▁and ▁ 2 5 ▁officers ▁and ▁is ▁commanded ▁by ▁a ▁Police ▁Commission er . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁The ▁Department ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁when ▁Al ▁Sur prise ▁and ▁James ▁Pet erson ▁were ▁appointed ▁as ▁full - time ▁police ▁officers . ▁The ▁original ▁headquarters ▁was ▁a ▁bo oth ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁sout heast ▁corner ▁of ▁South ▁T ys on ▁Avenue ▁and ▁Jer ich o ▁Turn pi ke . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁Robert ▁Ferr is ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁police ▁chief . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁the ▁headquarters ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁vac ant ▁store ▁at ▁ 1 6 0 ▁Jer ich o ▁Turn pi ke ▁in ▁the ▁P icken pack ▁Building , ▁including ▁a ▁des k ▁and ▁j ail ▁cells . ▁ ▁Sur prise ▁acted ▁as ▁the ▁department ' s ▁mounted ▁( rid ing ▁a ▁horse ) ▁police ▁officer . ▁Mechan ical ▁transport ation ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁one - cy l inder ▁motor cycle ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁station ' s ▁l one ▁horse ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁killed ▁by ▁a ▁train . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Category : F lor al ▁Park , ▁New ▁York <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁symmetry ▁minute ▁is ▁a ▁significant ▁time ▁point ▁in ▁the ▁clock ▁face ▁tim et ables ▁used ▁by ▁many ▁public ▁transport ▁operators . ▁At ▁this ▁point ▁in ▁the ▁cycle , ▁a ▁train ▁in ▁a ▁clock - face ▁tim et able ▁meets ▁its ▁counter part ▁trav elling ▁in ▁the ▁opposite ▁direction ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁line