Dominick Varrone
Dominick Varrone graduated from West Babylon High School in a 1967
and attended S.U.N.Y. at Cortland where he earned a B.A. in
Psychology. Upon graduation in 1971, he enlisted in the New
York Air National Guard where he served for 12 years, being
honorably discharged at the rank of
Master Sergeant. While in the National Guard, he joined the Suffolk
County Police Department in
1972 where he served for over 39 years, working his way up through
the ranks from Patrolman
to Chief of Detectives. He retired as Chief of Detectives on
12/31/11. As a police
investigative supervisor, he had been involved in the highest
profile cases that the Department
has faced in the past two decades such as the 1994 Long Island
Sniper case and the crash of
TWA Flight 800.
In 1992, as a Detective Lieutenant and Commander of
the Suffolk PD Kidnap
Investigation Team, he headed the investigation of the
disappearance/kidnapping of 9 year old
Katie Beers, a crime story which garnered national and world-wide
attention. This year marked
the 20th anniversary of Katie's rescue and Katie Beers has
released a book "Buried Memories".
More recently as Chief, Dominick had been in charge of such high
profile cases as: "The
Patchogue Murder of Marcello Lucero", "The Search for
Missing Person Shannon Gilbert", "The
Gilgo Beach Serial Murders", and "The David Lafferl
Medford Pharmacy Murders".
He holds a
Master of Professional Studies degree in Criminal Justice Leadership
from St. John's University
and is a graduate of the 189th session of the F.B.I. National
Academy. Dominick has lectured at
the F.B.I. National Academy as well as NYPD's Homicide School.
He has appeared on numerous
TV news and talk shows including "Prime Time Live",
the "Discovery Channel" and "20/20". In
July of this year, he was a featured guest on an hour long episode
of CBS';s "48 Hours" about the
Long Island Serial Killer.
In 2003, while serving as the Second
Precinct Commander, Dominick
was selected by the Huntington Tri-Community and Youth Agency to
their "Hall of Honor" for
community service and dedication to youth. In 2011, while serving as
the Chief of Detectives, he
was named "2011 Law Enforcement Person of the Year" by
ASIS International.
Dominick has
been a lifelong resident of West Babylon where he resides with his
wife Antoinette. Their two
children, John and Catherine, are both West Babylon High School
graduates; both are married
and also reside in West Babylon. Dom's lifelong passion has been
jazz music and he is an
accomplished tenor saxophonist. He participated in the West Babylon
Alumni Band Tribute
Concert for Ed De Iulio who passed away in May of this year. Dom has
fond memories of West
Babylon High School, particularly, of the many teachers who had a
great impact on his life: "I am
forever indebted to Barry Titone who got me started on sax and Ed De
Iulio, who with a
background as a former marine, taught us discipline and how to
strive for excellence; he was
one of the most positive influences on my life who helped make me
who l am".
The West Babylon Alumni Foundation is pleased to announce that we now have several past WBHS yearbooks available to be obtained by $25 donation to the Foundation plus shipping. See our Facebook page for the years, quantities are limited, first come, first serve. If you are interested in one of these yearbooks please contact wbalumni@wbschools.org or lscelza@wbschools.org