Governor Paterson Announces Nomination of Superintendent of The State Police

Governor David Paterson announces Colonel Harry Corbitt as his nominee for State Police Superintendent.

NEW YORK,  NY -- Governor David A. Paterson today announced that he will nominate Colonel Harry Corbitt to serve as Superintendent of the State Police.

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“Colonel Corbitt has been a distinguished member of the New York State Police for more than two decades,” said Governor Paterson. “He has served with distinction throughout his career in law enforcement and has demonstrated a vast array of skills and abilities as both a top administrator and a field commander.”

Colonel Corbitt said: “It is a tremendous honor to be nominated to the position of Superintendent of the New York State Police. The men and women of the State Police, both troopers and civilians, are the most dedicated people of any organization that I have ever been associated with. We will work diligently together to provide outstanding service to the citizens of the state of New York.”

Colonel Corbitt was a member of the New York State Police for more than 25 years before his retirement in 2004. He joined the New York State Police in 1978 and served as a State Trooper in Troop E until 1984. In 1984, he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant and served as Non-Commissioned Officer in charge of the Basic School at the State Police Academy. In 1988, he was appointed to the position of Zone Sergeant. Colonel Corbitt was then promoted to the position of Lieutenant and served with the Traffic Services Section at Division Headquarters and the State Police Academy. He was then promoted to Captain in 1991 and Major in 1993. As Major, he was the commanding officer of Troop T of the New York State Thruway. In 1994, Corbitt was promoted again, becoming Staff Inspector for Employee Relations focusing on the issue of racial profiling. He also served as Lieutenant Colonel and rose to the rank of Colonel when he became the Deputy Superintendent for Employee Relations in 1997. In 2001 Colonel began serving as the Deputy Superintendent in charge of the Internal Affairs Bureau until he retired in 2004.

A life term member of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, Colonel Corbitt served as the Region One Vice President from 2003 to 2007. He has appeared nationally on panels conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and assisted in curriculum development of the Department of Justice Ethics and Integrity Manual. He has also been a member of the Advisory Board of the Institute for Law Enforcement Administration for the Center of American and International Law. He recently completed a term as the Director of Safe Schools and Violence Prevention for the City of Albany School District.

From 1966 to 1972, Colonel Corbitt also served in the United States Army in the Military Intelligence Division. He is the recipient of the Bronze Star Medal for Meritorious Achievement in Ground Operations Against Hostile Forces.

As Superintendent of the State Police, Colonel Corbitt’s annual salary will be $136,000. This appointment requires Senate confirmation.

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too bad it was not EH

Gee, he should come to work for the YPD, even a rookie P.O. with OT will be making more than his annual salary

Things are so bad in Albany that Paterson brings a guy out of retirement to run the state police? That is not encouraging. Does Paterson have this guy on a leash or something? It doesn't look right.

Paterson isn't out of the woods yet, with his own affairs and other problems. The hotel bills and other purchases charged to his campaign continue to mount. Impeachment or resignation is possible if he can't answer for all of it.

Imagine if someone who was a "A life term member of the National Organization of WHITE Law Enforcement Executives" was appointed to a position of power. Oh, the outcry How could someone appoint a white supremecist, a racisk, damn near a KKK member . . . .

But Black law enforecement executives . . . right on brother!

Paterson keeps confessing to things. Yesterday he talked aboout using cocaine a few times years ago. Paterson's been in office a week, and the whole time has been spent with him 'fessing up to this and that. He might not last. He acts like an unqualified clown who doesn't belong in a job as important as governor.

Did he try to pin the cocaine use on his poor wife too?

"yeah I had a run there when I was blowing an 8-ball a night up my nose, but it was only in response to my wife's cocaine use."

The Democratic Party reminds me of the Irish joke:At Sunday mass the priest, as the village parish custom, asks someone to get up and say a good word for Mike Murphy a real hated guy in the village, who passed away that week.No one gets up to say a good word and the priest says he will stop the mass if no one gets up to say a kind word. An old guy stands up and says,"His brother was worse."New Yorkers thought the Republicans were bad, but the Democrats are worse, almost beyond words.

County, state and national, the Democrats are showing themselves to be worse than the Republicans. Spitzer, Paterson, and McGreevey are three examples. Now the Democratic mayor of Detroit is indicted, and former mayor Sharpe James in Newark is in big trouble.

Democrat Ernie Davis looks to be in trouble soon in Mt. Vernon. More indictments likely will be coming there. The Dems in the Westchester Legislature are also in trouble over spending etc. The Dems in Greenburgh have a huge tax increase on the table. Etc., Etc.

Most of YPD make more than the Supt of State Police? Very sad.

This state has become a cesspool of liberal stupidity, wasteful spending, and corruption. It's time to get back to the fiscal conservatism and conservative principles that made this state a good place to live years ago.

State and county government is in desparate need of term limits.

Definitely "YES" on term limits.

New state police head appointed by drug addict.

AT LEAST HE'S NOT A FACIST!!!!

11:05 Comrade,learn to spell.

Fascists like Democrat Hillary Clinton who took the FBI files of her political opponents. Fascist like the Democrat Spitzer, who used the state police to create false evidence against Senator Bruno.

AG Andrew Cuomo still covering up Trooper Gate.No state polce officers involved in filing false reports going to jail.No Spitzer aides conspiring with state police officials going to jail.Former Governor Spitzer who engineered the criminal conspiracy,not going to jail.New York State government is a disgrace.

Albany, what goes on here,stays here.