ITHACA, NY (607NewsNow) — The Ithaca Police Department is adding a leader.

Cornell University Police Chief Anthony Bellamy is retiring after 21 years and is becoming IPD’s next deputy chief. Bellamy says his goal is to “collaborate and create partnerships.”

Bellamy will report to Chief Tom Kelly, who announced the news Friday, Sept. 12 on WHCU’s Ithaca’s Morning News. His first day on the job will be Thursday, Oct. 2.

“I am so grateful for Chief Bellamy’s service and dedication to the university,” said David Honan, associate vice president for public safety. “He provided strong leadership and essential community engagement during a critical period in which we reimagined the role of law enforcement at Cornell. Our department, and the community, are the better for his efforts.” “A leader is not going to be effective unless the team follows their vision,” Bellamy said. “So, I feel very fortunate and blessed to have the team here who trusted me to lead them, and I can only hope to earn that trust, collaboration and partnership with the members of the Ithaca Police Department and the community.”

Cornell’s deputy chief Eric Stickel will step into the role of interim chief starting on Saturday, Sept. 20. Stickel has 17 years of service to CUPD.

FULL INTERVIEW: IPD Chief Tom Kelly and Cornell University Police Chief Anthony Bellamy on Ithaca’s Morning News https://soundcloud.com/whcuradio/ithaca-police-chief-tom-kelly-cornell-university-police-chief-anthony-bellamy?si=ef2faadbfaf245d3a593106cc3342aae&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing