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To contact the Academy Office please call 607-832-5555.
The Delaware County Law
Enforcement Academy first began operating in the early
1990’s. The academy was created to offer the New York State
D.C.J.S. basic course for police officers, to agencies in
the county. The academy training site was headquartered at
the BOCES school complex in Masonville, N.Y. Several basic
academy training classes were held at the location, and many
area police officers were able to earn their certification
by attending the D.C.L.E.A. basic academy. This provided a
low cost alternative to the Villages and Towns in Delaware
County, to train new police officers, without having to send
them to distant police academies.
In the Late 1990’s the Academy became dormant, and local
departments were forced to send new recruits out of the area
to complete the D.C.J.S. mandated basic training. In 2007,
Delaware County Sheriff Thomas E. Mills, decided that it was
time to bring the academy out of hibernation with the goal
of enhancing the law enforcement training opportunities
available to all of the agencies in the county and keep the
cost of police training minimal.
Since 2007 the Delaware County Law Enforcement Academy been
going strong offering a cheaper alternative to local
agencies as well as other Sheriff’s Offices. It is now
located at the state of the art Delaware County Public
Safety Building. It conducts an Annual Basic Corrections
Academy as well as offering numerous other courses as the
need arises. Classes such as Basic Firearms, Patrol Rifle,
Legal Updates, First Aid, CPR, Off Duty Encounters are just
a few of the many courses offered. The Academy work closely
with the Otsego County Law Enforcement Academy and they both
share instructors, ideas, and equipment as needed.
In the future the Academy plans to expand its number of
courses and will continue to offer its professional,
affordable and convenient course lineup to local and
surrounding agencies.
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