Change to City Clerk's Office Hours

City Clerk's office will be closed from 9:45am to 11:15am on Oct. 18th and Nov. 22nd 2017 for training.

City Clerk office will be closed for one hour on Monday, October 30, 2017 from 1:00p to 2:00p

It will be necessary for the City Clerk's office to be closed for one hour on Monday, October 30, 2017 from 1:00p to 2:00p. Sorry for the inconvenience. 

City Hall Elevator Temporarily Out of Order

The Elevator in City Hall is temporarily out of order.  If you are in need of assistance please contact the City Clerk's office at 563-7702 or go to the Engineering office near the elevator. If needed, a remote location to VIEW and PARTICIPATE in...

Trick or Treat on Safety Street Returns

For Immediate Release: October 10, 2017

Contact: Sandra Geddes

Promotions/Events Coordinator

City of Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY 12901 518-536-7458

Trick-or-Treat on Safety Street Returns

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y.—The City of Plattsburgh is proud to...

3rd Annual Downtown Plattsburgh Holiday Parade & Tree Lighting

3^rd Annual Downtown Plattsburgh Holiday Parade & Tree Lighting

Plattsburgh, N.Y.—  The City of Plattsburgh and their partners, First Weekends and the Strand Center for the Arts, presents the Downtown Plattsburgh Holiday Parade and Tr...

Downtown Grant Program Kick Off Meeting

                                              &a...

Parking Needs Assessment and Public Meeting

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LAKE CITY LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IS RENEWED AND ENGAGED

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Contact: Doug Butdorf

President, Lake City Local Development Corp

518-569-1907

doug@outbranch.net

LAKE CITY LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IS RENEWED AND ENGAGED The LCLDC was originally formed in the late 1990’...

2016 City of Plattsburgh Annual Drinking Water Quality Report

City of Plattsburgh 2018 Budget

The City of Plattsburgh Common Council Adopted the 2018 Budget on September 14, 2017.

Mayor's Budget 2018

The mayor's budget is an opportunity to be both responsible and visionary. But that’s only a first step. Once it is released, the council can either accept the mayor's analysis and judgment, or substitute its own. If a mayor has faithfully produced a bala...

City of Plattsburgh Comprehensive Review Report - June 19, 2017

NYS Financial Restructuring Board for Local Governments - City of Plattsburgh Comprehensive Review Report - June 19, 2017

City of Plattsburgh seeks city residents who may be interested in serving on various Boards.

Mayor Read is recruiting city residents who are interested in serving on the Board of Assessment Review, the Library Board of Trustees, the Planning Board, the Zoning Board, and in other ways.

Mayor Read said, “This is our city. It benefits from ...

Police Dispatcher Exam

Police Dispatcher

The Police Dispatcher Exam is being offered for Clinton County.  Dispatchers gather essential information from callers and dispatch officers to the scene. They often have to take control of stressful situations and provide prompt...

City Police make arrest in crack cocaine/heroin bust

PLATTSBURGH POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

 “City Police make arrest in crack cocaine/heroin bust”

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CV-Tec Students Practice Their Skills

CV-Tec Students Practice Their Skills

This week the Police Department was happy to welcome students from the CV-TEC Construction Trades program.  Students practiced some hands on skills by helping us do some staining.  This technical trai...

City Police Arrest Four for Breaking into High School

PLATTSBURGH POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

“City Police Arrest Four for breaking into High School”

DATE OF RELEASE: 09/29/2017

TIME OF RELEASE: 9:30am

At approximately 4:20 am on 09/29/2017, Plattsburgh Police Officers responded to Plattsburgh High School aft...

PD Hosts German Students

Willkommen!

Earlier this week Chief Parkinson hosted German exchange students participating in the German American Partnership Program (GAPP) in conjunction with Plattsburgh High School. Led by Officer Wolff the students toured the Pine street location, vi...

City Police Arrest Two for Armed Robbery

PLATTSBURGH POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

“City Police Arrest two for Armed Robbery”

DATE OF RELEASE: 09/24/2017

TIME OF RELEASE: 6:30pm

During the early morning hours of Sept 23, 2017, Plattsburgh Police Officers responded to 70 Margaret...

