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New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association, Inc.

Incident Occurred in Emergency Room at Local Hospital

For Immediate Release
November 21, 2024

Elmira, NY – An inmate, serving his second stint in prison in five years, attempted to grab an officer’s gun inside the emergency room at a local hospital injuring a sergeant and two officers who had to subdue him before he was able to remove the handgun from the officer’s holster.  FULL PRESS RELEASE