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NASSAUS POLICE BOSS
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awrence Mulvey, Nas-saus 12th police com-missioner, was called
upon by two county ex-ecutives to reduce hisdepartment. He went down200 po-sitions underThomas Suozzi; anoth-er 125 under the current county ex-ecutive,Edward Mangano.
Mulvey whodid police budget-ing during Nassaus fiscal crisisunder Thomas Gulotta said hehad gotten making reductions withminimal damage to services downto a science.
For the first few rounds, hewould hire smallnumbersof lower-
paid new police officers and putthem in high overtime spots. As thefiscal crises continued,he said, Mul-vey turned to other measures, in-cluding moving officers out of posi-tions thatcivilians now hold.
Theofficers went outon patrol,said Mulvey, who said he came toappreciate the departments negoti-ated minimum manning require-ment, which mandates the numberof precinctcars on specific shifts.
Its not easy to manage, but itkeeps politics out of policing, he
said. Its why we have a lowcrime rate and quick responsetimes.
Mulvey also said he believedthat officers are not overpaid.Some, such as those working DWIcases, earn substantial overtimebecause of time they spend incourt, he said.
Why is Mulvey retiring? Its notthescandalat thecrime lab.
ItsNassaus ever-tightening bud-get, which will get even tighterunder a control board. Future cuts
aregoing to haveto happento make2012 work, Mulvey said. Andthose decisions should be made bythe nextcommissioner, presumablyone who will be here three or moreyears to see themthrough.
Mulvey started his career as aLong Island highway patrol officer,like his father, andworked twiceforNassau. First, as a patrol officer,
who, after 11 years made sergeant;and later as precinct commander.He would later handle the depart-ments budget and work as its liai-son to a county legislature that in-cluded Mangano and now-Presid-ing Officer Peter Schmitt. He re-tired but returned when Suozzi ap-pointed him commissioner.
Early in his career, Mulveyearned the Nassau police depart-ments purple heart after beingstabbed three times while on duty.I sawtheknife,butI didntfeelany-
thing, he said. Mulvey went to thehospital and then home, where hesneaked intobed beside his wife.
I told her I had worked late,which was the truth, he said. Shefound out about the stabbing fromfriends, who read it in Newsday.She didnt trust me after that, hequipped.
Mulveysaid he was proud of twoaccomplishments as commissioner:Efforts to get guns off the streets inNassau, and putting a dent in thecountysheroin problem.
There are more guns out therenow than ever, said Mulvey, whomakes a point of shaking the handof every officer who gets a gun offthe street. As for heroin, whenwe started, too many people werein denial, he said. Thats not trueanymore.
His department came underheavy criticism for its handling ofthe case of JoAnna Bird, whowas torturedand killedby herboyfriend as officers stoodoutside her home. Some offic-
ers later faced internal charges. Iwill say that it was not indicative ofthe way we handle domestic abusein the county, he said.
His biggest challenge? Dealingwith the 2008 drunken-drivingcrash that severely injured OfficerKenneth Baribault. Its very emo-tional, even now, when somethinglike that happens to one of your of-
ficers, he said.Whats next? At some point, hesaid, he will retire to South Caroli-na, where he has a house. But notjust yet. His more immediate goalis to aid a group working to raiseprivate sector funds for a 7-acre,uber-high-tech police training fa-cility on the grounds of NassauCommunity College.
THE COLUMNTopcopslastwatch
A 10.8% drop incrime in Nassau in2010, compared withthe year before.
Installation of ShotSpotter, asonic detection device thatinstantly pinpoints the location ofgunfire. Put up in 2009 inUniondale and Roosevelt, thesystem is credited with catchingsuspects quicker, helping todiscourage shootings and speeding
medical care to the wounded.
HIGHLIGHTS AS COMMISH
Mulveywas stabbedthree times during atraffic stop. I sawthe knife, but I didntfeel anything, hesaid. Hewent to thehospital and thenhome, where he
sneaked into bedbesidehis wife. . .She found out aboutthestabbing fromfriends, who read it inNewsday. She didnttrust me after that,he quipped.
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