NY Police Chief Retires

Superintendent Harry Corbitt, head of New York state police, announced he would retire early in the wake of revelations of police involvement in domestic violence allegations against a longtime aide to Gov. David Paterson. Corbitt said the intense pressure from the press was a factor in his decision. He is the second official to leave state government since the New York Times reported a state police official and the governor contacted a woman who had accused Paterson’s aide, David Johnson, of assaulting her. She dropped the complaint soon after. Deputy Secretary for Public Safety Denise O'Donnell, who is Corbitt’s boss, retired last week, saying contact from police and the governor was “unacceptable.”