Register Now for our Upcoming Conferences
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Law Enforcement Supervisors' Training Conference
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September 10-17, 2018
The Gideon Putnam Hotel
Saratoga Springs, NY
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Jail Administrators' Training Conference
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September 24-27, 2018
The Gideon Putnam Hotel
Saratoga Springs, NY
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National Sheriffs Association Awards
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Saratoga County Deputy Cooper receives Medal of Merit from NSA
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Saratoga County Deputy Ken Cooper received a Medal of Merit from the National Sheriff's Association for hisoutstanding work in the field of community policing in Saratoga County. The NSA awards the Medal of Merit to a Deputy Sheriff for extraordinary contributions to the community and to the field of Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice.
Pictured (l to r) NYS Sheriffs’ Institute Executive Director Chris O'Brien; Saratoga County Sheriff Mike Zurlo; Deputy Ken Cooper; and NYSSA Executive Director Peter Kehoe.
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Niagara County Sheriff Jim Voutour Receives J. Standard Baker Award for Highway Safety
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Niagara County Sheriff James Voutour is the 2018 recipient of the J. Stannard Baker Award for Highway Safety, which is presented annually by the National Sheriffs’ Association to an officer who has shown unusual initiative directly related to highway safety. The award is sponsored by the US Department of Transportation/National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Center for Public Safety at Northwestern University, OnStar, and the National Sheriffs' Association.
Photo (l to r): Anthony D’Agostino, NYSSA Law Enforcement Liaison to the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee; John Marshall, Director, Office of Safety Programs, NHTSA; Niagara County Sheriff James Voutour; Sheriff John Whetsel (ret), Oklahoma County, OK, chairman of the NSA’s Traffic safety committee; and NYSSA Executive Director Peter Kehoe.
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Orleans County Sheriff Bower and Jefferson County Sheriff O'Neill Receive MAGNUS Award
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Orleans County Sheriff Randy Bower and Jefferson County Sheriff Colleen O'Neill received the MAGNUS award, given by the International Academy of Public Safety’s National Command & Staff College (NC&SC). The Academy recognized 70 sheriffs with the prestigious MAGNUS award at the National Sheriffs’ Association annual conference held in New Orleans. College President Anthony H. Normore, Ph.D., said: “These outstanding sheriffs exemplify leadership, embrace innovation and are committed to building and maintaining trusting community relationships. They are the best of law enforcement for America.”
The NC&SC was established in collaboration with the National Sheriffs’ Association and the National Tactical Officers Association. Founded in 2010, the National Command & Staff College develops MAGNUS leaders and is recognized as a Center of Educational Excellence in Law Enforcement Leadership Education by the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training.
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Executive Director Peter Kehoe Receives Achievement Award from the National Sheriffs' Association
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NYS Sheriffs’ Association Executive Director Peter Kehoe received an Achievement Award for his 44 years of work to the National Sheriffs’ Association as a Charter Member. The award was presented to Executive Director Peter Kehoe at the National Sheriffs’ Association Summer Training Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana in June.
Congratulations to NYS Sheriffs’ Association Executive Director Peter Kehoe for his work and in receiving this prestigious award.
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Sheriffs Appointed to Key Leadership Positions
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Yates County Sheriff Ron Spike Elected to NSA Executive Board
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Yates County Sheriff Ron Spike has been elected to the 2018-19 Executive Committee of the National Sheriffs' Association Board of Directors, one of only five Board members who, along with the elected officers, direct the affairs of the Association between meetings of the entire Board. Sheriff Spike has long represented New York's Sheriffs at the national level. In addition to serving on the NSA Board of Directors, he has been active on numerous NSA committees, including the National Sheriffs’ Institute and Training Outreach Committee,and the Global Policing Affairs, Court Security, Civil and Correction committees. The Executive Committee is headed by NSA President Sheriff John Layton, who was an honored guest at our Association’s Sheriffs' Summer Training Conference in Buffalo in July.
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Governor Cuomo Taps NYSSA President for Law Enforcement Agency Accreditation Council
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Our Association President, Wayne County Sheriff Barry Virts (pictured right), has been appointed by Governor Cuomo to serve on the New York State Law Enforcement Agency Accreditation Council. The Council meets quarterly to consider and adopt accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies in New York and to review and approve applications from police agencies for accreditation by the Council. The Accreditation Council consists of 17 members, all appointed by the Governor. Also representing the Sheriffs’ Association on the Council is long-serving member, Ontario County Sheriff Phil Povero (pictured below left), who recently received re-appointment by the Governor, and a more recent appointee, Oneida County Sheriff Rob Maciol (pictured below right).
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Dominic D'Agostino Appointed to NY Interoperable and Emergency Communication Board
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Governor Cuomo has appointed Schenectady County Sheriff Dominic Dagostino as a Member of the New York State Interoperable and Emergency Communication Board for a four-year term. T
he The 25 member SEIC Board is composed of state agency heads, state legislative representatives, representatives of first responder organizations and experts in the field of interoperable and emergency communications.
