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Police Retirement

Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
'I'm Proud Of The Journey': Long Island PD's Trailblazing Deputy Commish Dances Into Retirement 'I'm Proud Of The Journey': Long Island PD's Trailblazing Deputy Commish Dances Into Retirement
'I'm Proud Of The Journey': Long Island PD's Trailblazing Deputy Commish Dances Into Retirement For Risco Mention-Lewis, that’s a wrap on more than a decade of helping to lead one of the largest police departments in the nation. On Wednesday, Jan. 10, dozens of friends, relatives, and colleagues gathered at the Suffolk County Police Department's headquarters in Yaphank for a traditional walk out – or in this case, a dance out – as the trailblazer left for the last time, bound for retirement. Officials said Mention-Lewis left an indelible mark on the agency. She became the department's first woman and first person of color to hold the position of deputy police commissioner when she wa…

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by Michael Mashburn
Mount Vernon, NY
News
Mount Vernon Police Commissioner Announces Retirement Mount Vernon Police Commissioner Announces Retirement
Mount Vernon Police Commissioner Announces Retirement The commissioner of a police department in Westchester has announced his upcoming retirement.  Mount Vernon Police Commissioner Glenn Scott is set to retire after three years in the position, Director of Communications Timothy Allen announced on Friday, May 12.  Scott said that he will be leaving to focus on personal endeavors.  His last official act of duty will be officiating over the Police Memorial Ceremony on Monday, May 15. Following the event, Deputy Commissioner David Gibson will be sworn in as interim Commissioner.  During his time in Mount Vernon, Scott …

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by Ben Crnic
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
DC Police Chief Stepping Away Unexpectedly (DEVELOPING) DC Police Chief Stepping Away Unexpectedly (DEVELOPING)
DC Police Chief Stepping Away Unexpectedly (Developing) A longtime law enforcement leader in Washington, DC will be stepping away from his position to pursue new pursuits. Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee III unexpectedly announced his retirement from the agency, reportedly to move on to a new role in the FBI. DC Mayor Muriel Bowser confirmed Contee’s move on Wednesday, April 26, after he served more than three decades with the department, praising his handling of the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection, which happened days after he assumed office. 
“Since his first week on the job, and over the past 33 years, he has been making Washington, DC in…

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by Zak Failla
Ashburn, VA
Police & Fire
Popular Police Chief In Virginia Set To Retire After Decades Of Service Popular Police Chief In Virginia Set To Retire After Decades Of Service
Popular Police Chief In Virginia Set To Retire After Decades Of Service A popular police chief in Virginia is set to retire after decades of service. Leesburg Chief of Police Gregory C. Brown will officially retire on Dec. 1 after 26 years of service in the Leesburg and Loudoun community, the department announced on Thursday, Oct. 20. Brown has held the position of chief since Oct. 3, 2016, and has since expanded the department to a staff of 90 sworn officers and 18 civilians. He began his law enforcement career with the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police Department in 1996 and joined the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office in 1997, w…

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by Nicole Acosta
Paterson, NJ
News
Paterson Officer Who Said She Was Forced To Retire After Shooting Settles With City For $185K Paterson Officer Who Said She Was Forced To Retire After Shooting Settles With City For $185K
Paterson Officer Who Said She Was Forced To Retire After Shooting Settles With City For $185K A former Paterson police officer who claimed she was forced to retire after shooting a civilian in a confrontation has settled a discrimination lawsuit against the city. Haydee Santana, 53, claimed she was treated differently from male colleagues in similar circumstances after she shot an unarmed man who authorities said charged at her in front of his children. Santana, who said she was forced to retire on a disability pension in 2018 after 24 years with the Paterson Police Department, settled her suit for $185,000, city officials confirmed. The civilian she shot, Larry Bouie, settled a su…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Police Chief In Northern Westchester Calls It A Career Police Chief In Northern Westchester Calls It A Career
Police Chief In Northern Westchester Calls It A Career A police chief in Northern Westchester is calling it a career later this month. City of Peekskill Police Department Chief Don Halmy announced his plan to retire as of Saturday, Sept. 25, after more than 22 years with the department. Halmy was hired in 1999 and worked on patrol, including the overnight shift, earning the title of sergeant in 2009, lieutenant in 2017, and appointed chief of the Department in 2018.  He has accepted a position in the private sector at a school where he will draw on both his experience in public safety and his first career as an educator whe…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mahopac, NY
Obituaries
Former Police Chief In Area Dies At Age 48 Former Police Chief In Area Dies At Age 48
Former Police Chief In Area Dies At Age 48 A former Hudson Valley police chief has died just five years after his retirement. Former Tuxedo Police Chief Patrick Welsh died at the age of 48, officials said. A cause of death was not given. Welsh joined the department as a part-time dispatcher in February 1994, became a town officer in 1997, was promoted to sergeant in 2001 and to chief in 2009. He retired in 2016 from injuries sustained during the line of duty, city officials said at the time of his retirement. Welsh leaves behind a wife and four children. Services have not been announced. 

