GOSHEN – Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler has named a new chief criminal investigator following the resignation of Wilfredo Garcia who will become the county undersheriff on January 1 in the new administration of Sheriff Paul Arteta.
Rudolph Simmons has been a DA investigator since March 2018. Prior to that, he was a senior investigator with the State Police, and has been in law enforcement for 34 years.
DA criminal investigators are police officers who work to enhance cases for litigation and investigate crimes, sometimes independently, and sometimes in conjunction with other police agencies.
They frequently respond and assist at homicide investigations and assist other law enforcement agencies with a diverse range of criminal investigations.
