I grew up admiring the Suffolk County Police Department," Catalina said ... was placed on administrative duty and stripped of his badge and gun, according to a June 1995 New York Times article.

Suffolk lawmakers voted 17-0 to confirm him as the 16th police commissioner in the department's 65-year history.

On Feb. 5, Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine joined with the Suffolk County Legislature, Suffolk County Clerk Vincent Puleo ...

Kevin Catalina is Suffolk County’s new police commissioner, the 16th to serve in this role.