Earlier this year, the Malone Police Department’s original police reform plan was heavily criticized for its troubling language.Village of Malone Police Department Chief Christopher Premo explained that the wording was not done properly.“The way the report that we had wrote was presented was an awful way of presenting it,” said Chief Premo. “But it wasn’t really a reflection of how our department was running at the time.”The village was able to revise and submit its plan for the state’s deadline on April 1. Now, the department is getting ahead of the game and receiving training from SUNY Potsdam. “Every year we do the use of force, Article 35 training out there as well,” explained Chief Premo. “These are all three, four, five times a year we’re sending them out to SUNY Potsdam. They’re going to the training and they’re coming back better officers.” So far this summer the department has done mental health and de-escalation training, with plans to do racial bias and diversity training next month.“We’re on base with what the communities want and what the people want,” said Chief Premo. “They want to see this training presented and I want my officers to go and be able to learn from it.”Village Mayor Andrea Dumas is proud of the department.“Things have been brought to light to all of us and, even though we have not heard anything back from the governor’s request for our police reform, we wanted to continue making sure that our department is being engaged with the community and making sure that all of our members are trained,” Dumas said.
Earlier this year, the Malone Police Department’s original police reform plan was heavily criticized for its troubling language.
Village of Malone Police Department Chief Christopher Premo explained that the wording was not done properly.
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“The way the report that we had wrote was presented was an awful way of presenting it,” said Chief Premo. “But it wasn’t really a reflection of how our department was running at the time.”
The village was able to revise and submit its plan for the state’s deadline on April 1. Now, the department is getting ahead of the game and receiving training from SUNY Potsdam.
“Every year we do the use of force, Article 35 training out there as well,” explained Chief Premo. “These are all three, four, five times a year we’re sending them out to SUNY Potsdam. They’re going to the training and they’re coming back better officers.”
So far this summer the department has done mental health and de-escalation training, with plans to do racial bias and diversity training next month.
“We’re on base with what the communities want and what the people want,” said Chief Premo. “They want to see this training presented and I want my officers to go and be able to learn from it.”
Village Mayor Andrea Dumas is proud of the department.
“Things have been brought to light to all of us and, even though we have not heard anything back from the governor’s request for our police reform, we wanted to continue making sure that our department is being engaged with the community and making sure that all of our members are trained,” Dumas said.