As other police officers have voiced, he said he doesn’t want the name of the department changed, theorizing that it is not a substantive change and won’t meaningfully change the public’s interpretation of police officers. Garin said there are recommendations in the report that concern him. He posited that a piecemeal approach might actually be better than making immediate, sweeping changes, theorizing it would be easier to get the police department more comfortable with the process, and that the “mammoth introduction of change” has been a sticking point for IPD. “If you’re able to get something started and off the ground and you recognize there is a need for something different, that can get you there in a way that is effective and efficient,” he said. Again, a central point of his pitch to the audience (somewhat similar to the previous candidates) is that as chief, he would want to extend an olive branch to marginalized communities around the city, and would want them to enter with an open mind as well. Garin said he would ensure the recommendations are implemented by keeping everybody in the loop, and said that he thinks that would reveal more agreement than disagreement. “For the people who are invested in these issues, we’d all have the conversation and then implement them, step by step.” “There’s more that people have in common, or share, in terms of like-minded analysis of public safety than there is that we disagree about, and I don’t think that gets the airtime,” Garin said. Ithaca’s Reimagining Public Safety (RPS) initiative was the strongest guiding topic in Garin’s forum. He ended his presentation by saying that regardless of whether or not he is chosen, he wants to see public safety prioritized and customized for the community, since he will be here too.
Early on, he described his connection to Ithaca as almost like a family member: there are parts he loves, parts he tolerates, but overall he appreciates the city.
Of the three candidates, Garin is the one with the deepest roots in Ithaca, having spent over 20 years with the Ithaca Police Department and choosing to stay local even after retiring from the force.
This was the last of the three candidate forums held for the Chief of Police position at IPD, following Acting Chief John Joly’s last week and Binghamton Police Department Captain Chris Bracco on Monday. Garin, who retired in March to take a job with the Ithaca College Police Department, spoke before a crowd of about 20 people in a forum led by GIAC Executive Director Leslyn McBean-Clairborne. They will return to court in a closed proceeding January 5th.ITHACA, N.Y.-Another familiar name answered a raft of questions in the Greater Ithaca Activities Center (GIAC) gymnasium Tuesday evening, as retired Ithaca Police Department Lieutenant Scott Garin took the hot seat as he hopes to take the helm of his former department. The Ithaca Voice reports the men were not taken into custody, and must post $5000 bail or $10,000 bond by Monday at 5 PM. Walters and Pinney received their charges at Tompkins County Courthouse under the prosecution of Schuyler County District Attorney Joseph Fazzary, who could not be reached for comment. As stated in the indictment, the two men allegedly had sexual intercourse and sexual contact with a person who could not consent “by reason of being physically helpless.”Ī statement issued from Tompkins County Sheriff’s Department revealed that Walters had been arraigned Friday after a Grand Jury indictment following an investigation by the New York State Police. TOMPKINS COUNTY - A Tompkins County Sheriff’s Deputy and another male have been arrested on felony charges of alleged rape and sexual assault.Īccording to by the Ithaca Voice, both Deputy Scott Walters and Matthew Pinney are facing first-degree rape and first-degree sexual assault charges in an incident that allegedly took place in February 2013 in a home owned by Walters.
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