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New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association, Inc.
NYSCOPBA Golf outing raises over $24,000 for CPOF

NYSCOPBA Golf outing raises over $24,000 for CPOF

NYSCOPBA held its 14th annual Charitable Golf Outing on Sept 8th at Fairways Golf Course. This year’s proceeds went to the Correctional Peace Officers Foundation. The Correctional Peace Officers Foundation (CPOF) is a national, non-profit charitable organization...

Lakeview CF Torch Run 2023

Lakeview CF Torch Run 2023

Lakeview Correctional Facility participated in and donated around $1500 to the LETR, the largest public awareness vessel and grass-roots fundraiser for Special Olympics. They ran in memory of Scott Kowalski, who was an officer at Lakeview who passed away in October of...

Western Region Officers save neighbor on Christmas Eve

Western Region Officers save neighbor on Christmas Eve

Left to right-Chris Muniak (CSS- Attica CF), Steve Herberger (CO Attica CF), Kenny Gold (WRVP), Brian Kryszak (CO Wende CF), Mike Bauer (CSS Wende CF) On Christmas Eve 2022, Officers Kryszak and Herberger were made aware that an elderly neighbor was snowed into her...

Valor Award – Sgt. A. Lewis, Greene CF

Valor Award – Sgt. A. Lewis, Greene CF

Sgt. A. Lewis is presented a Valor Award from Mid-Hudson VP Chris Moreau On 10/26/22 - A. Lewis who is a Volunteer Fireman for the Rockwood - Garoga- Lassellsville Vol. Fire Co. responded to a call for a female who was trapped under a UTV in the woods.  The female did...

NYSCOPBA Sponsors Adopt A Wish Holiday Campaign

NYSCOPBA Sponsors Adopt A Wish Holiday Campaign

On Tuesday, November, November 15, 2022 NYSCOPBA representative’s Rick Brunelle and Rich Remy accepted a plaque from Make A Wish North East CEO William Trigg in appreciation for NYSCOPBA’s continued support of Make A Wish and their annual Adopt A Wish Holiday...

Santa’s Holiday Express – Clinton County

Santa’s Holiday Express – Clinton County

Clinton Correctional Facility makes donation to Shane Muller's Santa's Holiday Express in Clinton County. Shane Muller works with guidance counselors in the different schools to select Clinton County kids in need for the holiday season!

NYSCOPBA Western Region Golf Tournament Raises Funds for Make a Wish

NYSCOPBA Western Region Golf Tournament Raises Funds for Make a Wish

Darien, NY – Continuing in the long tradition of giving back to local charities, the 1st Annual Al Mothershed Memorial Golf Tournament raised $12,500 for the Rochester chapter of Make a Wish. The tournament, which had over 175 participants and volunteers, was held at...

Community Impact for Equity Award

Community Impact for Equity Award

DOCCS held its first ever LGBTQ+ Pride Month Celebration and Recognition Event.  At this event, DOCCS recognized ISO Erin Moulton along with two other recipients for their contributions and accomplishments. ISO Erin Moulton was nominated by her peers and was selected...

NYSCOPBA Mobile Billboard

NYSCOPBA Mobile Billboard

As lawmakers returned to the Capitol to for a special Legislative session, this message was there to greet them front and center. NYSCOPBA demands that the Legislature address the significant rise in violence due to the HALT Act by immediately repealing HALT before...

Sing Sing Annual Fallen Officers Memorial

Sing Sing Correctional Facility recently held their Annual Fallen Officers Memorial to commemorate and honor staff who have passed away while on duty. DOCCS Executive Team members, local superintendents and government officials were in attendance of the ceremony which...

Valor Award- Western Region

Valor Award- Western Region

In Photo (L-R) CO David Stechenfinger, WRVP Kenny Gold, CSS Andy Rice & President Mike Powers David Stechenfinger was recognized at the April 2022 Executive Assembly meeting for his assistance with an attempted suicide. Letter of Appreciation - Elmira Heights...

Riverview Donates to Victims of Tower Fire

Riverview Donates to Victims of Tower Fire

Riverview Correctional Facility, NYSCOPBA members made a donation of $1000 worth of needed essential supplies to the displaced victims of the Riverview tower fire in Ogdensburg. On Sunday we will provide breakfast for all displaced tenants. The residents have lost...

Valor Award- Andrew Amo, Riverview CF

Valor Award- Andrew Amo, Riverview CF

September 11, 2021 at approximately 9:30pm officer Andrew Amo while at home noticed a flickering coming from a home across the street. Upon exiting his home he witnessed a fire that had started in a garage that was spreading to 2 adjacent homes. Officer Amo exited his...

NYSCOPBA Mid-Hudson Region Members Donate $10,000 to Local Charity

NYSCOPBA Mid-Hudson Region Members Donate $10,000 to Local Charity

Chris Moreau, NYSCOPBA Mid-Hudson VP is on the right in the sport jacket. To his left, is Krista Jones, the Executive Director of Sparrow’s Nest and on the far left is NYS Senator Sue Serino Hudson Valley Charity Provides Meals to Families Dealing with Cancer - Full...

