Bartlett
HUDSON – Columbia County Sheriff David Bartlett announced on Wednesday
that he plans to seek re-election in November.
The Kinderhook Republican said when he ran for years ago, “I pledged
to put deputies back into our public schools, enhance intra-agency cooperation,
increase community policing, and work with area sportsmen to promote hunter
safety education and awareness. I’m happy to report that I have
kept those promises and done just that.”
Bartlett listed as other accomplishments the creation of the Columbia-Greene
Shared Services Response Team – SWAT, upgraded equipment and readiness
including equipping all patrol vehicles with computers and video cameras,
and his agency’s push to combat the drug epidemic by committing
additional resources to drug investigations, implementation of the county’s
first Narcan Response Program, and the Vivitrol Program to help addicts
stay sober when released from jail.
