Westchester Special Response Team Earns NYS Criminal Justice Certification

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WESTCHESTER, N.Y. – Westchester County’s Special Response Team has become the first SWAT unit in New York to be certified by the state Division of Criminal Justice Services.

http://greenburgh.dailyvoice.com/news/westchester-special-response-team-earns-nys-criminal-justice-certification

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I thought Orange County Sheriff's SOG were state certified as well. They might have been certified as hostage rescue and not swat though

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I thought Orange County Sheriff's SOG were state certified as well. They might have been certified as hostage rescue and not swat though

Would a group be certified in a specialty like HR without being certified as a generalist team? Is it possible the OCSO as an entire organization is accredited as an agency, without any special accreditation for their SOG?

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I was told by a member of their SOG, that they were state certified hostage rescue; I'll see if I can find out