This month Chief Rickard sat down with community member, Moniysha Maldonado. She is a local business owner and a member of the Community Engagement Team.  She is also a community organizer (although she doesn't see herself as one).  

This month, Chief Rickard sat down with Otisville Elementary School Principal, Mr. Vincent Biele.  Mr. Biele has worked in Otisville Elementary School as an administrator for 14 years but he started his career in education well before that. The last time he was on the podcast was almost 2 years ago, on September, 2020, where he and Chief Rickard spoke about what parents and students can expect when Otisville Elementary School reopens during the Covid-19 pandemic.  Since  Mr. Biele is retiring this year, Chief Rickard wanted to invite him to the podcast again.  This time around, the focus was about Vinny's career and future.  We hope you enjoy this episode.

Police Week is being observed on May 11- May 17 this year.  We decided to change things up a bit and have Sergeant Anna Briceno guest host and interview Chief Rickard and Officer Nicholas Contino, the youngest member of the Police Department.  We hope you enjoy listening in to the different perspectives.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness month, and Chief Rickard sat down with Tina Conneely from Orange County Rape Crisis to talk about this sensitive topic.  Tina shared different resources available for victims. They also talked about the Start by Believing initiative. Listen in to get valuable insight.To connect with an advocate or to contact the Orange County Rape Crisis, call 3-1-1 or 800-832-1200.  These lines are available 24/7.You can also got their website: http://www.mhaorangeny.com/rapecrisis/.As always, if you have any questions or concerns, you can contact Chief Rickard at [email protected] or 845-386-8886.

This month, Chief Rickard spoke to someone who is usually behind the scenes on the podcast, the Mount Hope Police Dept. social media outlets,  and community events - Police Clerk, Marie Bubilo.

This month, Chief Rickard spoke with the newest Town of Mount Hope Board Member, Councilwoman Amanda Davis.  

This month Chief Rickard sat down with Matthew Howell,  the new Town of Mount Hope Supervisor. 

For the last podcast of 2021, Chief Rickard sat down with Dana Newman and Leah Horrevoets of the Child Advocacy Center.  Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Orange County Child Advocacy Center started operating without walls in April, 2020. They had their official opening in April, 2021.  The CAC provides a centralized hub which brings child protective services, law enforcement, medical providers, advocacy, and therapeutic resources together, and makes the investigation process less traumatic for children.Since their opening in April, 2020, they have served 818 children. Of those cases, they have seen 88 physical abuse cases, 463 sexual abuse cases, 41 general neglect cases, and 2 drug endangerment cases.  

This month, Chief Rickard spoke with Alison Miller. One of the founding members of the Friends of the Otisville School, Inc. , a non-profit corporation organized exclusively for the preservation and rehabilitation of the Old Otisville School. To get more information about the Friends of the Otisville School, such as a progress update on the work being completed, ways to support the organization, and how to connect with them, you can visit their website https://www.fotosotisville.com/ .  You can also connect with them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/friendsoftheotisvilleschool/.

Any fan of Law & Order will tell you that there are two distinctive parts in the criminal justice system- there's the police and the prosecutor. This month, Chief Rickard sat down with Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. Get to know DA Hoovler in this episode of Coffee with the Chief.