ass au ▁County ▁Police ▁Department ▁provides ▁police ▁services ▁in ▁Lawrence ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁N ass au ▁County . ▁Lawrence ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁force ' s ▁Four th ▁P rec inct . ▁ ▁Lawrence ▁is ▁served ▁by ▁the ▁E MS ▁group ▁named ▁H atz al ah ▁of ▁ ▁Rock away ▁Lawrence ▁( RL ) ▁ ▁Lawrence ▁is ▁served ▁by ▁the ▁Lawrence - C ed ar h urst ▁Fire ▁Department . ▁The ▁L CF D ▁consists ▁of ▁ 8 5 ▁volunte er ▁fire fig h ters ▁and ▁emer gency ▁medical ▁techn icians ▁and ▁provides ▁fire ▁protection ▁to ▁the ▁villages ▁of ▁Lawrence ▁and ▁C ed ar h urst , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁North ▁Lawrence ▁Fire ▁District ▁and ▁East ▁Lawrence ▁Fire ▁District . ▁The ▁L CF D ▁also ▁respond s ▁to ▁al ar ms ▁such ▁as ▁car ▁acc idents ▁and ▁a ided ▁cases ▁on ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Beach ▁Bridge . ▁ ▁Notable ▁residents ▁ ▁Notable ▁current ▁and ▁former ▁residents ▁of ▁Lawrence ▁include : ▁ ▁Ben ▁Ash ken azy ▁( born ▁ 1 9 6 8 / 6 9 ), ▁American ▁billion aire ▁real ▁estate ▁developer ▁ ▁Stuart ▁Beck ▁( 1 9 4 6 - 2 0 1 6 ), ▁lawyer ▁and ▁diplom at ▁for ▁Pal au ▁who ▁helped ▁negoti ate ▁the ▁Comp act ▁of ▁Free ▁Association , ▁which ▁established ▁Pal au ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁nation ▁in ▁free ▁association ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁Bruce ▁Bla k eman , ▁First ▁Pres iding ▁Officer ▁of ▁the ▁N ass au ▁County ▁Legisl