New York State University Police
The New York State University Police (NYSUP) is the law enforcement agency of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. Approximately 500 uniformed officers, investigators, and supervisors serve the 28 state college and university campuses throughout the state.
State University Police Officers are charged with crime detection and prevention, in addition to the enforcement of state and local laws, rules, and regulations. As part of the unit's prevention activities, officers speak on topics such as sexual assault, drugs, crime prevention and traffic safety.
Officers are responsible for developing and maintaining a positive relationship with students, faculty, and staff in order to ensure safety and facilitate cooperation within the campus community.
New York State Environmental Police
The mission of the Division of Law Enforcement is "To protect and enhance the environment and natural resources of the State of New York while also protecting the health and safety of its people through the enforcement of Environmental Conservation and related laws and public education."
This mission is accomplished by over 330 sworn members of the Division of Law Enforcement. They focus their efforts on Environmental Conservation Law (ECL) enforcement although they are empowered to enforce all laws of the state. Their mission encompasses two broad enforcement areas: fish & wildlife and environmental quality. Fish & wildlife enforcement includes addressing complaints of poaching, the illegal sale of endangered species, and checking hunters, fishermen, trappers and commercial fishermen (lobsters, clams, bait fish, food fish) for compliance. Environmental quality enforcement includes investigating timber thefts, illegal water pollution, improper use or application of pesticides, commercial vehicles producing excessive emissions, freshwater and saltwater wetland degradation, illegal mining and almost any area that affects air, land or water quality law violations.
New York State Park Police
The New York State Park Police provide essential police services consistent with the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation's mission-to provide safe and enjoyable recreational opportunities for New York State residents and visitors.
State Park Police officers are permanent Police Officer positions and appointment is made after a competitive process that includes a NYS Civil Service exam. State Park Police officers patrol in marked police cars, four-wheel drive vehicles, all-terrain vehicles, bicycles, boats, personal water crafts, and in one region, horses, as well as on foot. In addition, State Park Police assist park users, make arrests, conduct criminal and non-criminal investigations, and provide emergency services. State Park Police also provide special services including marine law enforcement and education duties on New York waterways, snowmobile enforcement and education, and rope rescue teams.
New York State Forest Rangers
New York's rich and diverse forests, wildlands and wildernesses are protected by the Division of Forest Protection's Forest Rangers. As police officers, wildland firefighters and wilderness first responders, rangers are prepared to protect the state's forests and the people who use these great natural resources from all kinds of dangers. Each day and regardless of weather, forest rangers patrol 5.0 million acres of Department-administered public lands and easements by vehicle, boat, ATV, snowmobile, aircraft, bicycle, foot, skis or snowshoes.
Each ranger is required to reside within the ranger district in which she/he is assigned but emergencies and special events will require them to work anywhere and at anytime. Quite often, rangers are asked to assist other agencies with complex emergency or law enforcement incidents that have occurred in or near a forested area. Since New York is has 18.6 million acres of forested lands, rangers are busy year-round accomplishing their unique mission.
The New York State Forest Ranger force is composed of 134 forest rangers, lieutenants, captains and directors stationed at locations across the state, with the greatest numbers located in the Adirondack and Catskill Parks. The reports and rosters linked from this page provide more information about New York's rangers, including contact information.
Retiree Chapter
The Police Benevolent Association of New York State Retiree Chapter membership is open to any retired member of New York State Departments of Environmental Police, Forest Rangers, Park Police and University Police. Although in our infancy our Chapter is known within other retiree groups like Syracuse and Central New York Police Retiree Association (SPRA), Retired Public Employee Association (RPEA), New York Police and Fire Retiree Association Inc., and PEF Retirees as well as others. Our members lobbied our State Legislators in conjunction with members of SPRA, NY Police and Fire Retiree Assoc. and other retired police officers and municipal fire fighters. We work with all these groups to protect and improve the retirement benefits of our retirees. We are currently working to find the right companies to provide dental and vision benefits to our members.
