Livingston County Undersheriff Matthew D. Bean was voted âDeputy of the Yearâ by members of the New York State Sheriffsâ Institute, which is comprised of the elected Sheriffs throughout the state.
The award is given annually to a Sheriffâs deputy who performed an act of exceptional valor and heroism, above and beyond the normal call of duty.
Bean was nominated by Livingston County Sheriff Thomas J. Dougherty following his actions on May 27, 2020, during a three-county chase involving a homicidal truck driver who shot at law enforcement and tried to ram his tractor trailer into patrol vehicle and oncoming traffic.