The Greenburgh Town Board has appointed Captain Joseph DeCarlo as Police Chief-designee for the town. Chief John Kapica will be stepping down later this year and will be working with Chief-designee DeCarlo so that there will be a smooth transition. Joseph DeCarlo was appointed to the Police Department in 1977. He was one of the first members of the department to be certified as a Police Paramedic. He has served as a Detective, Sergeant and Lieutenant. He was the departments' Special Investigations officer and also commanded the department's patrol division. Captain DeCarlo has also commanded the department's Detective division and is the Accreditation Manager. He has worked with the Juvenile Aid Unit and the Greenburgh Drug Task Force. He was largely responsible for the department twice receiving state accreditation. Captain DeCarlo ranked first in Westchester County on 1996 competitive civil service examination for the rank of Captain. He resides in Hastings on Hudson and attended Woodlands High School. He received his BS from Mercy College in Sociology.
The Town Board interviewed three candidates for the position. Each is highly qualified. We also reached out to members of the community seeking input from the community regarding the new police chief. We appreciate the comments we received from residents and civic leaders during the past few weeks.
PAUL FEINER
Greenburgh Town Supervisor
Well, the best man won. He may be a lifer, but he is a good man, and will make a great Chief. Now all we need is a Police Commissioner to oversee everything.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe that you guys finally made a good choice for this town.
ReplyDeleteYou have chosen the best man and believe me you will be proud for this choice.
Sorry that someone on the board didn't see it in the same vein as the rest of the board.
Thank God the four votes were there
to pick the right man.
Lot's of luck Joe. You deserve the position.
Congrats Joe!
ReplyDeleteA police commissioner would just be a political hack. It is a waste.
ReplyDeleteIf the appointed Police Commissioner were a "political hack", I would agree with 8:42PM. But just as we do not allow the Generals and Admirals to run our military without "civilian" oversight, so too ought the Town of Greenburgh strongly consider a "civilian" Police Commissioner.
ReplyDeleteAs a nation, as President Obama in his campaign stated and restated today, we must change. We will have no choice. One small step for change, one giant step for all.
Why did Brown abstain?
ReplyDeleteCaptain DeCarlo has the potential to be an outstanding Chief.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to him, and to those who chose him.
Just remember, as Charlie Brown once observed, "There is no heavier burden than a great potential."
Ms Brown abtained because she couldn't bring herself to vote for a white policeman.
ReplyDeleteBrown =TDYCC investigation. We may never know the whole truth.
ReplyDeleteBrown showed much ignorance and proved a point how much she resents the white people.
ReplyDeleteThis is the second time that she did not vote on a promotion of a white police officer.
If she really feels this way she should leave because she shows signs of only working for one part of town Fairview
The Fairview area has received more than enough within these years.
Is she playing the other areas of Greenburgh???
To me she seems like a very vindictive person, one to be watches closely.
Come on,dicarlo has been running most of the duties ,assisting kapica,promote him now and give Kapika terminal leave so jhe cna move on.He cerianly deserves it
ReplyDeletere 2nd timw with Brown,not so,she did not vote for ellis Christmas for detective,he is afro american
ReplyDeleteMs.Brown did not vote for Ellis Christmas because he was involved in the big investigation at TDYCC and he knows all of bad things that were going on there!
ReplyDeleteBrown abstains and doesn't explain why?
ReplyDeleteBrown abstains and doesn't explain why?
ReplyDeleteBy abstaining, one can only infer that Brown is under investigation.
ReplyDeleteWell, they don't get any better than DeCarlo! Kudos for this great selection!
ReplyDeleteTo those posting comments research the facts before you post. The Greenburgh Police Department is in disarray.
ReplyDeleteJoe will straighten it out!
ReplyDeleteGood Luck Joe!
So now we know how Ellis Christmas was promoted so quickly. He gets a promotion and his girlfriend goes to the town......shame shame shame.
ReplyDelete1:44 PLEASE EXPLAIN FURTHER.
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU
Christmas and his girlfriend who pior to working at Town Hall worked at the TDYCC provided Chief Kapica with social security numbers and names of summer employees hired to work at the TDYCC.
ReplyDeleteThe names and social security numbers of all summer employees was readily available to the Police through the Town's Payroll Department, i.e., the Town Comptroller.
ReplyDeleteWhere did this entire investigation begin?
Unlike many board members Brown is not a puppet. As for not voting for Christmas would you vote for someone who has openly stated that Chief Kapica and the police department were out for her and anyone in her family?
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ReplyDeleteWhat are you talking about?
How come miss Brown's name keeps coming up when ever someone mentions the police?
Maybe she is aware of what is going on within?
ReplyDeleteCongrats to Capt DeCarlo. He will do a great job. The future is bright. Everyone should just look for the good in others and look for ways to better themselves and those around that person will become better as well. positive minds help solve problems. Good luck with your promotion Capt DeCarlo, the Ploce department will move foward for the better.!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to the police chief to be. Hope that you don't behave like Kapica who started an investigation to keep the lid on his racist remarks, orders, and actions most of which are known by the Town Supervisor and members of the town board.Talk about a cover-up. Just ask Paul about how Kapica would solve the problems with crime in Greenburgh and his use of ethnic code words.
ReplyDeleteWell it's unfortunate but the "new chief" is a puppet!
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