Newburgh’s police officer in charge to retire

NEWBURGH – Weeks after Acting Newburgh Police Chief Daniel Cameron retired from the department, his replacement, Richard Carrion, announced he will retire at the end of the month.
Carrion, a lieutenant in the department, has been a member of the force
for 22 years. He had been named officer in charge since he did not have
enough time in that capacity to be acting chief.
City Manager Michael Ciaravino announced on Tuesday that he has named Lieutenant Joe Cortez as lieutenant-in-charge of the department. He has been with the department since 2001.
“Throughout Lt. Cortez’s career, he has experienced many
aspects of the police department including assignment with the Marshals
Task Force in 2008, Safe Streets Task Force in 2009 and the Youth Police
Initiative in 2012,” said Ciaravino in a memo to the city council.
“Lt. Cortez has also built a bridge between the community and the
police by being instrumental in starting a city-wide pop up cook out.”