Nassau County police commissioner to retire

Nassau County Police Department Commissioner Lawrence Mulvey released a statement on Thursday, Feb. 3, announcing his plan to retire by April 1. Mulvey said he shared his plan to retire with County Executive Ed Mangano and key members of his staff in September.

“I am most appreciative and thankful to former County Executive Tom Suozzi and County Executive Ed Mangano for giving me the opportunity to work for two very dedicated public officials,” Mulvey said. “Both made public safety a core component of their respective administrations.” He added that he is very satisfied with what he has accomplished since he accepted the position as commissioner in 2007.

“Improving morale was at the top of my list, and clearly morale has been restored,” Mulvey said. “Next on the list was improving officer safety and community safety by getting guns off the street. Through our gun buyback programs we have removed over 1,800 illegal handguns from our streets. In addition, through our aggressive enforcement by our police officers and detectives, we have removed more than 325 illegal handguns from criminals.”

Additionally, Mulvey said, the department has been able to upgrade its police officers’ duty weapon to a 40-caliber firearm. Mangano is currently working on considering his next appointment to the position of Nassau County police commissioner.