Public Weighs Meaning Of Killing, Mayor Says As Oneonta Waits, AG To Investigate By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Not only has a police shooting made history in Oneonta, it’s making statewide history, too. A new department in the state Attorney General’s Office, the Office of Special Investigations, created by Executive Order 147 after George Floyd’s death last May 25, opened its door on April 1, according to Sofia Quintanar, the AG’s deputy press secretary. The office is empowered…
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Village, County, City Completing Review Of Police Procedures By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com With April 1 a few weeks away, it’s crunch time. Following George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis last spring, Governor Cuomo issued an order requiring all 330 communities in New York State with police departments to form Community Advisory Boards to review “policies and procedures” by that date. That covers three governments in Otsego County: • The Village of Cooperstown: Monday, Feb. 22, the Village Board…
Listen To Discussion Of Village Police Reform The Cooperstown Village Board held a public hearing last evening on its Community Advisory Board report on a state-ordered review of policies and procedures in the village Police Department. Foremost among the changes was an update use-of-force policy, which the new police chief, Frank Cavilieri, set in motion as soon as he was appointed last fall. This is the video of last evening’s hearing.…