City of Newburgh police Lt. Thomas Murphy officially retired after 18 years on Wednesday, with colleagues lining the sidewalk outside police headquarters and saluting as he exited the building. Murphy had served as a lieutenant since 2008, and before that held the rank of sergeant. Previous assignments within the Newburgh police department included the Anti-Crime […]
Newburgh’s police department has changed a policy in which only one person was designated to speak with the media. Now all supervisors are allowed to issue press releases and speak with reporters, City Manager Michael Ciaravino told the City Council on Wednesday. The department’s commanders have also been reviewing policies other agencies have governing their […]
Rosemary Corrado remembers the days when Newburgh’s police department had substations because it had too many officers to fit into headquarters. She was there when the department had now-defunct units like the Youth Division and its leaders did not have to salvage parts for police cars. Those days are long gone, a casualty of the […]