Chautauqua County Sheriff Joe Gerace and Niagara County Sheriff Jim Voutour also serve on the SIEC.
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Yates County Sheriff Ron Spike Reappointed Chair of MPTC
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Yates County Sheriff Ron Spike has been reappointed Chairman of the Municipal Police Training Council by Governor Cuomo. Sheriff Spike has served on the MPTC since 1997, which means he has been reappointed to the Council, upon the recommendation of the Sheriffs’ Association, every two years by the sitting Governor. He has served as Chairman for 17 of his 21 years on the Council, longer than any other person, having been appointed to the chairmanship by both Republican Governor George Pataki and Democrat Governor Andrew Cuomo.
The mandate of the MPTC is to establish the basic training standards for new police officers and for police officers assigned to supervisory positions. In 1950 New York State became the first in the nation to establish basic training standards for newly appointed police officers by creating the MPTC. The MPTC recommends, for promulgation by the Governor, minimum requirements for conducting the Basic Course for Police Officers. The MPTC is also responsible for making recommendations regarding police training schools, instructor qualifications and categories/classification of in-service training.
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Herkimer County Sheriff Chris Farber to serve as NYS Association of Incarcerated Education Programs Liaison
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Herkimer County Sheriff Chris Farber was appointed to the Board of Directors of the NYS Association of Incarcerated Education Programs at their Annual Conference in Saratoga. The mission of the NYSAIEP is to promote excellence in incarcerated education programs, support research in this field, and be an advocate in the development, establishment and provision of education initiatives for people who are incarcerated, through collaboration with appropriate professional organizations. NYSAIEP membership is open to: teachers, security staff, counselors, administrators, Community Based Agencies and other advocates who provide, or have an interest in,education programs for incarcerated individuals. Several New York Sheriffs are active with the organization which meets annually in Saratoga.
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Warren County Sheriff's Office Earns PSAP Accreditation
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Warren County Sheriff Bud York has earned Accreditation of his Public Safety Answering Point from the New York State Sheriffs’ Association. Only 14 of the State's 62 counties have qualified for PSAP accreditation to date. Sheriff York and his Office also have earned Civil, Corrections and Law Enforcement accreditation. NYSSA Executive Director Peter Kehoe presented the Certificate of Accreditation to Undersheriff Shawn Lamouree at a meeting of the Warren County Board of Supervisors. He recognized several individuals who were instrumental in achieving accreditation: Communications Supervisor Lawrence Jeffords, Senior Communications Officer Brian Engle, Senior Communications Officer Lisa Mansfield, and Senior Communications Officer Derrick Helms. Congratulations to all.
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Photo (l to r): Senior Communications Officer Derrick Helms, Senior Communications Officer Lisa Mansfield, Warren County Undersheriff Shawn Lamouree, Communications Supervisor Lawrence Jeffords and NYSSA Executive Director Peter Kehoe.
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Dutchess, Ontario, and Tioga Counties Receive Law Enforcement Division Accreditation
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Dutchess County Sheriff Butch Anderson, Ontario County Sheriff Phil Povero, and Tioga County Sheriff Gary Howard each received re-accreditation of their Law Enforcement Divisions at the June meeting of the NYS Law Enforcement Agency Accreditation Council in Albany, NY.
Photo (l to r): NYSSA President, Wayne County Sheriff Barry Virts, who serves as a member of the Accreditation Council, Ontario County Sheriff Phil Povero (also a member of the Council), Tioga County Sheriff Gary Howard, and Dutchess County Sheriff Butch Anderson
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Sheriffs Attend Annual NYS Intelligence Summit
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There was a strong showing from among New York's Sheriffs at the 2018 Annual New York State Intelligence Summit held in Rye Brook, NY. The Summit featured presentations by local, state, national and international experts on intel and homeland security matters.
Among the attendees were (pictured l to r): Chenango County Sheriff Ernest Cutting; Rockland County Undersheriff Robert Vancura; former Westchester County Sheriff Tom Bellafiore; NYSSA Executive Director Peter Kehoe; Herkimer County Sheriff Chris Farber; a Chief of Police; and Madison County Sheriff Todd Hood.
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New York State Police Memorial Ceremony
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Members of New York’s criminal justice community gathered recently as the New York State Police honored their fallen with a memorial ceremony at the Grey Rider memorial sculpture on the grounds of the State Police Academy in Albany.
Photo (l to r): Bob Maccarone, DCJS Deputy Commissioner and Director of Probation and Correctional Alternatives; Mike Green, DCJS Executive Deputy Commissioner; Tony Annucci, Commissioner of the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, NYSSA Executive Director Peter Kehoe, and Tom Mungeer, President of the New York State Police PBA.
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