Essex County sheriff submits ethics policy | News, Sports, Jobs - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Press-Republican ELIZABETHTOWN — Essex County has officially adopted and submitted to the state a new county sheriff’s department policy that sets a Law Enforcement Code of Ethics and specifies when deadly force may be used. Called “The Reform and Reinvention of Policing,” the 33-page plan was mandated by an executive order from Gov. Andrew Cuomo that tied filing a plan to receiving future state aid. The county Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the plan at its March regular meeting. – – The plan calls for deescalation of situations before force is used, and says only ...