Three New Officers Join Rye PD

Three new police officers were sworn into the ranks of the City of Rye Police Monday morning. All three have previous police experience and transferred to the City of Rye from the NYPD, bringing a combined 15 years of law enforcement experience.

These additions bring the PD headcount to 36. The three new faces fill gaps left by the retirements last summer of Lieutenant Scott Craig and Sergeant Michael Kenny and Police Officer Angelina Cyr. The department is still working to fill a final 37th spot that was left open after the retirement of Public Safety Commissioner Robert J. Falk. Typically the department hires policer officers and promotes others in the department upwards into more senior positions.

The new officers have been assigned to the uniformed Patrol Division and will begin field training immediately. During field training, each officer is teamed up with a Field Training Officer to become familiar with City of Rye police policies, procedures and all patrol posts. The new officers will be given a permanent Patrol assignment upon completion of their field training.

The new officers are Gary Strebel, Daniel Dabrowski, and Paul Polintan.

Police Officer Gary Strebel

Gary Strebel, 28, was born in Westchester County, New York and has been an NYPD Police Officer since 2016. He is passionate about helping people and keeping criminals off the streets. Officer Strebel graduated from Roger Williams University with a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and has completed a wide range of training in his 6 years with the NYPD.

Police Officer Daniel J Dabrowski

Daniel J Dabrowski, 35, is a 4 year veteran of the NYPD and served as a neighborhood coordination officer with the 1st Precinct in lower Manhattan. He has an associate’s degree in business administration from Valley Forge Military College and a bachelors in police studies from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He resides in Rye with his wife and two children.

Police Officer Paul J. Polintan

Paul J. Polintan, 33, is an 8 year veteran for the NYPD. He worked in the 42nd Precinct as a Neighborhood Coordination Officer. Polintan was meritoriously promoted to Detective on December of last year. Prior to the NYPD he served in the United States Marine Corps as an M1A1 Main Battle Tank crewman for 4 years. He is currently attending CUNY John Jay pursuing a bachelor’s degree.