From: Chief Kristen Thorne
Contact Number: (607) 737-5626
Date: July 28, 2025
Subject: Elmira Police Department Swearing in Ceremony
On July 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM, the Elmira Police Department held a ceremony Swearing in a new Police Officer.
Deante Briggs took the Oath of Office becoming the Elmira Police Department’s newest Police Officer. Officer Briggs will attend the Southern Tier Law Enforcement Academy which begins Monday, July 28, 2025 and runs through December 19, 2025. Upon successful completion of the Police Academy training in December he will enter into the Elmira Police Department Field Training Program where he will work on several different shifts over the course of twelve weeks prior to being assigned to a Platoon.
The Elmira Police Department wishes to recognize Officer Briggs for his work in getting to this point in his law enforcement career and wish him well on a long career ahead in serving the City of Elmira.
