New Paltz Police Department

Joseph A. Snyder , Chief of Police

23 Plattekill Avenue

New Paltz, NY 12561-1918

Phone: (845) 255-1323

Toll-Free: 877-677-3911

Fax: (845) 255-1544

Anonymous Tip Line (845) 255-1357

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Wanted by the New Paltz Police Department

Click here for further details

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The first annual New Paltz Police Department's; COPS FOR KIDS DAY was a huge success. Click here for more details, a list of generous sponsors
and some great photos of the event!

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New 24 hour emergency event/information phoneline now active.
Call (845) 255-7123. Click here for more details.

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Message from the Chief

On behalf of the Town of New Paltz Police Department, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for visiting our website. It is my pleasure to serve you as the Chief of Police. I take great pride in working with such fine men and women within our department. You will find that our employees are dedicated, courteous, well trained and an enthusiastic group of professionals who take pride in their work. They are ready to work with you to make your home, your workplace and this community an even better place to live.

The cooperative working relationship between police and the people we serve is the strongest it has ever been. I believe there is a shared responsibility between our police and our community to continue improving the quality of life for the citizens of New Paltz. We are dedicated to preventing crime and disorder through the application of community based problem solving efforts. No police department can be successful without engaged citizens. This website provides links that will arm you with information to join us in accomplishing our mission.

I invite you to contact me through this website and share your thoughts. Together we will continue making the Town and Village of New Paltz what it has become, "A great place to visit and live."

Joseph A. Snyder

Chief of Police

(Click here to learn more about the Chief )

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Mission Statement of the New Paltz Police Department

The New Paltz Police Department is a professional department dedicated to providing the highest quality police services to the people we serve. We are committed to preserving peace, order and safety; enforcing laws and ordinances and safeguarding constitutional rights. We will serve all people with respect, fairness and compassion. We are committed to the full time practice of our core values. 

Value Statement

To help accomplish our mission, the New Paltz Police Department is committed to these core values that guide our work and decisions:

• Accountability: We are responsible and dependable people who are accountable for everything we do, to each other and to the people we serve.
• Fairness: We will strive to be fair in all of our actions.
• Integrity: Our success depends on the trust and confidence of the citizens that we serve; we must be honest and exhibit behavior that is beyond reproach and reflects the integrity of police professionals.
• Objectivity: Keeping the public peace is our duty. This requires us, as individuals, to set aside personality and personal feelings to objectively perform our duty as police officers.
• Openness and Accessibility: The New Paltz Police Department will strive to conduct our affairs publicly and be accessible to the public.
• Problem Solving: We are most efficient when we help identify and solve community issues.
• Responsiveness: We will be responsive to the needs of the community, working together to solve problems of mutual concern.
• Teamwork: We recognize the importance of each employee as an individual and team player. We believe in organizational teamwork, mutual support and open communication to ensure effective police services to the community.

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The New York State Liquor Authority now has an online form available if you would like to file a complaint about any premises that sells alcohol. Click here for more information.

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Road closures, flooding conditions and emergency announcements will now appear on the "EMERGENCY ANNOUNCEMENTS" page of this web site.

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"Click the play button to watch the Federal Trade Commission's newest video on protecting yourself from identity theft."

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Homeland Security Live Alert

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