Rye Police Department’s newest lieutenant, Al Hein, joins new sergeants, Christine Incalcatera and Kevin Pallone, after their promotions were announced July 14.
On July 14, Rye’s interim Commissioner of Public Safety, Lt. Robert Falk, announced several promotions within Rye Police Department. Sgt. Albert Hein was promoted to Patrol Lieutenant. Police Officers Christine Incalcatera and Kevin Pallone were made sergeants.
Lt. Hein joined Rye Police Department in January 2007. After graduating from the Westchester Police Academy he was assigned to the Patrol Division where he had the opportunity to become a Field Training Officer, General Topics Instructor, Taser Instructor, OC spray Instructor and an Emergency Medical Technician. He served as the Village Officer, Coffee with a Cop liaison, and as an Adopt a School Officer to Milton School, Christ’s Church and Rye Presbyterian nursery schools, and Resurrection School. Hein was promoted to Sergeant in 2017 and later assigned to the Records Department as Accreditation Manager and was responsible for maintenance of the current technology systems and the purchasing of new systems and equipment.
Sgt. Incalcatera graduated in NYPD’s class of 2005 in the top 10 % and was assigned to housing patrol in the Bronx. She became a Rye police officer in 2006. Incalcatera served as the Village Officer and on bicycle patrol, was an Adopt-a-School Officer to Midland School, and participated in Coffee with a Cop. In 2020, she was assigned as the supervisor of the Marine Division. Incalcatera holds NYS Certificates in General Topics Instructor, Field Training Officer, Juvenile Officer, School Resource Officer, Law Enforcement Bicycle Patrol, Marine Law Enforcement, Marine Patrol Operator. She has received additional training in Standard Field Sobriety Testing and Radar/Lidar and has two Lifesaving awards.
Her notable arrests include:
- 2 wanted for burglary of 35 businesses during power outage.
- Operator of stolen vehicle after foot pursuit
- Tracked and arrested burglary suspect with help of a stolen iPhone.
Sgt. Pallone graduated from Rye High School in 1993 and American University in 1999 with a BA in Psychology. He also holds a Masters of Public Administration degree from Marist College. Pallone was assigned as a Patrol Officer in January 2002. He serves as a firearms instructor assessing training needs and provides specialized instruction for individual officers, inspections, and maintenance and repair of weapons; he assists the department with firearms qualifications and use of force training according to current codes and laws. Pallone also evaluates the departments’ weaponry and ammunition needs.
Additionally, Pallone is a Field Training Officer where he assists in training new officers that graduate from the police academy as well as police officers that transfer from other departments.
- Rye Record Staff
