NY State Police Investigators Association

NYSPIA members from Troop E VGNET led the charge on this difficult and complex investigation into a large scale drug conspiracy in the greater Rochester area. During the course of their investigation they learned that one of the suspects was the Mayor of Rochester’s husband, Timothy Granison. A search warrant was executed on their residence which resulted in the recovery of an illegal handgun and a quantity of cocaine. Our members are often tasked with the most difficult investigations statewide and they repeatedly come through with impressive results no matter how many obstacles are in their way. We appreciate your hard work and sacrifice!

This past Saturday, several NYSPIA members, along with friends and family of the late Investigator Brooke M. Perkins met at the Machias Barracks (Troop A, Zone IV), to create the Investigator Brooke M. Perkins Memorial Flower Garden. Brooke, who recently passed away after a hard fought battle with cancer, was a fixture at the Machias Barracks and surrounding community. Many thanks to everyone who contributed to making the garden! NYSPIA is proud to support the project with a financial donation and is happy to have such great and caring members!

NYSPIA President Tim Dymond spoke with Blaise Gomez of Channel 12 News about this case and bail reform. TUNE IN TONIGHT for the live interview!

I would like to wish a very Happy Mother’s Day to all the NYSPIA moms out there. To the member’s jockeying cases, making arrests while running a household, we salute you. To all the member’s mom’s who worry every day knowing their son or daughter chose a profession that deals with the very worst society has to offer, we salute you. Your sacrifice does not go unnoticed. I strongly believe that the most important traits of successful police officers are learned at home from their parents not from inside a police academy. -- President Tim Dymond

NYSPIA is proud to congratulate our members who received Superintendent Awards today at the formal ceremony at the Academy. Pictured below with NYSPIA President, Tim Dymond (far right) are Investigator Michael C. Grogan and Investigator Brandon M. Levanduski, both from Troop NYC and recipients of the Brummer Award. The Brummer Award is the highest award for heroism in the New York State Police. It represents valor, heroism, and outstanding performance of duty by members of... the New York State Police. Congratulations also to Senior Investigator Stephen M. Hikade Troop F, recipient of The Supervisor Recognition Award for outstanding work ethic demonstrated by both sworn and non-sworn supervisors who coordinate and oversee various units within the State Police. And to Investigator Justin H. Wilt Troop C, recipient of the Superintendent’s Commendation Award which recognizes the recipients’ outstanding performance of duty and exceptional contribution to the New York State Police.

NYSPIA is saddened to announce the passing of Investigator Brooke M. Perkins (Troop A) Brooke passed yesterday after a long battle with Breast Cancer. Investigator Perkins retired in November after 17 years with the NYSP. Funeral arrangements and other information will be shared as soon as it is available. Our thoughts are with Brooke's family and friends as they celebrate her courageous life.

To all members of the Law Enforcement Community, I woke up to a bitter cold New York winter morning. My family enjoyed a peaceful Saturday; including hot coffee in front of the fireplace, some light reading, and discussion of when we would head to the ice skating rink. We were safe. We were warm. Most importantly, we were together. Mornings like this are when I reflect most on how incredibly lucky we are. So many in the Law Enforcement Community are not. I’m not simply... referring to the thousands of law enforcement officers killed over the years, though they made the ultimate sacrifice. I’m reflecting on the officers giving of themselves at this very moment, sacrificing for others as I type this message. Officers working homicide scenes in bitter cold. Officers responding to violent domestic disputes. Officers making death notifications to parents waiting for their son or daughter to arrive home after a night out. Officers looking for lost children who won’t last long in these frigid temperatures. Officers pulling up to horrific accident scenes, greeted by the smell of blood and antifreeze, with bystanders looking to them to fix an unfixable situation. The tremendous mental weight of this self-imposed duty lost on many of those citizens they serve. Officers in corrections spending their morning surrounded by some of the most violent people this world has to offer, hoping things stay calm so they can get home to their families. Officers coming off the night shift, unable to sleep because of the horrors they saw just hours earlier. Officers working protests, while getting spit on and screamed at simply for wearing a uniform. Officers watching their own lives fall apart while trying to keep everyone else’s together. The tremendous sacrifice all Law Enforcement Officers make must not be in vain. It must not be forgotten. Law enforcement officers represent the very best our country has to offer. A group of individuals that put other Americans before themselves. You see, the world will never be fully rid of evil people. We will always need brave men and women to answer the call. We will always need law enforcement officers. We are forever indebted to the people that keep us safe. Thank you. Blessed are the peace makers

NYSPIA would like to congratulate Investigator Eric Haydt who was officially commended yesterday for his brave and selfless actions at the scene of a fatal accident on September 21, 2020 where sadly, the William P. Faist Volunteer Ambulance Corps lost two members of their family. Pictured are Rabbi Joel Fried, Law Enforcement Liaison for the William P. Faist EMS, along with Chief Yakov Rosenberg, presenting Investigator Haydt with the award.

NYSPIA is proud to spread the word about the good work Metro New York Concerns of Police Survivors Chapter is doing in the NYC/Long Island area. Please support one of the three blood drives happening in the area in celebration of Law Enforcement Appreciation Day on Saturday, January 9.

NYSPIA would like to spotlight the beneficiary of Troop G's 2020 holiday charitable giving: Franklin Community Center, Inc. FCC, Inc. is a non-profit located in Saratoga Springs that provides basic needs and services to less fortunate individuals and families in Saratoga. These services include but are not limited to a food pantry, after-school intervention programs, affordable housing and holiday assistance. NYSPIA is proud to help this organization further their mission during such a challenging year.

Thank you Grain to Glory Flag Co. for the impressive new addition to our Albany offices!!

Today we received the tragic news about the line of duty death of Trooper Jennifer M. Czarnecki on December 5, 2020, from an illness stemming from her assignment to the World Trade Center site following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Too many of our fellow Troopers and first responders have died due to 9/11 related illnesses. They truly made the ultimate sacrifice and we share our deepest sympathy and condolences for Trooper Czarnecki’s family and loved ones that she leaves behind.

NYSPIA is watching this story closely and our thoughts are with all of the agencies involved in this developing situation in the Bronx.

President Dymond appeared on Capital Tonight on Spectrum News - click the link below to hear his ideas for how to improve the dialogue between police and their communities and strengthen their relationship which is vitally important to keeping those communities, and the police who protect them, safe.

From President Tim Dymond: "On behalf of the NYSPIA Board of Directors I would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. 2020 has been a challenging year with so much struggle, heartache and loss. Our society has been pushed to the limit and tested in a way most haven’t seen since 9/11. So why be thankful? Well, as my late mother used to say during hard times, be thankful for what you have because someone out there is going through worse. Those words were hard to und...erstand as a child but now they make perfect sense. Because as you read this email someone out there is having their worst day. Someone out there is saying goodbye to a loved one for the last time. A soldier out there is deployed halfway across the world, hungry and tired, fighting to protect us so we can have a day of rest and family time. A police officer somewhere is in the middle of a violent domestic trying to get home to his family at the end of tour to have his/her Thanksgiving. Be thankful for the absolute blessing of living in the greatest nation, filled with and protected by, the most amazing people, for another day. Cheers to a happy and healthy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones!" See more