CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — A recruit with the New York State Police was arrested after attacking a training officer and attempting to grab his firearm.
According to New York State Police, 22-year-old Jose L. Valeriano of Hyde Park, New York was a recruit trooper at the State Police Academy at Cazenovia College. On July 23, Valeriano indicated he wanted to resign his position and leave the academy. While making arrangements with a trooper assigned to Cazenovia as a training officer, Valeriano began to behave erratically and lunged at the trooper. Troopers report Valeriano grabbed the officer’s firearm and attempted to remove it from its holster.
The training officer was able to subdue Valeriano and place him into custody with the help of other…
