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Friends are common to see on the streets of Skaneateles, like Jimmy, whom Officer Percy Clarke knows from Doug's Fish Fry. No resident is ever a stranger to Officer Clarke — they are all family. Photo by Jack Henry

Friends are common to see on the streets of Skaneateles, like Jimmy, whom Officer Percy Clarke knows from Doug’s Fish Fry. No resident is ever a stranger to Officer Clarke — they are all family. Photo by Jack Henry

WHAT CRIME?

By Jack Henry

Published

The Skaneateles Police Department makes around five arrests a year in the quaint village in the Finger Lakes. Now more focused on community building than fighting crime, the three retired state troopers who work as village police officers often spend their days pouring coffee through the Coffee with a Cop program.

Story Credits

Jack Henry

Jack
Henry

    Coached by

    Joe McNally headshot

    Joe
    McNally

      Heather Ainsworth

      Heather
      Ainsworth