Plattsburgh City Police Arrest Armed Robber

PLATTSBURGH POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

In the early morning hours of August 5th Plattsburgh City Police responded to the Seth Square Apartments parking lot for report of an armed robbery. A woman exiting her vehicle was approached by a man brandishing ...

Police Seek Assistance in Early Morning Robbery

PLATTSBURGH POLICE DEPARTMENTPRESS RELEASE

“Police Seek Assistance in Early Morning Robbery”

At 6:41 am on August 5th, 2017, Plattsburgh Police responded to Seth Square Apartments for a report of a robbery that had just occurred in the p...

City Police Arrest Two in Connection with Drug Activity

PLATTSBURGH POLICE DEPARTMENTPRESS RELEASE

“City Police arrest two in connection with drug activity”

As a result of an ongoing investigation into the possession, sale and use of illicit narcotics, including heroin, crack and cocaine, the...

City Police arrest arsonist

DATE OF RELEASE: July 26, 2017

TIME OF RELEASE:  12:00 pm

      After an intensive investigation the Plattsburgh Police Department has arrested Jimmy Williams, age 35 of Plattsburgh in connection with an arson spree on Ju...

City Police arrest two in crack cocaine bust

DATE OF RELEASE: 07/26/2017

TIME OF RELEASE: 2:00 pm

      On July 25, 2017, the Plattsburgh City Police Arrested Scott Piccirello, 32 and Latif Mansaray, 20 both of Plattsburgh, New York.  The arrests stem of two search ...

Police raid house to find infant amidst drugs and drug transactions

PLATTSBURGH POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

“Police raid house to find infant amidst drugs and drug transactions” 

DATE OF RELEASE: June 28th, 2017

TIME OF RELEASE:  2:00 pm

As a result of an ongoing in...

Two Men Arrested for Residential Robbery

PLATTSBURGH POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

“Two men arrested for residential Robbery”

DATE OF RELEASE: 6/23/2017

TIME OF RELEASE: 10:00 am

Wednesday, June 21st at 12:05am, Plattsburgh Police responded to a report of a robbery at 59 Broad Street in the City of...

City Police Arrest Queens Man in Heroin/Cocaine Bust

PLATTSBURGH POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

“City Police arrest Queens man in heroin/cocaine bust” 

DATE OF RELEASE: 06/21/2017

TIME OF RELEASE: 4:30 pm

On June 20, 2017, the Plattsburgh City Police arrested Malik Hogan, 32 of Quee...

City PD Arrest 2 for Possession of Fentanyl

PLATTSBURGH POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

“City Police arrest two in possession of 170 bags of Fentanyl with street value of $10,000” 

DATE OF RELEASE: June 8th, 2017

TIME OF RELEASE:  12:00 pm

On Tuesday, June 6th, 2017...

Man Arrested for Local Burglaries

“City Police arrest male for burglaries to local businesses” 

Upon investigation of burglaries at Plattsburgh Boat Basin Marina and Naked Turtle restaurant, City Police have charged Jason Warren Jr, age 35 of Rt 9 Chazy with th...

Traffic Stop Leads to Recovery of Handgun and Drugs

“Plattsburgh City Police traffic stop leads to recovery of loaded handgun and drugs”

DATE OF RELEASE: April 28th, 2017

TIME OF RELEASE:  9:00 a.m.

On April 26th, 2017 members of the Plattsburgh Police Department stopped a vehicle on Montca...

Chief Ken Parkinson

Chief Parkinson is proud to lead the highly trained men and women of the Plattsburgh Police Department in their mission to deliver effective and responsive law enforcement services to all persons within the City of Plattsburgh

City Police Arrest Local Woman on Drug Charges

“City Police arrest local woman for possession of heroin and cocaine”

As a result of an ongoing investigation into the trafficking and distribution of narcotics, on Friday April 7th, 2017 members of the Plattsburgh Police Department, wi...

