Attendees of the 2026 Police Supervisor Course held at the Allegany County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the Alfred State Police Academy, are (from left) Undersheriff Walt Mackney, the lead instructor; Officer Shaun Fields of the Friendship Police Department and AU Security; OIC Billy Jack Little of the Angelica Police Department, OIC Craig Cornell of the Bolivar Police Department/Scio Central School SSO; Sgt. Chauncey Weaver of the Sheriff's Office; Sgt. Zach Harrington (of the Olean Police Department, Lt. Matt Whitney of the SUNY Alfred Police; Lt. Matt Hettenbaugh of New York State DEC Forest Rangers; and Sgt. Cole Finnemore and Sgt. Dale Thomas, both of the Sheriff's Office. Graduates attended a 115-hour course in that included ethics, various roles of the supervisor, use of force, civil liability, community policing, critical incident management, employee assistance, post traumatic incident procedures, contemporary police issues and other topics.