ITHACA, N.Y. (WHCU) — A member of the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office is moving up.

Graden Alpert has been promoted to corrections sergeant. He’s worked as a corrections officer at the Tompkins County Jail since 2019.

During Alpert’s time working in the Sheriff’s office, he was awarded a Kiwanis Officer of the Month for lifesaving action in April 2022.