Riley Professional, Down-to-Earth, Man of Integrity

To the Editor:

As a retired Senior Criminal Investigator with the U.S. Marshals Service and life long resident of Madison County I am pleased to support Allen Riley for Sheriff of Madison County.

I first met Allen 22 years ago at the then brand new Madison County Jail. I was in charge of investigating
the escape of a Federal inmate who was facing a life sentence in Federal Prison. Allen of the State Police was called to assist, and that he did. His efforts and investigative incites helped lead to the arrest of the fugitive with-in 24 hours of the escape.

Allen is a true professional, a man of great integrity, and just a good down to earth person. He tested for and competed against hundreds, maybe thousands to get in to the State Police. He then went through extensive training at one of the most highly regarded State Police Academies in the Country. He then worked 27 years for one of the most well respected Police agencies in the Country, working his way from Trooper up to Investigator with the BCI. He worked high level and high profile cases, such as the Sara Anne Wood case, and he will bring those years of experience with him as Sheriff.

I am friends with and personally know many Madison County Deputy Sheriffs, in the Jail Division, the Road Patrol, and the Criminal Division. They need, and we as residents of Madison County need a True Professional as our next Sheriff, and that person is Allen Riley.

Ronald H. McDermott
Cazenovia

One Comment on "Riley Professional, Down-to-Earth, Man of Integrity"

David L. Sadler on Fri, 23rd Oct 2009 11:28 am

Bad choice. No leadership abilities

Riley Professional, Down-to-Earth, Man of Integrity

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