Office of the Sheriff County of Monroe - Monroe County

New UndersheriffOn February 24th Sheriff Patrick O'Flynn announced theappointment of Captain William Sanborn as the Sheriff'sOffice new Undersheriff.Undersheriff Sanborn is a 21-year veteran of the Sheriff'sOffice who began his career in 1989 He most recentlyserved as the Zone C commander.Undersheriff Sanborn worked in many different areasincluding CIS, Internal Affairs, and as watch commanderin Zone A and C.Undersheriff Sanborn earned his Masters Degree fromSUNY Brockport, and is an FBI National Academygraduate.New York State Sheriff’s Association AwardsIn December of 2010, each Bureauwas asked to review and submitrecommendations for the New York StateSheriff’s Association (NYSSA) annualawards program. The awards programconsists of eight individual awards, manyof which are bureau specific. The NYSSAreceived submissions from the sixty–twoCounty Sheriff’s Offices across New YorkState. A Sheriff’s Office should consideritself lucky if one of its members receivesan award. The year 2010 would prove tobe a profound year for the Monroe CountySheriff’s Office, as an unprecedented fiveout of eight awards were taken home byits members. On Tuesday, January 25,the award recipients, along with many oftheir family members, Sheriff O’Flynn,Undersheriff Sanborn and several othermembers of the Sheriff’s Office, traveledto Albany for the awards luncheon. SheriffO’Flynn was quite busy at the podium,as he recognized each individual awardrecipient. Montgomery County SheriffMichael Amato, while receiving one ofthe remaining three awards commented,“It’s nice to see Sheriff O’Flynn did notput in a recommendation for this award.”Award WinnersDeputy of the YearCourt Officer of the YearCorrection Officer of the YearCivil Deputy of the YearVine Coordinator of the YearDeputy Jonathan StrongDeputy Frank TrincaSergeant Terry HayesSergeant Philip GombattoEdward Ignari