Putnam County Sheriff Kevin J. McConville is pleased to announce that Deputy Shane Rossiter was the recipient of an award presented at the 2025 New York State Law Enforcement Recognition Event, which was held recently in Albany. The event is sponsored by Mothers Against Drunk Driving New York, STOP-DWI New York, & the Governor's Traffic Safety Committee and serves as an opportunity to recognize and honor the great work of Law Enforcement professionals and their Law Enforcement agencies from New York who have shown outstanding dedication to DWI enforcement, prosecution, and education in 2024. Over 114 awards were distributed and over 335 individuals were in attendance to recognize and thank those who are working so hard to keep our streets safe from the horrors of drunk and impaired driving.
This is the third year that Deputy Rossiter has received this award, which recognizes his ongoing efforts to remove drunk and impaired drivers from the roadways of Putnam County. In 2024 Rossiter made 35 DWI arrests, which prevented an unknown number of individuals from becoming the victim of a motor vehicle accident with someone who chose to drink and then drive.
About The Governor's Traffic Safety Committee
The New York State Governor's Traffic Safety Committee (GTSC) coordinates traffic safety activities in the state and shares useful, timely information about traffic safety and the state's highway safety grant program. The Committee is comprised of thirteen agencies who have missions related to transportation and safety. The GTSC is chaired by the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles and acts as the state's official liaison with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Learn more at https://trafficsafety.ny.gov/training-and-events](https://trafficsafety.ny.gov/training-and-events).
About Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Founded in 1980 by a mother whose daughter was killed by a drunk driver, Mothers Against Drunk Driving® (MADD) is the nation's largest nonprofit working to end drunk and drugged driving, support the victims of these violent crimes and prevent underage drinking and other drug use. MADD has helped to save nearly 475,000 lives, reduce drunk driving deaths by more than 40 percent and promote designating a non-drinking driver. MADD has provided supportive services to nearly one million drunk and drugged driving victims and survivors at no charge through local victim advocates and the 24-Hour Victim Help Line 1-877-MADD-HELP. Learn more at www.madd.org/ny.
About STOP-DWI New York
The mission of New York's STOP-DWI program is to empower and coordinate local efforts to reduce alcohol and other drug-related traffic crashes within the context of a comprehensive and financially self-sustaining statewide alcohol and highway safety program. The program's goal is to achieve these reductions through the creation and funding of programs relating to enforcement, prosecution, probation, rehabilitation, public information, education, and administration. Learn more at www.stopdwi.org.
