The Suffolk County Police Department is getting ready for the Department’s annual Police Week and Police Memorial Service.
Suffolk County Police Deputy Commissioner Belinda Groneman joined members of the Guardians of Our Dependents (GOOD) Foundation to brighten up the outside of Police Headquarters in Yaphank in preparation for the events.
Volunteers planted flowers around the main building and the memorial garden.
The Suffolk County Police Department will open its doors to give students of all ages an up-close look at police operations during Police Week beginning May 5th at Police Headquarters in Yaphank.
During the first day of the event, high school students will be introduced into the ins and outs of a law enforcement career, tour the police museum and participate in demonstrations about distracted and impaired driving.
Students will also see mock car stops to learn what they should do when stopped by the police.
For the next three days, elementary school and junior high school students will attend the event with age-related experiences. Throughout all four days, Crime Scene, Emergency Service Section, Highway Patrol and Marine Bureau will have displays for students to tour. Various police vehicles, equipment and antique police cars will be on display.
The GOOD Foundation was founded in 2009 to support children of deceased police officers.
The mission of the GOOD Foundation is to help the families of members of the Police Department, Port Authority Police Department, and FDNY after a member’s passing.
This includes both non-line of duty deaths, line of duty deaths, and those injured during the LOD. This foundation has been able to help over two dozen families, not only from the Suffolk County Police Department, but from Nassau County and the NYPD as well.