security board Certified Protection Professional.
Dr. Taylor's involvement with the NYPD's Emergency Service Unit (SWAT/Heavy Rescue) equipped him with specialized expertise in Weapons of Mass Destruction response. His collaboration with the FBI/NYPD WMD Task Force earned him recognition from then FBI Director Robert Mueller for his role in mitigating a nationally significant incident at the United Nations. Dr. Taylor also served as a Planning Team Manager for the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Team New York Task Force 1.
He was a 9/11 first responder and supervisor of the NYPD Missing Persons Squad and was inducted to the NYPD Honor Legion for his role in chasing and arresting armed bank robbers during a Bronx bank robbery incident.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Taylor served his community by actively deploying for one year as a second lieutenant with the New York State Guard and was honored by the New York State Governor with the New York State Pandemic Response Service Ribbon.