Sheriff's Offices Note Their Reaccreditation Accomplishments |
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Dutchess County Sheriff's Office |
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LEAAC Approved – Above (left to right) are Dutchess County Sheriff’s Captain John Watterson; Undersheriff Jason Mark; DCJS Deputy Commissioner Michael Bonse; Chief Gregory Austin, Chairman of the Accreditation Council; Sheriff Kirk Imperati and Sergeant Michael Rahilly, Accreditation Manager for the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office successfully completed its reaccreditation process and received its Accreditation Certificate in early June from the Law Enforcement Agency Accreditation Council. The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office has been continuously accredited since 1997.
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Ontario County Sheriff's Office |
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Reaccreditation Complete – Pictured above, left to right, are Deputy Keith Cutri (Accreditation Manager), Sheriff David Cirencione and Lieutenant Keith Green (Road Patrol), who were in Albany earlier this month to receive the Certificate of Accreditation. The Ontario County Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement Bureau was recommended for reaccreditation by assessors from the Division of Criminal Justice Services.
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Tioga County Sheriff's Office |
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Twenty-five Years Strong – LEAAC presented the Tioga County Sheriff’s Office — whose Law Enforcement Division was originally accredited in 1998 — with its Certificate of Accreditation. At left, Sheriff’s Deputy Shawn Kemmery was also presented with the John Kimball O’Neill Certificate of Achievement for his extensive assistance with the accreditation process. He stands with Tioga County Sheriff Gary Howard, who holds the recently presented Certificate.
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Making Sure They are Heard |
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Earlier this month, Schoharie County Sheriff Ronald Stevens (above left) and Greene County Sheriff Peter Kusminsky (right) joined New York State Assemblyman Chris Tague and others shown below at the State Capitol in Albany to express their concerns about the recent passage of the Clean Slate Act. |
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A Gathering of Sheriffs before NYSSA's Summer Meeting |
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While in Penn Yan to prepare for the New York State Sheriffs' Association Summer Training Conference next month, Association President and Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple, along with Steuben County Sheriff James Allard, organized and invited area Sheriffs for dinner and discussion.
Pictured in the top photo (l – r) are Schuyler County Sheriff Kevin Rumsey, Niagara County Sheriff Michael Filicetti, Sheriff Allard, Madison County Sheriff Todd Hood, Sheriff Apple, Chautauqua County Sheriff James Quattrone and Chemung County Sheriff William Schrom.
Also attending were Monroe County Sheriff Todd Baxter (pictured with Sheriff Apple) and (not pictured) Ontario County Sheriff David Cirencione, Cayuga County Sheriff Brian Schenck and Yates County Sheriff Ron Spike.
Conference registration is still open. Use the link above for connections to registration and hotel information.
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Sponsor Steps Up with a Summer Camp Donation |
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For the Kids — The St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office received a $5,000 donation from SeaComm Federal Credit Union to support the 2023 New York State Sheriff’s Institute Summer Camp Program. Sheriff Brooks Bigwarfe (left) and Undersheriff Sean O’Brien (right) flank SeaComm President and Chief Executive Officer, Scott A. Wilson. Camp opened for the season on June 25.
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Scenes from the Civil Supervisors' Conference |
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The New York State Sheriffs' Association annual Civil Supervisors’ Conference took place in Saratoga Springs earlier this month, with 55 attendees representing 32 Civil Divisions from Sheriff’s Offices across the state. Below are snapshots of presenters and their programs. |
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What Would You Do? — Mike Grossi (above left) of the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office and Kim Lombardoni from the Tioga County Sheriff’s Office lead a number of discussions during their annual Civil Supervisor scenarios, where small groups (shown below) review their procedures before providing responses to their assigned scenarios.
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“Faith is Not a Financial Control Tool” — Leslie Richard (seated, left) and Sarah Driscoll, from the New York State Comptroller’s Office, Division of Local Government and School Accountability, tag team a presentation on fraud prevention and detection.
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Straight Talk — Jessie Genter (above) and Wendi Curtis (below) from the Broome County Sheriff’s Office outline ways to improve communications and interpersonal connections.
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An Eviction Gone Awry – Detective Sergeant Joseph Stock (in background) and Lt. Joseph Sciutto (right) from the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office present the case study of a routine eviction that turned dangerous when the evictee held a gun to his head.
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At Rest and In Honor – Livingston County Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard members — Corporal Zach Scott, Honor Guard Unit Commander and prior U.S. Marine Corps, and Sergeant Michael Malone, prior United States Army (pictured above in foreground) — were in Arlington, VA to participate in a ceremony honoring former Livingston County Sheriff James Emery. Laying the wreath are uniformed Emery Family members and members of The Old Guard from the Cemetery.
In early June, members of the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard Unit were invited to participate in funeral services and a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery for former Livingston County Sheriff James Emery. Sheriff Emery passed away in 2021, but was interred in the National Cemetery this month for his service in the United States Air Force and the Air Force Reserves for many years, retiring with the rank of Colonel.
Sheriff Emery served as Livingston County’s 45th Sheriff from 1960 to 1965. He left the Sheriff’s Office when he was elected to the New York State Assembly, where he became Minority Leader in 1979.
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Onondaga County Sheriff Files Lawsuit over Jail Closure |
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The lawsuit argues the county legislature acted unlawfully when it changed the language of a local law to close the Jamesville Correctional Facility and move the inmates and guards to the downtown jail in the Justice Center.
The lawsuit -- filed in the state Supreme Court -- argues the changes effectively strip Shelley of his control over the prison and “curtails the power of an elected official (the Sheriff).”
“The Sheriff does not work for the county legislature,” Shelley said. “The Sheriff works for the people.”
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The New York State Sheriffs' Association Annual Summer Training Conference will take place at the Seasons on Keuka Lake / Hampton Inn, Penn Yan, NY, from July 17 to July 20, with the Exhibitor Trade show on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 18 and 19. Programs will address current issues impacting law enforcement, corrections, court security and civil matters, with emphasis on analysis of new laws passed in the previous legislative session. Sheriffs will also meet informally with one another and with the speakers to delve deeper into the issues presented. |
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A pithy observation from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office:
“Nothing runs like a Deere . . . until the MRAP arrives.”
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Members of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office faced a standoff earlier this year that resulted in gunfire, a residence engulfed in flames and an attempted assault on a State Police vehicle with a John Deere tractor, before it was intercepted by the MRAP as shown above. |
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