ALBANY – Major Kathryne Rohde, Commander of Troop K for the New York State Police is under investigation following a domestic incident at her Greene County home on February 15, 2023, that involved the discharge of her service weapon inside the residence. Troop K encompasses Columbia, Dutchess, Putnam, and Westchester Counties, and is headquartered in Salt Point in Dutchess County.
Initial reports indicate that Rohde was involved in an argument with her 17-year-old daughter at their residence on February 15th when, at some point, Major Rohde went into another room where her police-issued weapon was fired, resulting in a bullet striking the wall.
Investigators from the New York State Police are investigating the incident that was reported by an uninvolved third party.
Major Rohde has been with the New York State Police since 1999.
Rohde was first assigned to patrol the western corridor of the Hudson Valley in Troop F, west of the Hudson River, after graduating from the academy. Rohde was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in 2005 and remained in Troop F until assignment to the Governor’s Protective Services Detail in 2010. Rohde left the protection detail under questionable circumstances and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and initially assigned to the Professional Standards Bureau. After a brief assignment, Major Rohde transferred to the Computer Crimes Unit where she served as the New York State Internet Crimes Against Children Commander.
In 2015 Major Rohde transferred to Troop K and was assigned as the Assistant Zone 2 Commander until her promotion to the rank of Captain, Zone 2 Commander, in 2017. Zone 2 has barracks in Brewster, Wappinger, Dover, Stormville, LaGrange, and East Fishkill. In May of 2018, she transferred to Troop K Zone 1 as the Zone 1 Commander. Zone 1 has stations in the Columbia County towns of Livingston, Kinderhook, and New Lebanon, with Dutchess County barracks in Rhinebeck and Pine Plains. Rohde took command of Troop K in May 2021.
