GOSHEN – On Friday, March 6th, 2020, Patrolman Jeremy Harter graduated from the Police Chiefs’ Association of Orange County Police Academy, class 02-19, in a ceremony held at the Paramount Theater in Middletown, NY. Members of Harter’s family, friends and members of the Village of Goshen Police Department were in attendance to congratulate him.
Guest Speakers included retired FBI Supervisory Special Agent and CNN Law Enforcement Analyst Jim Gagliano and Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus.
The intensive, 5 month long, full-time academy curriculum consisted of physical and classroom training, emergency vehicle operation, first aid, firearms, taser and pepper spray, among other law enforcement related topics.
Patrolman Harter received an Excellence in Firearms award for being the “Top-Shot” in his academy class, Excellence in Defensive Tactics award, Academy Director’s Overall Achievement award, and the Chief and Detective James Giery Memorial Foundation award as the valedictorian of the academy class.
Harter is a 2009 graduate of the S.S. Seward Institute in Florida, NY. He attended Orange County Community College and has previous experience as a Corrections Officer with the New York State Department of Correctional Services. He was hired by the Village of Goshen Police Department and started the academy on September 30th, 2019. He will be assigned to 3 months of Field Training, after which he will assume patrol duties.
