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Embattled Albany cop moving to Schenectady Sheriff's Department
By Paul Nelson | February 18, 2016


Embattled Albany Police Officer Michael Geraci Jr. will resign from the force at month's end and days later start a new job as a Schenectady County sheriff's road patrol deputy, according to police brass from both agencies.


Sheriff Dominic Dagostino said Geraci is expected to start his new job patrolling rural county roads in early March. He'll earn about $65,000 annually.

Albany Chief Brendan Cox said Geraci, whose base annual salary as a patrol officer was $66,032, has agreed to resign effective Feb. 28.

Until then, Geraci will stay on paid leave with the Albany police. He had been facing termination for allegedly choking and punching a 12-year-old boy in Colonie on Halloween after the youngster and some of his friends hurled pears at Geraci's home and tried to flee.

Geraci, who was off-duty, told Colonie police he only held the boy by his sweatshirt until they arrived.

Despite a history of on- and off-the-job problems, Dagostino said he is confident Geraci, 38, will be a "tremendous asset" to the 12-member road patrol unit and the department.

"I find him to be a very bright young man that has a lot to offer in the form of expertise within policing and he is very clear on what my expectations are and what the results will be if he does not live up to those expectations," Dagostino said. "Whether I hire someone from another agency or off a list, there's always a risk that person may not pan out."

Asked about some of Geraci's alleged misdeeds, Dagostino said after interviewing Geraci he is "completely satisfied with the answers I've received regarding previous alleged issues."

In December, Colonie police ended their probe into accusations Geraci, 38, choked and punched the boy in the alleged Halloween night incident.

The boy's father alleges Geraci jumped out of his car and grabbed his 80-pound son by the neck, threw him to the ground and punched him once in the chest.

At that time, the Colonie officer overseeing the investigation said the probe was ongoing and they were awaiting a decision from Albany County District Attorney David Soares' office "on the best course of action." Soares had already said there was sufficient evidence to support criminal charges.

The district attorney also said his office had advised Colonie police on possible charges based on the evidence. It was up to the police department to decide how to proceed.

In 2004, Geraci joined the Albany force after working for the New York City Police Department. He has a brother on the Albany police force and his father, Michael Geraci Sr., was Schenectady police chief from 2002 to 2007.

Dagostino said he has respect for the family and their commitment to law enforcement.

In 2006, a grand jury cleared the younger Michael Geraci after a review of whether he assaulted a 73-year-old man by dragging him by the ankles from a police van.

The man suffered cuts and bruises in an incident captured by a police security camera. Geraci returned to patrol duties after being cleared. In 2007, the city paid the victim, retired dentist John Behrmann, $25,000 to end a federal lawsuit, an attorney in the case said.


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another only in schenectady  
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Despite a history of on- and off-the-job problems, Dagostino said he is confident Geraci, 38, will be a "tremendous asset" to the 12-member road patrol unit and the department.

"I find him to be a very bright young man that has a lot to offer in the form of expertise within policing and he is very clear on what my expectations are and what the results will be if he does not live up to those expectations," Dagostino said. "Whether I hire someone from another agency or off a list, there's always a risk that person may not pan out."

Asked about some of Geraci's alleged misdeeds, Dagostino said after interviewing Geraci he is "completely satisfied with the answers I've received regarding previous alleged issues."


with all of the illegal, corrupt issues that Schenectady law enforcement has experienced.....one would think that the bar would have been raised....yes?


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Only the government would hire on an employee that has a work history that makes him a potential legal liability.  A private security company wouldn't hire him as a $10 per hour security guard.  Why?  Because the private company would potentially be sued and have to pay to settle a lawsuit for his conduct.  When it's government, the taxpayer will be stuck with paying the lawsuit.


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Only the government would hire on an employee that has a work history that makes him a potential legal liability.  A private security company wouldn't hire him as a $10 per hour security guard.  Why?  Because the private company would potentially be sued and have to pay to settle a lawsuit for his conduct.  When it's government, the taxpayer will be stuck with paying the lawsuit.


Sissy actually said something that made sense!

Worse, I agree completely!


We are advised NOT to judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics.   Funny how that works.
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GEEEEEESH!!!!


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In 2006, Geraci, 38, was cleared by a grand jury that reviewed charges on whether he assaulted a 73-year-old man by dragging him out of a police van by the ankles. The man, John Albert Behrmann, a retired dentist who lived in the South End, suffered cuts and bruises in an incident that was captured by a police security camera. Geraci returned to patrol duties after being cleared. In 2007, the city paid Behrmann $25,000 to settle a federal lawsuit, according to an attorney in the case.

In 2013, Geraci was again removed from patrol duties as the department investigated allegations that, while assigned to a DWI traffic enforcement unit, he followed drivers after staking out city bars and was allegedly abusive to people he arrested. A law enforcement source said that some of the cases were scuttled as a result of the internal investigation.

The DWI-stop investigation of Geraci was triggered by a complaint filed by Michael Alvaro, a former Albany deputy public works commissioner, who was arrested by Geraci on charges of DWI and refusing to take an alcohol screening test. He was also ticketed for unsafe turn and failure to stop at a stop sign.

Alvaro, whose charges were later thrown out by a City Court judge and an administrative judge with the state Department of Motor Vehicles, has filed a notice of claim against the city alleging false arrest and malicious prosecution.


http://www.timesunion.com/tupl.....alloween-6642457.php


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Geraci's father, Michael Geraci Sr., was once deputy chief of the Colonie police force and went on to become Schenectady police chief in 2002.


http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Colonie-police-probe-off-duty-Albany-cop-in-6614249.php


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Sissy actually said something that made sense!

Worse, I agree completely!


Everything I say makes sense.  You just disagree with it.  Which is perfectly fine with me.


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wow, this might be a new low. There are tons of qualified people out their looking for policing jobs, yet good ole Schenectady hires a guy with this type of record. Our sheriff is a real mental midget....
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