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September 2007
Rye PBA News
On Monday September 10th, the Rye Police Association in
partnership with the Apawamis Club of Rye, hosted the annual Rye Police Association Scholarship
Golf Outing. One Hundred and Twenty golfers teed off shotgun style at
approximately 1200 p.m. to enjoy a day of good golf, good food and
camaraderie at the storied Apawamis Golf Club. The proceeds from the event
go to fund the Rye PBA Scholarships, given each year to Rye residents and dependants of Rye PBA
active members.
Numerous door prizes were awarded to participants.
Longest drive, closest to the pin and hole in one prizes were also up for
grabs, though no one was able to drain the hole in one to win the 2007 Jeep
Wrangler put up by Biltmore Motors of Rye.
Numerous Rye PBA members and other volunteers were on
hand doing the grunt work that made it all possible. See our
volunteer 2007 page
for a listing of all that worked so hard to make the outing a great day. We
also have a
gallery of golfers
with pictures and a
list
of golfers that you can view.
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August 2007
Rye PBA News
1. In September of 2006 The Rye Police Department announced
interviews for the position of detective, created by the retirement of Det
Paul Kenny, several months earlier. Effective August 15,
2007, Officer Gary Olivier was promoted to fill the position. A 23 year
veteran of the Rye Police Department, Det. Olivier is best known around Rye as the News of the Week commentator
and Marine Unit Officer. The PBA membership wishes him well in his new role.
2. Interviews to potentially fill vacant patrol
positions are scheduled to begin the week of August 13th, 2007. Since the
department inexplicably missed hiring anyone for this session of the police
academy, we will wait and see what timetable there is for hiring these
people. The PBA wishes all candidates the best of luck.
June 2007
Rye PBA News
The City of Rye and Lt. Robert Falk have lost another
round in the lawsuit they filed against Police Officer Timothy Chittenden.
Lt. Falk and the City of Rye sued Police
Officer Chittenden, with unauthorized
Rye
taxpayer money, more than 3 years ago to have him fire his Attorney,
Jonathan Lovett. Mr. Lovett is representing Officer Chittenden for the
frivolous departmental charges filed against him which stemmed from Officer
Chittenden arriving to work 2 ½ hours early more than 4 ½ years ago. Officer
Chittenden demanded a public hearing 4 years ago to prove his innocence.
Rather than give Officer Chittenden his public hearing so he could prove
himself innocent, Lt. Falk and the City of Rye filed this frivolous lawsuit against
him to, in our opinion, delay the public hearing to save themselves from the
embarrassment and career damaging testimony they would be forced to give
under oath.
After initially losing the lawsuit on April 18,
2005, rather than give Officer Chittenden a public hearing at this time, Lt.
Falk and the City of Rye
appealed to the Second Judicial Department of the New York State Appellate
Division. They did so with City of
Rye
taxpayer money. On
December 12, 2006, the Appellate Division ruled unanimously against Lt. Falk and the City of Rye.
Rather than give Officer Chittenden a public hearing
at this time, Lt. Falk and the City of Rye
used more City of Rye
taxpayer money to appeal the Appellate Division’s unanimous decision to the same Appellate Division. The
chances of overturning a unanimous
decision at this level are slim at best. Regardless, Lt. Falk and the City
of Rye amazingly also asked the same
Appellate Division, which had already
unanimously
rejected their appeal, if they could go to New York States highest Court,
the New York
State Court of Appeals. Once again they used Rye taxpayer’s money to appeal the unanimous decision against
them which also further delayed Officer Chittenden’s public hearing. Not
surprisingly, the Second Judicial Department of the New York State Appellate
Division ruled unanimously
against Lt. Falk and the City of
Rye
and also unanimously
denied their motion to appeal to the New York State Court of Appeals.
Officer Chittenden still wants a public hearing to prove his innocence and
to bring to light malfeasance, misfeasance, incompetence, discrimination,
union animus and alleged criminal acts by the Rye Police Administration to
the forefront. In addition, Officer Chittenden and the Rye Police
Association want to know why the City of Rye Administration and the Rye City
Council have ignored and have refused to address the malfeasance,
misfeasance, incompetence, discrimination, union animus and alleged criminal
acts by the Rye Police Administration. Now that Lt. Falk and the City of
Rye have exhausted all of their appeals, and perhaps hundreds of
thousands of Rye taxpayer dollars in the process, maybe
Officer Chittenden will get his public hearing.
http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/motions/2007/2007_70884.htm
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May 2007
Rye PBA News
The Rye Police Department recently held interviews for
the position of sergeant, created by the retirement of Alvin Ortiz. Officer
Susan Rigano was promoted to fill the position. Sgt. Rigano is assigned to
the patrol division. The PBA membership wishes her well in her new role.
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March 7th, 2007
Rye PBA News
The Rye PBA yearly solicitation drive has begun. Our
association's letter may be viewed
here. The PBA does not engage in any type of phone solicitation or door to
door activity, this letter mailed to the residents is the only fund request
we make.
February 7th,
2007
Rye PBA News
Just as a reminder, anyone interested in attending the
retirement party for Sgt. Ortiz, reservations will close March 2nd. Please
check our flyer for details.
January 28th,
2007
Rye PBA News
A retirement celebration has been announced for 24 year
veteran Sgt. Alvin Ortiz. The Rye Police Association is hosting a party
March 10th at the Manursing Island Club in Rye. See our flyer for
details.
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January 17th,
2007
Rye PBA News
Interviews have finally been scheduled to replace
retired Rye Detective, Paul Kenny.
Det. Kenny retired in April 2006. The long overdue interviews are slated to
begin at the end of January. A second detective, Det. William Capaccio, will
be retiring shortly. The Rye PBA wishes all participating members the best
of luck.
January 15th,
2007
Rye PBA News
Sgt. Alvin Ortiz, a 24 year veteran of the City of Rye
Police Department, announced his intention to retire at this month's PBA
meeting. Sergeant Ortiz has held numerous positions in the association's
executive board & spent many years on contract negotiation committees.
Sgt. Ortiz has held various positions in the department
including patrolman, youth detective, detective
and patrol sergeant.
Sgt. Ortiz has enjoyed a wonderful relationship with the
citizens of the City of Rye and has remarked
many times how he came to think of
Rye
as a second home.
Plans for a retirement party have yet to be finalized.
The Rye Police Association
welcomes its' newest member, Albert P. Hein. Albert was accepted into the
association at the January 15th PBA Meeting, held at Durland Scout
Center. Officer Hein
is currently attending the
Westchester
County
Police
Academy for basic
police training. The Rye PBA wishes him the best of luck in his career.
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January 2007
Rye PBA News
The records department has
finally been moved out of its' mold infested office into a construction
trailer. Work continues on the rear of the building to complete the
renovations made necessary by a serious mold infestation. The optimistic
four month timetable set by the city for completion of the work appears to
be stretching into its' six month.
