Cutting Major Felony Crime Task Force eliminates vital law enforcement unit

Editor:

Dirty politics?

Just when you think you’ve seen it all!

So, I’m hearing that the Orleans County Legislature, in its infinite wisdom, has decided to cut all funding to the DA’s office for the Major Felony Crime Task Force. This will eliminate a vital unit of law enforcement.

So I ask: doesn’t it seem awfully coincidental that just two days after the Hub publishes Brett Sobieraski’s announcement to run for sheriff, the Hub then publishes a plan to eliminate the task force? The Major Felony Crime Task Force, which happens to employ Sobieraski? The timing is something to consider.

The task force is a layer of law enforcement that cannot be replaced. It is governed by the District Attorney, who works closely with its members, to ensure air tight convictions. Its members obtain valuable information that is often passed on to other agencies.

You can eliminate the cost, but you cannot put a price on human life and wellbeing. It appears to me that a vital component of law enforcement is being eliminated because of politics!

I have worked with the task force many times. Sacco, Draper and Sobieraski bring nearly 100 years of law enforcement experience to the table.

Ask yourself this question; “Why wouldn’t I want Brett Sobieraski as my sheriff?”

Just when you think that you’ve seen it all!

Thomas O’Hearn, retired lieutenant

Albion Police Department