SCHENECTADY Police force adds five new officers BY STEVEN COOK Gazette Reporter Reach Gazette reporter Steven Cook at 395-3122 or scook@dailygazette. net.
The five new officers sworn in Tuesday were: Smith, 33, of Glenville. Smith is a 1994 graduate of Schenectady High School and attended Hudson Valley Community College. Smith attended the ceremony with his two children, Ava and Madison, 6, his wife, Melissa, and grandparents. Smith’s wife said she was fully supportive of her husband. “I’m definitely confident in his ability as a police officer. He’s looking forward to it,” she said. “I said, ‘great, if that’s what you want to do, I’ll be supportive.’ ” Brandon M. Shepler, 22, of Schenectady. Shepler graduated from Schenectady High School in 2005 and is attending Schenectady County Community College, majoring in criminal justice. Christopher M. Wilgocki, 22, of Schenectady. Wilgocki is a 2005 graduate of Mohonasen High School and a 2007 graduate of HVCC. Robert A. Young, Jr., 28, of Scotia. Young is a 1999 graduate of Scotia-Glenville High School and attended HVCC. Andrew R. MacDonald, 25, of Ballston Lake. MacDonald is a 2003 graduate of Schenectady Christian School and has a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Wesleyan College. MacDonald also worked as a dispatcher for Saratoga Springs. He spoke after taking a picture with his parents, Craig and Jennie. “They’ve always known since I was small” that he wanted to be a police officer, MacDonald said of his parents. “They’re just more proud of me than anything.”............>>>>...............>>>>....................http://www.dailygazette.net/De.....r00900&AppName=1
SCHENECTADY COUNTY Police exam doesn’t signal chiefs’ exits BY JUSTIN MASON Gazette Reporter
Rotterdam Police Chief James Hamilton said he doesn’t plan on retiring anytime soon, even though he has called for a civil service exam for his position. Hamilton said he wanted to be sure the list of eligible candidates for the chief’s position is up to date “just in case” he does decide to retire in the near future. The 43-year-old chief said he’s considering retirement in the next “two or three years” but plans to be with the department at least through 2010. Rotterdam is among three Schenectady County municipalities that have scheduled a police chief’s exam with the Schenectady County Civil Service Commission. Niskayuna and Glenville have also scheduled exams, although the chiefs from both departments don’t have any intention of leaving their posts as of now. County spokesman Joe McQueen said both of those exams were ordered by the municipalities, which haven’t conducted tests for the police chief position since 2006. He was unsure when Rotterdam last scheduled an exam. .........>>>>.................>>>>...................http://www.dailygazette.net/De.....r01100&AppName=1
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