Geneseo Police get national recognition
July 15, 2009 by Howard W. Appell
By Howard W. Appell
howard@livingstonnews.com
The Village of Geneseo Police Department has taken its New York State First Place Challenge Award to a national level.
Police Chief Eric Osganian received word last Thursday from the International Association of Chiefs of Police that Geneseo has captured second place in the National Law Enforcement Challenge.
The award class was for municipal departments with a staff of 9-to-16 officers. Geneseo’s was one of 530 applications.
Geneseo has been judged the number two agency in its size category. First place was taken by Shelburne, Vermont and third place by Lavonia, Georgia.
There are additional, separate award classes for special achievements, sheriffs’ departments, and state police. In the latter category, the New York State Police, with an officer staff of 4.945, shared honors with the New Jersey State Police.
Chief Osganian has been invited to IACP’s Highway Safety Awards Breakfast in Denver on Oct. 6 to accept the award. The breakfast is a huge affair, with 15,000 law enforcement people in attendance.
Osganian noted that state level winners of the Challenge Award are automatically forwarded for entry at the national level. Geneseo has taken “Best in State” honors over the past three years, but this was the first time the department has made a national showing.
The state awards are made through The Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee. Geneseo’s first place state awards are not only in its own 9-to-16 employee category, but also in the overall category comprising all municipal police agencies in the state, entailing 11 size subcategories and including agencies with staffs of more than 1,200 members.
Among the areas where a department’s application must show effectiveness are underage alcohol prevention, child seat safety, occupant protection, impaired driving, speed awareness, bicycle/pedestrian safety, commercial vehicle safety, technology and motorcycle safety.
The Village of Geneseo Police Department has taken its New York State First Place Challenge Award to a national level.
Police Chief Eric Osganian received word last Thursday from the International Association of Chiefs of Police that Geneseo has captured second place in the National Law Enforcement Challenge.
The award class was for municipal departments with a staff of 9-to-16 officers. Geneseo’s was one of 530 applications.
Geneseo has been judged the number two agency in its size category. First place was taken by Shelburne, Vermont and third place by Lavonia, Georgia.
Among the areas where a department’s application must show effectiveness are underage alcohol prevention, child seat safety, occupant protection, impaired driving, speed awareness, bicycle/pedestrian safety, commercial vehicle safety, technology and motorcycle safety.
Complete story appears in our July 16 print edition.
