Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
A state Supreme Court justice ruled Monday afternoon police disciplinary files from before June 12, 2020, are not subject to open records requests and do not have to be shared with the public.
Justice Ann Marie Taddeo issued a permanent injunction on behalf of the Brighton Police Patrolman Association, ruling that the state s repeal of Section 50a of the New York State Civil Service Law was not retroactive. That will shield police disciplinary records from before the repeal from public view.
The Brighton union sought an injunction in December to stop the release of disciplinary records. Before 50a was repealed, the records of police, corrections officers, firefighters, parole and probation officers could be viewed only by court order.
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Onondaga County correction officer charged with harassing coworker through Facebook
Updated Jan 25, 2021;
DeWitt, N.Y. An Onondaga County correction officer has been charged with using Facebook to harass a coworker.
Senior Correction Officer Noel Abboud, 44, of Syracuse, was arrested Monday and charged with sending “inappropriate” messages through Facebook to a coworker at the Jamesville Correctional Facility, said Sgt. Jon Seeber, sheriff’s office spokesman. The person harassed by Abboud is a contract employee with the sheriff’s correction department, he said.
Abboud has been charged with second-degree aggravated harassment, a misdemeanor. He was arrested after an internal investigation, Seeber said.