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by Kathy Reakes
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
News
Morris County Sergeant Severely Hurt In ‘Devastating’ Accident Retires After Nearly 30 Years Morris County Sergeant Severely Hurt In ‘Devastating’ Accident Retires After Nearly 30 Years
Morris County Sergeant Severely Hurt In ‘Devastating’ Accident Retires After Nearly 30 Years A Morris County police sergeant severely hurt in a car accident is celebrating his retirement after approaching three decades in law enforcement. Mount Arlington Sgt. James DiStasio walked out of police headquarters for the last time last Friday, April 30, according to a Facebook post from the department. DiStasio, who was born and raised in Mount Arlington, has spent the last 26.5 years pursuing a law enforcement career and being an active community member in schools as a DARE and LEAD instructor. “[He] spent his entire adult life to this point serving the community he loved,” the departm…

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by Valerie Musson
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Police Chief In Rockland County Announces He's Retiring Police Chief In Rockland County Announces He's Retiring
Police Chief In Rockland County Announces He's Retiring After 32 years on the Clarkstown police force, and three-and-half years as chief, Chief Ray McCullagh has announced he is retiring. McCullagh's retirement is effective Friday, April 23.  He will be replaced by Captain Jeff Wanamaker, who will serve as interim chief until a new chief is named, said  Clarkstown Supervisor George Hoehmann. McCullagh worked his way up through the ranks of the department from patrol officer, investigator, patrol sergeant, special operations sergeant, patrol lieutenant, to administrative lieutenant and was a member of the Rockland County Narcotics…

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by Kathy Reakes
New Haven, CT
Police & Fire
New Haven Police Chief To Step Down New Haven Police Chief To Step Down
New Haven Police Chief To Step Down The Chief of the New Haven Police Department will retire later this year, according to the New Haven Mayor's Office. Mayor Justin Elicker made the announcement on Tuesday, Jan. 5, that Chief Otoniel Reyes will retire this spring, although an exact date has not been chosen. “Over the past year, I have worked closely with Chief Reyes and gotten to know him well," said Elicker. "The Chief has provided consistent and guiding leadership to our Police Department through one of the most challenging years in recent history." The Mayor went on to say New Haven has been fortunate to benefi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Fairfield Police Chief To Retire After Nearly Four Decades With Department Fairfield Police Chief To Retire After Nearly Four Decades With Department
Fairfield Police Chief To Retire After Nearly Four Decades With Department Following nearly four decades of service with the Fairfield Police Department, Chief Christopher Lyddy has announced that he will retire in January 2021. "Looking back on my 38-year career, I have been blessed to work alongside some of the finest individuals this profession has ever produced," Lyddy said. "I am the product of many officers and supervisors who came before me and shaped me through the years." Lyddy was first introduced to the Fairfield Police Department in 1976 at the age of 16 when he joined the Fairfield Police Explorer Program, volunteering his time to the agency while als…

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by Kathy Reakes
Franklin Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Driver Accused Of Drunkenly Killing Runner ID'd As Retired North Jersey Police Sergeant Driver Accused Of Drunkenly Killing Runner ID'd As Retired North Jersey Police Sergeant
Driver Accused Of Drunkenly Killing Runner ID'd As Retired North Jersey Police Sergeant A suspected DWI driver accused of killing a runner in a Somerset County crosswalk had retired from a police department in Union County last year, after 25 years on the force, his former chief confirmed. Kevin D. Betyeman, 56, of Bridgewater, was charged with driving while intoxicated, and several motor vehicle summonses following the Friday afternoon crash in Raritan, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said earlier this week. The retired Mountainside police sergeant fatally struck Celeste Andresen, 60, of San Manuel, AZ, in his Chevy pickup truck, while she was out for a run l…

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by Cecilia Levine