Patrol Section
Lieutenant Joseph Dusavage is the Commanding Officer of the Patrol Section. Members of Patrol constantly and alertly patrol the entire Village on a twenty-four hour basis. The Section is divided into 4 squads which utilize a fleet of 8marked patrol vehicles and 7 specially outfitted bicycles. The dedicated traffic unit utilizes 2 motorcycles, 2 unmarked police vehicles and 4 marked traffic vehicles. An Incident Command vehicle equipped with desks, communications equipment, computers, maps and generators is available for emergency situations. Patrol responds to emergency calls for service, operates the communications system, conducts school crossing and animal control operations and is responsible for emergency planning and coordination of special events. Patrol officers answer an average of 12,900 calls for service and field thousands of informational requests and calls for general assistance annually. Lt. Dusavage started his career in Law Enforcement 1994 with the Putnam Valley Police Department before coming to the Scarsdale Police Department in 1997. He is a graduate of the 264th session of the FBINA and also a graduate of SUNY Plattsburg with a degree in Criminal Justice. He has completed the IACP Leadership on Police Organizations Course. He is involved in many aspects of training and has served as an FTO, Department Armorer, Head Firearms instructor, patrol sergeant and Special Operations Sergeant.