Thursday, April 25, 2024 | St. Lawrence County, NY
CANTON -- Police agencies around St. Lawrence County and elsewhere will get new officers from the largest St. Lawrence County-David Sullivan Law Enforcement Academy class in its 22-year history. Area …
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CANTON -- Police agencies around St. Lawrence County and elsewhere will get new officers from the largest St. Lawrence County-David Sullivan Law Enforcement Academy class in its 22-year history.
Area departments have sponsored 28 cadets to become police officers when they complete their training in June. An additional three students from the SUNY Canton's Law Enforcement Leadership program are completing their education through the academy.
Of their current trainees, two will go to Massena Police Department, three to Norfolk Police Department, one to Norwood police, two to Potsdam, three to the St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office, four to Ogdensburg, two to St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Police, five to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office, one to the Hamilton County Sheriff department, one to Canton police, one to SUNY Potsdam University Police and three to SUNY Canton University Police.
"We are the only academy for sworn law enforcement officers in St. Lawrence County," noted Joseph W. Brown, director of operations for the Law Enforcement Academy. "We have cadets representing almost every law enforcement agency in the county and a half dozen future officers from Lewis and Hamilton counties. We also have two participants from the St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Police.”
He is a 1988 graduate of the college and is a retired Massena Police Department investigator.
Certified professional police officers present the majority of courses at the academy. In many cases, those officers are also graduates of SUNY Canton.
SUNY Canton's Law Enforcement Academy Training is offered in two phases. Phase one offers pre-employment training and encompasses the majority of skills necessary to become a police officer. Cadets then are eligible to complete phase two upon becoming a sworn police officer. Phase two includes, firearms, and counter terrorism training, advanced police arrest techniques, among other topics. The academy also includes “a special emphasis on community police practices including fair and impartial policing,” the school said in a news release.
