Queens and Brooklyn are patrolled by the
New York City Police Department. Nassau and Suffolk counties are served by the
Nassau County Police Department and
Suffolk County Police Department, respectively, although several dozen villages and the two cities in Nassau County have their own police departments. The
Nassau County Sheriff's Department and
Suffolk County Sheriff's Office handle
civil procedure, evictions, warrant service and enforcement, prisoner transport and detention, and operation of the county jails. The Suffolk County Sheriff also has a patrol division, and in 2008, had patrol duties along the Long Island Expressway, when the County Executive briefly disbanded the Suffolk County Police Highway Patrol Division. The Suffolk County Sheriff's Office is the oldest law enforcement agency in the State of New York, founded in the year 1683.
New York State Police patrol
state parks and
parkways. The several
SUNY colleges and universities are patrolled by the
New York State University Police.