Hyde Park Police Department
1433 Route 9G Hyde Park, N.Y. 12538
Phone: (845) 229-9340
Fax: (845) 229-6953
Our Police Department is committed to making the Town of Hyde Park a safe place to live and work by providing the highest level of professional service to the community.
The Town of Hyde Park Police is a 24-hour department consisting of a Chief of Police, fifteen full time officers and 2 part time officers. in addition there are three full time police assistants and eight part time police dispatchers.
The Police Department provides safety and security to over twenty-one thousand town residents and their property. In addition, the department is responsible for the safety of students, faculty and visitors of the Culinary Institute of America. The department works closely with both state and federal agencies to provide safety and security for the many visitors who travel to Hyde Park's tourist attractions. These include the Franklin Roosevelt estate and library, the Vanderbilt Mansion, Norrie Point State Park and Marina and the Ogden Mills Mansion. The department also shares responsibility for security of the county's E911 facility as well as the county's SPCA. In addition, the department provides security for the Hudson River Psychiatric Center and the New York State Emergency Management Center. The department provides and recieves backup assistance with the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office and the New York State Police during serious incidents.
The department patrols an area of approximately 37.6 square miles that includes approximately 167 miles of town roads. In 2006 the department responded to nearly 11,000 calls for service. The department members offer a variety of specialized services including K-9, DARE and a full time school resource officer. Various officers are trained in and offer juvenile programs, sex crimes investigation, accident investigation and crime scene / evidence processing. Two department members are state certified polygraph examiners and are often used by other local police agencies conducting criminal investigations. Three officers are certified child safety restraint technicians and provide assistance upon request. Almost three quarters of the departments members reside within the town. Many were born, raised and attended school here and have family and friends within the community. The Hyde Park Police Department looks forward to working with the community and continuing to provide professional police services.