Erie County Law Enforcement Training Academy

08/07/2026

Some shots from the first few days of PT training with the 149th Basic!

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08/03/2026

Apply today and maybe we’ll see you the next police academy class!

07/29/2026

Three of our 33 new recruits!

07/23/2026

We are thrilled to announce that 21 officers, from 12 different departments have successfully completed the Instructor Development Course on Friday and are now certified General Topics instructors.

After two weeks of hard work and dedication, they have successfully completed their training and are ready to start providing instruction to their respective departments. We are immensely proud of their accomplishments and the bright future that lies ahead for them.

The department’s that were represented are: the city of Buffalo Police Department, Erie County Sheriff’s Office, the towns of Amherst, Cheektowaga, Hamburg, and Orchard Park police departments, the village of Depew police department, SUNY Upstate University police department, Roswell Park Public Safety Department, Erie County Probation Department, New York State Attorney General’s Office, and the Wheatfield Constables.

07/23/2026

We look forward to seeing these new recruits in class on Monday; except for Depity Bielefeld who already graduated from our pre-employment program in June!

07/17/2026

Check out this article written by our own Master Instructor Rich Caito

Gen Z recruits aren't going soft — they're wired differently. And if your training methods haven't caught up, you're not building confidence, you're collapsing it.

In this issue of the ILEETA Journal, Master Instructor and 20-year academy trainer Richard Caito breaks down why yelling as "stress inoculation" is backfiring with today's recruits — and what to do instead. Same standards, better outcomes.

Read the full article in the ILEETA Journal.
🔗 www.ileeta.org/journal/

07/03/2026

The exam for Erie County Deputy Sheriff and for Police Officers in the towns and villages within Erie County is now open through September 2, 2026. Below are the links to both exams.

Please note: we have nothing to do with administering these exams so please refrain from sending us your inquiries, as they will not be answered.

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/erieco/jobs/5396302/deputy-sheriff-criminal-60058910?pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/erieco/jobs/5391136/police-officer-60058900?pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs

Erie County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to workplace diversity.

07/02/2026

Big shout out to our new rising fans!

Robert Cruz

07/02/2026

The police academy would like to congratulate Chief Amy Pedlow on her retirement from the University Police at Buffalo State. During her career Chief Pedlow assisted with training recruits in our basic course for police officers during scenario-based training, and with in-service training as a Breath Analysis Operator Instructor. As a chief, she always provided her officers to assist with instruction whenever they were needed. Thank you Chief, congratulations on an outstanding career; we wish you well in the next chapter of your life.