Cortlandt Insider: County Executive Latimer & Cortlandt Supervisor Dr. Richard Becker Announce Appointment of a WCPD Community Resource Officer in Cortlandt.

 

County Executive George Latimer and Cortlandt Supervisor Richard Becker to Announce Appointment of a WCPD Community Resource Officer in Cortlandt.

 

Wednesday, January 19

1 p.m.

Cortlandt Town Hall

1 Heady Street

Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. 10567

 

 

(Cortlandt White Plains, NY) – – Cortlandt is contracting for an additional Westchester County police officer to enhance a wide range of community policing initiatives in the town through the appointment of a Community Resource Officer.

 

The new CRO position is an outgrowth of the state-mandated police reform process undertaken by both the Town of Cortlandt and Westchester County in the past year, County Executive George Latimer and Cortlandt Supervisor Dr. Richard Becker said.

 

The Community Resource Officer will enhance the municipal police service that the County Police have provided to Cortlandt under contract since 1999. The CRO will work closely with the Supervisor and Town Board, the business community, neighborhood and community organizations, senior citizen and youth groups, and other stakeholders to identify and address issues of concern to the community.

 

In addition to a focus on neighborhood and community engagement, the CRO will work to support Mental Health Crisis Teams in assisting persons in crisis and will follow-up on domestic violence incidents to ensure access to resources for victims.