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6 JUNE 12 - 18, 2019 • MANHASSET PRESS MANHASSETPRESS. COM ON THE COVER Detective Shortage In Nassau County BY MARCO SCHADEN mschaden@antonmediagroup.com A ccording to John Wighaus, president of the Nassau County Detective Association, there are no detectives on duty at the recently reopened Sixth and Eighth Precincts. The Sixth Precinct is located in Manhasset and covers part of the North Shore, and the Eighth Precinct is based in Levittown. “ The Sixth precinct is not a fully functioning precinct,\ said Wighaus. “ There are no detectives. If a resident from the Sixth Precinct needs to speak with a detective, they will have to go to another precinct.\ Nassau County Police Department currently has a shortage of detectives available to cover all of its eight precincts. On June 4, Nassau County Legislature's Public Safety Committee held a hearing to address this issue and Wighaus was invited to speak in front of them. “ As of today, the department is 51 detectives short of their budgeted amount, ” said Presiding Officer Richard I. Nicollelo in a statement to the Manhasset Press. \County Executive Curran needs to work with the detectives to fill the vacancies immediately. Nassau is in the midst of trying to fight a heroin and opioid abuse epidemic, protect its residents from violent MS- 13 attacks and prevent seniors from being taken advantage of by online scams among other things. Something has to be done. We need more detectives on our streets; not less. ” The department is actually 53 detectives short of their budgeted amount after two detectives retired on June 6. There are currently 307 detectives, but the budget created for the department currently stands at 360. There have already been seven detectives in the past year that have handed in their detective badge and asked for a demotion to become a police officer again. Another detective will be retiring on June 13 bringing the total down to 306. Wighaus says he is expecting more retirements to come in the rest of June and July that could put the depart ment's numbers south of 300. \Now this job is really young. Sixty percent of this job has less than six years on the job. There is a lot of experience leaving. We ’ re seeing the ramifications of the arbitration award, ” said Wighaus. The arbitration award handed down in 2007, which lasted until 2012 and then was extended twice to 2015 and 2017, changed certain see DETECTIVE on page 8 Plan Ahead > V V y Systematic CattfrtaC Heating, Air Conditioning & Generators Since 1968 High-Efficiency Heating & Cooling System Specialists RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL • All Major Brands • Parts & Labor Guaranteed • Emergency Service • Maintenance Contracts ZERO % FINANCING EXPERTS IN: • Central Air Conditioning • Boilers/ Radiant Heal • Generators • Oil-to-Gas Conversions • Hot Air Furnaces fcn» WE SERVICE NATURAL GAS GENERATORS turn to the exr^tr. Count on us for reliable and affordable comfort System installations, service St repair. High-Efficiency Heating & Cooling System Specialists 536 NORTHERN BLVD. GREAT NECK WWW.SYSTEMATICCONTROL.COM S 16.482.1374 State-of-the-Art Neurological Care Right in Your Neighborhood NEUROLOGICAL SPECIALTIES OF LONG ISLAND NORTH SHORE 3T MRI GREAT NECK Our team of physicians possesses more than 40 years of experience in the diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of neurological conditions and is fully committed to helping each and every patient return to optimal health. We aim to provide the most advanced and minimally invasive treatments available. Independent Practice so we are able to offer: jp- ♦ 3T MRI on Premises - Some Done under 1 0 minutes Personal Care and Service Same Day or Next Day Appointments Itzhak C. Haimovic, MD Abraham Glasman, MD Peiyun Chu, MD Ian Stein, MD Nimalya Ganeshalingam, MD Richard N. Silvergleid, MD Marcie Kazdan, PA 1 70 Great Neck Road, Great Neck, NY 11 02 1 T: (5 1 6) 487-4464 | fr (5 1 6) 487-4950 www.neurolongisland.com