Plan would expand Schenectady police panel's investigatory clout FacebookTwitterEmail 9 1of9Buy PhotoSchenectady Police Chief Eric Clifford holds a joint news conference to address public safety and the rise of illegal fireworks use in the city on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, in Schenectady, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less 2of9Buy PhotoSchenectady Police Chief Eric Clifford speaks at a press conference held to discuss a partnership to develop a virtual reality educational tool to train officers and other first responders in tactics aimed at de-escalating situations that may be encountered in the real world on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, in Schenectady, N.Y. Catapult Games is designing the virtual reality training tool. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less