Governor Addresses 88 New State Troopers Albany, NY (June 9, 2009) - Governor David A. Paterson and New York State Police Superintendent Harry J. Corbitt
today honored 88 new troopers at ceremonies marking the completion of the 197th Session of the Basic School of the New York State Police
Academy. The new troopers will report for field duty on June 23, 2009, and for the following ten weeks will be evaluated under a
field-training program supervised by senior Field Training Officers.
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New Troop G Headquarters Plans Move Forward (Albany, NY - March 13, 2009) - Plans to build a new Troop G Headquarters for the New York State Police continue to move forward. As a result of major deficiencies and the outdated state of the current facility built in Loudonville in 1957, the State Police initiated relocation plans in January of 2003. Legislation authorized the sale of the current Troop G Headquarters property to Siena College in August of 2003, and in June of 2006 the transfer of ownership was executed. State Police anticipate breaking ground for site preparation in June of this year.
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Basic School Curriculum
Recruits must
successfully complete 1,095 hours of training at the New York State Police Academy.