NCPD Facts
This is the color of the patches and stripes on a Nassau County Police officer's uniform.
Orange and blue
You live in Nassau County and are protected by the Nassau County Police Department. What is the name of the other county police on Long Island?
Suffolk County Police Department
Officers use this handheld device to talk to other officers and respond to calls.
Radio
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What do we call the lines and circles on your fingertips that are used to identify and find people and criminals?
Fingerprints
Nassau County Police Department
What is the name of the piece of paper that Police Officers put onto a car that is parked illegally?
Parking ticket
What is the name of the shiny object that shows an officer's ID number and rank?
Shield (or badge)
Ask Officer Ahern about the difference between the two words. *Mrs. Ahern's mental note*
This is the loud "noisemaker" used to warn other drivers to pull over so the officer can get to an emergency quickly.
Siren
What is the name for a police officer who is an investigator and wears professional clothes instead of a police uniform?
Detective
How many precincts are in Nassau County?
8
What is the name of the "clues" left behind in a crime scene?
Evidence
What is the name of the equipment that protects officers chest and back?
Bulletproof vest (or body armor)
Located in the trunk, this orange, cone-shaped tool is used to block off roads or mark a safe path around an accident.
Traffic cone
What is the name of the hand movement that officers use when showing respect to their supervisors? Also, you must act it out for full credit.
What year was the Nassau County Police Department officially created? (Hint: the 100-year anniversary was in the last few years)
1925
This four-legged partner helps officers find things or people.
K-9 or Police dog
What is the name of what Officer Ahern is holding up?
Mace (NCPD calls it OC Spray)
What are the four letters printed on the side of every Nassau County Police Department vehicle?
NCPD
Before becoming a Police Officer, you must go to this special "school" for 7 months to train.
Police academy
What is the name of the person who is the head of the entire Nassau County Police Department? (Sort of like the principal)
Commissioner (or Police Chief)
At the end of every call or interaction, the officer must sit in their car and type this up to explain exactly what happened during their shift.
Police report
What is the specific name for the item around a Police Officer's waist that carries all of their equipment?
Duty belt
Name TWO other types of transportation that police officers use besides their patrol car.
Possible answers: Motorcycles, boats, horses, or bicycles
What is the name of the home base or office where police officers work out of?
Precinct or Station