COLUMBIA COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE
  • Home
  • DIVISIONS
    • LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION >
      • Division Command Staff
      • Criminal Investigations
      • Special Operations
      • Communications
      • Drug Education & Enforcement
      • Division Training
    • CORRECTIONS DIVISION >
      • CORRECTIONS COMMAND STAFF
      • CORRECTIONS TRAINING
      • PRISONER TRANSPORTATION
      • VISITATION INFORMATION
      • MISC. JAIL INFORMATION
      • FOOD SERVICE UNIT
      • MEDICAL UNIT
      • A NEW LEASH ON LIFE
      • PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION ACT
      • HALT ACT
      • CHAPLAINS
    • CIVIL ENFORCEMENT DIVISION >
      • CIVIL FEES
      • MILEAGE RATES
      • PISTOL LICENSE
      • TOW AGENCY APPLICATION
      • OBTAINING REPORTS
      • RECORD CHECKS
      • FOIL REQUEST
    • SECURITY SERVICES DIVISION
  • ADMINISTRATION
  • COMMUNITY/PUBLIC SERVICES
    • HANDICAPPED PARKING
    • D.A.R.E.
    • CHILD SEAT SAFETY CHECKS
    • SENIOR CITIZEN OUTREACH
    • MY DAILY CALL
    • PROJECT LIFESAVER
    • OPERATION SAFE CHILD
    • EXPLORER POST 220
  • ABOUT
  • NEWS
  • EMPLOYMENT
  • ACCIDENT REPORTS
  • ALARM REGISTRATION
  • CRIME TIPS
  • SEX OFFENDERS
  • CONTACT US
  • VICTIM INFORMATION
    • VINE
    • SHERIFF'S ASSIST
Picture
Columbia County Sheriff's Office
COMMUNICATIONS BRANCH


Picture
Picture
The Sheriff's Communication Branch is responsible for handling a variety of communication services.  The Communications Center is staffed 24 hours a day by full time and part time Communications Officers, as well as Deputy Sheriff's when needed.  The Center, which is in the same section of the Public Safety Facility as the County 911 Center, is supervised by 
Sheriff's Officer Sergeant Jeffrey Hofstetter.

In addition to the Sheriff's Law Enforcement Division, the Center provides police communication services for the Greenport, Philmont and Stockport Police Departments.

The Center can communicate with and provide periodic information and communication services for state and federal agencies including the New York State Environmental Conservation Police, NYS Division of Parole, Columbia County Probation, NYS Park Police and several Berkshire County Massachusetts police agencies.

In 2020 the Center fielded 2 million-radio messages, 150,000 telephone calls and dispatched over 16,000 calls for service.

The Center also handles after-hour emergency dispatching of the Columbia County Department of Social Services, Mental Health paging services and the New York State Department of Transportation.

Copyright 2006 Columbia County Sheriff's Office, Hudson, NY 12534

Proudly powered by Weebly
  • Home
  • DIVISIONS
    • LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION >
      • Division Command Staff
      • Criminal Investigations
      • Special Operations
      • Communications
      • Drug Education & Enforcement
      • Division Training
    • CORRECTIONS DIVISION >
      • CORRECTIONS COMMAND STAFF
      • CORRECTIONS TRAINING
      • PRISONER TRANSPORTATION
      • VISITATION INFORMATION
      • MISC. JAIL INFORMATION
      • FOOD SERVICE UNIT
      • MEDICAL UNIT
      • A NEW LEASH ON LIFE
      • PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION ACT
      • HALT ACT
      • CHAPLAINS
    • CIVIL ENFORCEMENT DIVISION >
      • CIVIL FEES
      • MILEAGE RATES
      • PISTOL LICENSE
      • TOW AGENCY APPLICATION
      • OBTAINING REPORTS
      • RECORD CHECKS
      • FOIL REQUEST
    • SECURITY SERVICES DIVISION
  • ADMINISTRATION
  • COMMUNITY/PUBLIC SERVICES
    • HANDICAPPED PARKING
    • D.A.R.E.
    • CHILD SEAT SAFETY CHECKS
    • SENIOR CITIZEN OUTREACH
    • MY DAILY CALL
    • PROJECT LIFESAVER
    • OPERATION SAFE CHILD
    • EXPLORER POST 220
  • ABOUT
  • NEWS
  • EMPLOYMENT
  • ACCIDENT REPORTS
  • ALARM REGISTRATION
  • CRIME TIPS
  • SEX OFFENDERS
  • CONTACT US
  • VICTIM INFORMATION
    • VINE
    • SHERIFF'S ASSIST