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 As a result of major deficiencies and the outdated state of the current facility built in Loudonville in 1957, the State Police initiated relocation plans in January of 2003.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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Snowmobile Patrols
Troop
T continues its efforts directed to snowmobile safety enforcement and education.
Members assigned to the detail are certified to instruct the New York State
Snowmobile Safety Program, and assist with the instruction of these courses
across the state. Troop T members also provided instructors for the annual Basic
and Advanced Law Enforcement Snowmobile Operators course, sponsored by the State
Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, conducted in Cobleskill.
ATV Patrols
ATVs have seen limited
use in Division, as most Troops do not have any ATV's assigned. Currently Troop
G - CNET has a set of ATV's which they use for Drug Eradication efforts, Troop
F has a set which they use for enforcement efforts along an old railroad line
and Troop T commenced patrols in 2007 with 6 ATV's - Troop T members patrol
the NYS Canalway Trail System and utilize the ATV's to assist during winter
emergencies on the NYS Thruway. Troop T ATV's are equipped with optional tracks
which replace the wheels and can be used to get thru heavy snow during inclement
weather conditions to assist stranded motorists. ATV's have been utilized during
searches for missing persons, criminal investigations, to transport personnel
to remote crime scenes or search locations and for specialized enforcement efforts.
Troop
T continues its efforts directed to snowmobile safety enforcement and education.
Members assigned to the detail are certified to instruct the New York State
Snowmobile Safety Program, and assist with the instruction of these courses
across the state. Troop T members also provided instructors for the annual Basic
and Advanced Law Enforcement Snowmobile Operators course, sponsored by the State
Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, conducted in Cobleskill.
ATVs have seen limited
use in Division, as most Troops do not have any ATV's assigned. Currently Troop
G - CNET has a set of ATV's which they use for Drug Eradication efforts, Troop
F has a set which they use for enforcement efforts along an old railroad line
and Troop T commenced patrols in 2007 with 6 ATV's - Troop T members patrol
the NYS Canalway Trail System and utilize the ATV's to assist during winter
emergencies on the NYS Thruway. Troop T ATV's are equipped with optional tracks
which replace the wheels and can be used to get thru heavy snow during inclement
weather conditions to assist stranded motorists. ATV's have been utilized during
searches for missing persons, criminal investigations, to transport personnel
to remote crime scenes or search locations and for specialized enforcement efforts.
