Delaware County Sheriff Craig DuMond presented his 2024 annual report to the county Board of Supervisors Wednesday, April 23.
DuMond talked about the staffing at the sheriff’s office and the correctional facility, including the new hire of Matthew Gombosi, a retired state trooper who was hired to be the school resource officer at Stamford Central School, Ethan Berghammer, who transferred from the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, and the promotions of Cody Tromblee to investigator, Kyle Karcher to road patrol corporal and Jeffrey Clark to sergeant.
DuMond also recognized part-time corrections officer Kenneth Soden, who retired after 25 years.
The report compared the arrests, traffic tickets and motor vehicle accident reports from 2023 and 2024. Arrests increased by 14.6% and motor vehicle accidents increased by 32%, while traffic tickets went down 3%, according to the report.
DuMond gave an update on the correctional facility, which has three male pods and one female pod. The county contracts with the U.S. Marshals Service to house federal inmates at the county jail.
According to the report, which can be found on the sheriff’s office’s website, “there has been a substantial increase in the Federal Inmate Board in revenue. Contrasting 2024 with 2023, the jail has experienced a 38% increase in inmate population for 2024 over 2023. Of note is the fact that the female population increased by 92% from 2023 to 2024. 2024 Board in revenue increased by 126% over 2023. Total Board In revenue increase 2024 over 2023 of $ 1,043,720 (+126% increase) Federal reimbursement revenue increase 2024 over 2023 of $36,817.68 (+77% increase).”
At end of his presentation, he showed a video of Clark, who is a school resource officer for DCMO BOCES in Masonville and at Sidney Central School and a K-9 handler of K-9 Edge, talking about his duties as an SRO.
DuMond said investigations into illegal drugs have became more challenging because of bail reform.
Jessica Vecchione and Amber Gray of Vecc Videography talked about the new DELcovery app, which launched Wednesday, April 23. Vecchione said they spent seven months trying to get it on the Google Play Apps store so it could be downloaded on Android devices. The company kept refusing to allow the app to be available on the store because it thought it was fake. She said she had no problem with the Apple App Store and some supervisors had already downloaded the app onto their iPhones.
The free app was created through funding from the Delaware County Opioid Settlement Committee. Gray showed the supervisors how the app works and what services people can access through the app. It includes maps of where offices are or a list of companies and organizations who help residents with recovery.
DELcovery can be accessed across various platforms including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and mobile app stores under the username “DELcovery,” and at delcovery.org.
Vecchione asked the board to look at the app and give her feedback on whether anything should be included.