About 210 police and first responders participated in the demonstration ( Photos by Jared A. Castañeda) First Responders and educators drill for safety Law enforcement officials, emergency services, and educators from across the county gathered at Orange-Ulster BOCES on November... Home 16 Nov 2022 | 07:29
Pictured from left: Annette Kahrs, executive director of Hope Not Handcuffs-Hudson Valley; Mount Hope Chief Paul Rickard, who is also president of the Police Chiefs’ Association of Orange County, District Attorney David Hoovler and Darcie Miller, commissioner of the Orange County Departments of Mental Health and Social Services. Provided photo. Goshen. New Pre-Arrest Diversion Program is designed to refer people for drug treatment vs. filing charges Orange County has announced the creation of a Pre-Arrest Diversion Program, designed to refer to drug treatment, if appropriate,... Police & Fire 25 Jan 2021 | 07:41
To cope with the heavier workload, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler says his office has reorganized from several specialized bureaus to a three general units for greater flexibility. But the most radical change has been the establishment of an “early case assessment bureau,” similar to the “complaint bureau” Manhattan has had for decades. File photo. Orange County District Attorney’s office copes with COVID and state criminal justice reforms The Orange County District Attorney’s Office has significantly changed its way of doing business in an effort to cope with... Local News 18 Jan 2021 | 04:17