NYSCOPBA Clinton Sector Donates to Plattsburgh Robotics

NYSCOPBA Clinton Sector Donates to Plattsburgh Robotics

The New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association Clinton Sector sure knows how to make us speechless! NYSCOPBA Clinton Sector representative Anthony Basto reached out to us after our post earlier this fall explaining the help we were...

Mid-Hudson Charity Golf Tournament Raises $10,000

Mid-Hudson Charity Golf Tournament Raises $10,000

On Friday, August 20, NYSCOPBA's Mid-Hudson Region held it's first charity golf tournament to benefit the Rumshock Veterans Foundation. Twenty three teams participated at Apples Greens Golf Club in Highland and helped raise $10,000 for the Veterans Foundation. Thank...

Altona CF donates to North Country Pink Heals

Altona CF donates to North Country Pink Heals

During the month of October the NYSCOPBA membership and civilian staff of Altona Correctional Facility took part in the 2nd annual “wear pink” campaign to help bring awareness and promote early detection of breast cancer. While in the mitts of a pandemic we were able...

NYS Special Olympics Torch Run

NYS Special Olympics Torch Run

Members of Lakeview Correctional Facility ran in the NYS Special Olympics Torch Run to support the Special Olympians. Members ran three miles from Fredonia to Dunkirk. Lakeview CF has been running in the Torch Run for 10 Years! Great job Guys!

Northern Region Golf Tournament Raises $19,000 For Charity

Northern Region Golf Tournament Raises $19,000 For Charity

Northern Region Golf Tournament Raises $19,000 For Charity North Country Honor Flight Receives Donation NYSCOPBA members from the Northern Region held their annual Northern Region Charity Golf Tournament to benefit North Country Honor Flight on Tuesday, September 2,...

Attica Donates to Local Fire Departments

Attica Donates to Local Fire Departments

Attica donated water and juices to three local fire departments that aided in helping one of our members from Attica by responding to an emergency call. Pictured from Left to Right - Attica CSS Bob Tatarka, next to him Attica member Robert Pattison and local volunteer...

CO A. Durante, Mohawk CF, receives Valor Award

CO A. Durante, Mohawk CF, receives Valor Award

Officer Anthony Durante  - On July 7th, 2019 at approx.. 9:40AM while at a property he owns in Illion NY,  he observed from the porch that Illion PD officers were attempting to arrest an unknown male subject on a neighboring residence porch and a struggle ensued, he...

CO G. Kalies, Mohawk CF, receives Valor Award

CO G. Kalies, Mohawk CF, receives Valor Award

Officer Garrett Kalies – while on duty 7/16/19 in the arsenal at Mohawk CF, his partner, Officer R. Schwebe, began choking on his lunch and his airway was completely blocked. Officer Kalies sprang into action and performed the Heimlich Maneuver on him and dislodged...

CO David True, Wende CF, receives Valor Award

CO David True, Wende CF, receives Valor Award

On a damp, chilly October 14th western New York Sunday night, Wende Correctional Officer David True was homebound in a Uber taxi.  Traveling north through Orchard Park, a suburb of Buffalo, on a well traveled road at the conclusion of some volunteer work; Officer True...

Officer saves unconscious woman from accident

In September 2018, at approximately 8:30 pm, while C.O. Jason Ploss was at home with this family he heard a crashing noise.  After investigating, he found that a vehicle had rolled over near his front lawn.  He ran outside, towards the wrecked vehicle.  We he...

CERT Team Members Help Locate Missing North Country Man

Great Meadow Officers Assisted State Police, ENCON & Forest Rangers in Search  Whitehall, NY - CERT Team Members from Great Meadow Correctional Facility helped locate a missing North Country man who suffers from Dementia and wandered into the woods sometime after...

CO Brian Walser, Wyoming CF, receives Valor Award

CO Brian Walser, Wyoming CF, receives Valor Award

Letter received from Lieutenant Michael DeVries, Acting Zone II Commander - NYSP On March 28, 2018 a Trooper was conducting a traffic stop at the intersection of Main Street and Buell Street in the Town of Newstead.  The intoxicated driver fled on foot when the...

Clinton CF Donates to Santa Express

Clinton CF Donates to Santa Express

Clinton sector stewards present a 4,000 check to “Santa” Officer Shane Muller.  Officer Muller runs a charity that helps kids in need have a wonderful Christmas experience that they would go without otherwise.

CO Jose Candelario, Sing Sing CF, Receives Valor Award

CO Jose Candelario, Sing Sing CF, Receives Valor Award

CO Jose Candelario, Sing Sing CF, came upon an accident involving a motorcycle and a truck.  The motorcycle was going at a very high speed and exploded on impact.  Both the bike and truck were engulfed in flames.  Officer Candelario pulled CO Hilliard and another...