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Local Sheriffs Attend Annual Training Conference in Albany
 | | Pictured are Paul Boscia (second from left), and A. Gerald Schramek (third from left) of the Putnam County Sheriff's Office accepting their certification of achievement from Peter R. Kehoe, Executive Director (left) for the NYS Sheriffs' Association and Sheriff Ron Spike, (right), Chairman of the Board of Directors of the NYS Sheriffs' Association Institute |
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Fifty-seven Sheriffs' law enforcement supervisors from Sheriffs' Offices across New York State recently attended an annual training conference in Albany, sponsored by the New York State Sheriffs' Association and the New York State Sheriffs' Association Institute. These training conferences have been conducted for ten years, and afford these officers not only the chance to receive training, but to meet with their colleagues around the state and discuss common issues.
The law enforcement officers received presentations about such topics as: this year's enforcement effort by Sheriffs and other police agencies to crack down on illegal use of cell phones while driving; operations of the State's Regional Criminal Intelligence Center; the State's new Human Trafficking Law and training programs by Sheriffs on this important topic; obtaining traffic safety grants with the assistance of the Governor's Traffic Safety Committee; and how a Sheriff handled the investigation and aftermath of a tragic automobile accident that claimed the lives of five young teen-aged girls in Ontario County.
Doug and Mary Lyall, parents of Suzanne Lyall who went missing in Albany over ten years ago, provided a review of a program they are sponsoring which will help gather information on missing persons and unsolved homicide cases.
And, the law enforcement supervisors heard from a seasoned police veteran on how to conduct internal affairs investigations. An update was provided on the VINE program of the New York State Sheriffs' Association Institute, which allows victims to receive real-time information about the incarcerated status of offenders, and a representative of the State's Division of Criminal Justice Services spoke about recent changes in the way that the State makes various sources of information, such as criminal rap sheets, warrants, and DMV information available for law enforcement investigations.
The Sheriffs' Association and the Sheriffs' Association Institute provide this training without charge, and only lodging and meals are paid for by the participant's county.
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