(Photo provided by Kevin L. Smith of The Cortland Voice)
The Cortland County Sheriff’s Office has made a promotion within its department.
Sergeant Anthony Phelps has been promoted to the rank of road patrol captain. Phelps will now oversee both the road patrol division and the criminal investigation division.
The Cortland County Sheriff's Office has promoted Sgt. Anthony Phelps to road patrol captain. The position was previously held by Chad Burhans, who is now the department's undersheriff. (Photo provided by the Cortland County Sheriff's Office).
Previously assigned to the criminal investigation division, Phelps has been a police officer for the county sheriff’s department for over 15 years.
Phelps fills a position that was previously held by Chad Burhans, who was in the role for a long tenure. Burhans was promoted to undersheriff in November after Budd Rigg retired over the summer.
