Peekskill Police Chief to Retire - Westfair Communications

City of Peekskill Police Chief Don Halmy. Photo courtesy Michael P. McKinney.

Chief Don Halmy of the city of Peekskill Police Department has announced his plan to retire Sept. 25. Hired in 1999 to work on patrol, he rose to sergeant in 2009, lieutenant in 2017 and chief in 2018.

In his resignation letter he said, “I have given this decision much thought and as I grow older I am constantly reminded that life is too short and before I leave this big blue marble, there are other things that I”™d like to accomplish.”

The city of Peekskill is now in the process of identifying and appointing a successor who will continue the work started by Halmy and further build on improving the department and taking it to new heights.