Rotterdam town officials spar over police audit | The Daily Gazette
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Two Rotterdam town board members got into a heated discussion about a $25,000 audit on the Rotterdam Town Police Department following a brief presentation by members of the law firm that conducted the audit and during questions raised by the police chief.
“Forgive my passion,” said Town Supervisor Steven Tommasone after closing the public comment portion of the meeting. “I’m over the misinformation campaign.”
Chief G. William Manikas was in the middle of asking questions to the town supervisor, to which board member Joseph Guidarelli was agreeing with, when Tommasone became frustrated with both the chief and Guidarelli telling them they were being inappropriate during the meeting.
Rotterdam police chief questions audit, calls out ‘several inaccuracies and false implications’ | The Daily Gazette
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By Shenandoah Briere |
Rotterdam Police Chief G. William Manikas is raising concerns over a $25,000 audit conducted by a law firm the town hired after the town supervisor’s office sent a news release Thursday that the chief said is woefully inaccurate.
“I feel compelled to address several inaccuracies and false implications outlined in the unsigned press release sent by the Town of Rotterdam on February 17, 2021 and will outline them below,” Manikas said Friday in a release.
Manikas’ release comes after Town Supervisor Steven Tommasone’s office sent a release Thursday stating an audit done by Albany law firm Barclay Damon found the department lacked policies and procedures on how to handle the town’s sex offender registry. Those findings come after a February 2017 event in which an officer was disciplined after he failed to properly registe
Rotterdam Police Department sex offender registry policy failure leads to audit | The Daily Gazette
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By Shenandoah Briere |
A Rotterdam police officer was reprimanded after failing to properly register a sex offender in town, a mistake that set off a $25,000 audit of the town Police Department and resulted in the sex offender getting charged for failing to properly register.
According to a press release from the town supervisor, an officer was disciplined after a Level 1 sex offender emailed an updated photo to the Police Department for the registry, even though department policy and state law require the person show up for their photo. The emailed photo was not properly uploaded to the registry and the offender was subsequently charged for the officer’s mistake. A Level 1 sex offender has a low risk of a repeat offense, Level 2 has a moderate risk and Level 3 has a high risk.
Blades Go Toe-To-Toe with Division Leaders
The Steele County Blades junior hockey team may have served notice during a weekend series hosting first-place Wisconsin Rapids. The Riverkings came away with the sweep, but the Blades traded blows in Friday s opener before falling 6-4 in front of an enthusiastic, fired up crowd at the Four Seasons Centre in Owatonna. Saturday s wrap up went to the Kings 5-1.
[Scroll down for interviews with players Pierce Lee and Jakob Kalin.]
The Blades pressured right away Friday with good scoring chances. When Wisconsin Rapids scored at 7:34 of the first period, the Blades responded with a power play from Braden Trivelpiece (Moscow, ID) 40 seconds later. The game went to intermission at 1-1.
Photos: Skiers and snow boarders hit the slopes at Rotterdam’s Maple Ski Ridge Saturday | The Daily Gazette
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Maple Ski Ridge instructor Genesis Dumlao of Guilderland waits in line at the ski area Saturday. PETER R. BARBER
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Max Gonzalez, 6, of Latham gets help from his father David Gonzalez with putting his ski boots. PETER R. BARBER
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