2 Arrested for Possession of Fentanyl

PLATTSBURGH POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

“Police arrest 2 people in possession of 170 bags of Fentanyl” 

DATE OF RELEASE: March 30th, 2017

TIME OF RELEASE:  2:00 pm

As a result of an ongoing investig...

Search Warrant Leads to 5 Arrests

“Police execute search warrants leading to the arrest of 5 people and the seizure of heroin, cocaine and currency” 

On Tuesday March 21^st, 2017 Members of the Plattsburgh Police Department with assistance from the New York State Police a...

Mayor Read Names New City Police Chief

Mayor Read names new City Police Chief

In January 2017, Chief Desmond Racicot retired as Police Chief after 27 plus years of service with the City Police Department. Captain Michael Branch immediately assumed the Police hief duties as acting Chief until a ...

Arrests in Connection to Home Invasion

“Police arrest suspects in connection to a home invasion on South Catherine Street” 

DATE OF RELEASE: March 9^th, 2017

TIME OF RELEASE:  10:00 am

On February 21^st, 2017 at approximately 3:15 AM, the Plattsburgh Police Department re...

Police Investigate Report of Burglary

On February 21^st, 2017 at approximately 3:15 AM, the Plattsburgh Police Department received a call from a resident on South Catherine Street in the City of Plattsburgh, reporting two unknown males inside his home. The individuals left the residence after ...

Internet Exchange Safe Zone

INTERNET EXCHANGE SAFE ZONE

The Plattsburgh Police Department, like many departments around the country, would like to provide a safe and secure location for exchange of goods sold on social media and classified advertisement websites. We would like to use...

Xpress Mart Arrests

DATE OF RELEASE: 12/14/2016

TIME OF RELEASE: 12:00 pm

Sunday, December 11th, 2016 at 8:14pm, Plattsburgh Police Officers responded to an armed robbery call at the Xpress Mart convenience store located at 63 Bridge Street in the City of Plattsburgh. The stor...

Police Chief Announces His Retirement

PLATTSBURGH CITY POLICE CHIEF DESMOND J. RACICOT ANNOUNCES HIS RETIREMENT

Police Chief Desmond J. Racicot says he will retire on January 11^th, 2017. Chief Racicot has been with the Plattsburgh Police Department since 1989 and has been leading the departmen...

Plattsburgh Police Arrest Three Protesters

At about 2:45pm TD Bank North, 136 Margaret St, Plattsburgh called the Plattsburgh Police Department to report protesters sitting in the lobby of the bank refusing to leave. Responding officers encountered approximately 10-15 people protesting the Dakota...Read on...

Beekman Towers Power Outage

Sunday afternoon, the electrical service at Beekman Towers faulted. Plattsburgh Municipal Lighting, Fire Department, Police Department and Building Inspector responded. While MLD tested components to determine the source of the failure, City Fire, Polic...Read on...

Plattsburgh Man Arrested for School Burglary/ Police Station Vandalism

It is alleged Clifford unlawfully entered Stafford Middle School early Thursday morning, stealing a garbage can and a chair from inside the building. An elevator was also found to have been tampered with and two district-owned vehicles were damaged.

It...Read on...

Plattsburgh Woman Arrested for Residential Burglary

On March 12, 2016 at approximately 11:05 pm, Plattsburgh Police responded to 38 US Oval in the City of Plattsburgh for a report of a residential Burglary. Officers determined that sometime in the preceding days, someone entered the apartment and stole sev...Read on...

Plattsburgh Man Arrested for Sex Offense

On November 11, 2015 at approximately 4:10 pm, Plattsburgh Police responded to the Saranac River in the vicinity of Green Street for a welfare check of two individuals lying on the ground by the river. The two were located and interviewed by Police. One o...Read on...

Website Personalization Now Available!

By clicking “Log In” on the MyDashboard bar at the top of the screen, users may create a login for the site or use their Facebook profile to access MyDashboard. Once logged in, visitors can choose the modules, features and keywords that they’d like to see...Read on...