Suffolk County is about to have its first female police commissioner, if the legislature confirms the county executive’s nominee.
County Executive Steve Bellone today announced the nomination of Geraldine Hart, a career FBI agent who is currently the head of the bureau’s Long Island office.
Hart, a 21-year veteran of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, would fill the vacancy created by the election of former commissioner Tim Sini as Suffolk district attorney.
“Geraldine possesses the integrity, competence, and excellence that we are looking for in someone to lead the Suffolk County Police Department,” Bellone said in a press release. “As our next police commissioner, she will bring a fresh perspective and build on the progress that we have made over the last two years.”
As the senior supervisory resident agent of the FBI’s Long Island office since February 2014, Hart has directed the operations and investigations of 115 FBI special agents, task force officers, and support personnel, affecting a diverse region of more than 3 million residents. Hart directly supervised the Long Island Gang Task Force and spearheaded the first multi-agency MS-13 intelligence center to centralize and facilitate the sharing of gang intelligence, with an emphasis on enhanced collaboration between the FBI, Suffolk County Police Department, New York State Police, Nassau County Police Department and local governments, according to the press release.
“I am honored for the opportunity to serve the residents of Suffolk County and privileged to serve with the brave, hardworking men and women of the Suffolk County Police Department,” Hart said. “I am extremely optimistic about the future of the Suffolk County Police Department and what we can accomplish together.”
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