Police To Conduct Active Shooter Drill At West Babylon Junior HS

WEST BABYLON, NY - Suffolk Police will be conducting an active shooter drill at West Babylon Junior High School this week.

The drill will take place on Friday starting at 11 a.m. at the school located on Old Farmingdale Road.

The training is part of the department's continuing effort to prepare for an active shooter or emergency situation.

During the drill First Precinct police officers, Criminal Intelligence Section detectives and Emergency Service Section officers will respond to three different mock scenarios at the school.

Officials will test various technologies including the Sharing to Help Access Remote Entry (SHARE) from the Real Time Crime Center in the Suffolk Police Headquarters in Yaphank.

The new initiative will allow the department to connect to schools’ closed circuit television camera systems in the event of an emergency at no additional cost to schools.

The technology will allow police to control the school’s door locks and PA systems remotely will also be tested during the simulations. In addition, the department will use License Plate Readers to help identify a suspect vehicle during one of the scenarios.

Not all scenarios will use the advanced technology and the outcomes of each will be evaluated.