09/29/2026
🚨 OFFICER SPOTLIGHT 🚨
This past Friday, Officer Steven Silver participated in the Albany Ride for Missing Children.
This 100-mile bike ride traveled through the capital region in order to raise awareness about missing and exploited children and promote child safety through education, advocacy, and community partnerships.
The ride stopped at Giffen Memorial Elementary School and Eagle Point Elementary School, where students and staff greeted the riders who stopped briefly at each location.
Officer Silver began his career in public service twenty-six years ago, enlisting in the US Coast Guard Reserve and serving as a Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class. He then served as an Airport Firefighter and Urban Search and Rescue Technician at the Stratton Air National Guard Base in the 109th Airlift Wing.
In 2005, Officer Silver was appointed as a NYS University Police Officer at SUNY Purchase. He then transferred to the Albany Police Department in 2007, serving in the patrol division until 2015 when he joined the Neighborhood Engagement Unit.
Officer Silver said “once I joined the Neighborhood Engagement Unit, I was able to combine community policing, physical education, and my experiences from the military to engage the community and become a mentor for our children and young adults.”
He also shared “I aim to take the time to listen to a person’s problems, no matter how big or small, and find a solution.”
You can find Officer Silver patrolling the Park South, Heldeberg, and Woodlawn neighborhoods where he is assigned as the beat officer.
Officer Silver, thank you for your dedication to service and commitment to helping others. Congratulations on completing the ride!
