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There are forty-five [[Law enforcement agency|local police agencies]] in [[Westchester County, New York]]. As well as other agencies. They are responsible for protecting Westchester County, these agencies frequently work with one another in the surrounding counties. Current economic times has caused a few Westchester municipalities to consider consolidation of police services. The Westchester County Department of Public Safety started providing primary police services for the Town/Village of Mount Kisco in 2015.
 
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==Bay constables==
The City of Rye and Village of Mamaroneck employs seasonal [[bay constables]] who serve as [[peace officers]]. [[Constables]] patrol areas of [[Long Island Sound]] and enforce state, local maritime, environmental, fish, and wildlife laws. Bay constables are licensed armed peace officers as per
NYS CPL 2.10(18).<ref>https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CPL/2.10 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref>
 
==Auxiliary police officers==
Several municipalities in Westchester have auxiliary police units which contain volunteers who are trained peace officers and assist their police departments with special events, traffic control, crowd control and patrol under the supervision of full time police officers. Auxiliary police officers derive their authority through NYS CPL 2.10(26) and only have the powers of peace officers pursuant to the provisions of the New York State defense emergency act during a period of attack or imminent attack by enemy forces or while combating natural or man made disasters.<ref>https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CPL/2.10 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref>
 
==Public Safety Emergency Force==
The Public Safety Emergency Force (PSEF) are volunteers within the Westchester County Department of Public Safety .<ref>{{cite web | url=https://publicsafety.westchestergov.com/public-safety-emergency-force/emergency-force-faqs | title=FAQs }}</ref> Members of the PSEF are appointed as part-time Deputy Sheriffs when activated by the acting Commissioner-/Sheriff and have full policepeace officer powers while on duty only pursuant to New York State criminal procedure law section 2.10 Subdivision 57a .<ref>https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CPL/2.10</ref>and when{{Bare activatedURL byinline|date=August the acting Commissioner2024}}</Sheriff .ref> All Members are provided with a county-issued handgun and pistol license with a PSEF [[ON Duty Only Restriction]] stamped on it.
 
==Defunct law enforcement agencies==
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