That’s right, folks. We’ve made it through another year. Another year of political turmoil, another year of health scares (tripledemic anyone?) and another year of weather that somehow manages to
ITHACA, NY After a difficult 2020 and 25 years in law enforcement, Ithaca Police Chief Dennis Nayor is ready for a break.
â2020 was such a relentless pace,â he said. âWe were dealing with major issues â managing the response to the pandemic, civic unrest â itâs just completely all consuming. You donât get to choose the pace, you just have to keep up with it.â
With a retirement slated for spring 2021, Nayor said he wanted a little bit more time to see a few projects through to the end and to help make sure the transition to new leadership at the department goes smoothly. Specifically, he mentioned wanting to see the reimagining public safety project through, as well as help bring on LEAD, which is a âharm reduction program that diverts people from the criminal justice system to some other means that might be more applicable,â he said.