ITHACA, N.Y. (WHCU) — Staffing levels have improved at the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office. 

Sheriff Derek Osborne tells WHCU his department has seen several ups and downs the past few years. 

The Tompkins County Legislature funded some new positions in the Sheriff’s office, which Osborne says still need to be filled. 

FULL INTERVIEW: Tompkins County Sheriff Derek Osborne on Ithaca’s Morning News