PAUL M.

COURCELLE
CHIEF DEPUTY
KERRY B. THOMPSON
CHIEF DEPUTY
PRESS RELEASE
Albany County Sheriff Craig D. Apple, Sr. presie o!er a "ere#ony this #orning, $onay, %uly &,
'()*, appointing four ne+ Deputy Sheriff,s, si- ne+ Corre"tions .ffi"ers, one E#ergen"y /0))1
Tele"o##uni"ator an the pro#otion of t+o #e#bers +ithin the 2a+ Enfor"e#ent Di!ision.
Sheriff Apple #ae the follo+ing pro#otions +ithin the 2a+ Enfor"e#ent Di!ision3
Charles 4. Higgins of 5a!ena +as pro#ote fro# the ran6 of In!estigator to the ran6 of Senior
In!estigator. Higgins is an )7 year !eteran of the Albany County Sheriff,s .ffi"e an +ill be
assigne to Hea8uarters an assigne to the .ffi"e of Professional Stanars.
5onal $essen of 2atha# +as pro#ote fro# the ran6 of Deputy Sheriff to the ran6 of
In!estigator. $essen is a fi!e year !eteran of the Albany County Sheriff,s .ffi"e an +ill be
assigne to Hea8uarters +ithin the epart#ents Training Unit.
The four ne+ Deputy Sheriffs that +ill be attening the 9one : 2a+ Enfor"e#ent A"ae#y in
S"hene"tay are3
Tifany Jayde C. Gontczaruk, Cohoes
Corey T. Andrus, Glenmont
Matthew J. Nash, Albany
Ryan . !erkery, "oudon#ille
The si- ne+ Corre"tions .ffi"ers that +ill be attening the Corre"tions A"ae#y in Colonie are3
$aniel . Marcy, %ater#liet
Jonathan %. Go#el, &lin'erlands
!randon R. Austin, Albany
Jose(h J. oleto, Albany
Nicholas A. )arrell, $elmar
Anthony $. &heehan, Cohoes

The one ne+ Tele"o##uni"ator +ho is "urrently in fiel training at the Albany County Co##uni"ations
Center is3
Ashley 5ose, Albany
For further etails, please "onta"t Sheriff Apple at :)7;*7&;:**(

CRAIG D. APPLE, SR.
SHERIFF
ALBANY COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE
County Court House Albany, New York !!"# $%&' (&#)%(""
***+ALBANYCOUNTYSHERIFF+CO,
WILLIAM C. COX
U<DE5SHE5IFF
MICHAEL S. MONTELEONE
CHIEF DEPUTY