GOSHEN- Two criminal investigators with decades of law enforcement experience have joined the Orange County District Attorney’s office in Goshen. Joseph Rutigliano and Michael Decker will join the office after decorated careers with area police departments.
Rutigliano recently retired after twenty years with the City of Newburgh Police Department, where he most recently served as the department’s patrol lieutenant. Previous to that position, Rutigliano supervised the department’s detective bureau. Rutigliano was also directly involved in the Group Violence Intervention (GVI) program designed to reduce violent and gun-related crimes, which has been recognized on a national level.
Decker recently retired after twenty years with the City of Port Jervis Police Department, where he served as the department’s senior detective specialized in long term narcotics investigations and major and violent crimes. Decker was assigned as a special investigator and task force officer with the Orange County Drug Task Force, a multi-agency unit that serves to conduct major and long-term narcotics investigations. Prior to his duties as a detective, Decker rose through the ranks of the department as a patrol officer.
District Attorney Office 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 aid other law enforcement agencies with a diverse range of criminal investigations.
“The institutional knowledge and law enforcement acumen of these two skilled and experienced Investigators will serve the District Attorney’s Office and the people of Orange County well,” said District Attorney Hoovler. “Both Joe and Mike are universally respected by their colleagues in law enforcement as well as the prosecutors in the District Attorney’s Office. I look forward to their valuable contributions to the Office and to our ability to deliver justice on behalf of the citizens of the County.”
