NORTH HORNELL Police protection is changing once again in the village of North Hornell.
The village re-launched a local police force in partnership with the Canisteo Police Department, with officers beginning to patrol North Hornell this month. Under the agreement with the Canisteo PD, part-time Canisteo police officers will pick up shifts in North Hornell. Canisteo Police Chief Kyle Amidon will handle the scheduling, but the officers will report to the North Hornell village board and drive a North Hornell police cruiser.
“They’re under the complete direction of the North Hornell village board,” said North Hornell Mayor John Falci. “We pay them directly. They use all of our facilities, our gear, our shield, our uniform. Kyle Amidon administrates it and sets up the schedule, but it’s under the complete authority of the village board.”