Captain Battaglia started his career with the City of White Plains in March 2005 as a civilian dispatcher.
In January 2006, he was appointed as a Police Officer and assigned to the Patrol Division, where he also served as a recruit instructor and field training officer. He spent much of his career on the night tour, and in 2008 was recognized by MADD as the DWI Officer of the Year.
In December 2012, Captain Battaglia became the department’s Field Training Coordinator, and in August 2013 he was promoted to Sergeant, continuing as head of the Field Training Program. He was promoted to Lieutenant in July 2019 and served as a Tour Commander in the Patrol Division for the day and night tours. In November 2020, he additionally assumed command of the newly established Neighborhood Initiative Unit. In June 2021, he was promoted to Executive Officer of the Patrol Division and served in that role until August of 2025, when he was promoted to Captain and Commanding Officer of the Patrol Division.
Captain Battaglia is a general topics instructor with the Division of Criminal Justice Services, with specialties in RADAR/LIDAR, Field Training, Field Sobriety Testing, Chemical Spray Devices and Defensive Tactics and Principled Policing. He is a certified instructor evaluator and holds Master Instructor status. Captain Battaglia holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration, with a specialization in Operations and Management, from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He was honored by the Business Council of Westchester as a top 40 under 40 employee.
Captain Vincenzo Battaglia
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