Today, the newest member of the New York State Police K9, Nicki, was introduced. Nicki was
named after Trooper Nicholas F. Clark who was killed in the line of duty on
July 2, 2018. Nicki will be serving the
public in the Allegany and Cattaraugus Counties. Nicki is Trooper Dean Nolte’s third narcotic
canine partner.
Background:
A New York State Trooper was shot and killed July 2, 2018 by a Steuben County school principal. Dead is Trooper Nicholas F. Clark, 29, from Canisteo. Trooper Clark responded to a suicidal man on Welch Road in the Town of Erwin. The man was distraught following a domestic dispute. Upon arrival, Trooper Clark was shot and fatally injured by Steven Kiley, 43. The shooter barricaded himself in him home and eventually shot and killed himself. State Police said Kiley was the principal at Bradford Central School in Steuben County. Trooper Clark had been assigned to the Bath barracks. The slain trooper graduated from Canisteo-Greenwood school, from Alfred University in 2011 and the State Police Academy in 2015. He is survived by his mother, an Alfred University accounting professor, his father and a brother.
A New York State Trooper was shot and killed July 2, 2018 by a Steuben County school principal. Dead is Trooper Nicholas F. Clark, 29, from Canisteo. Trooper Clark responded to a suicidal man on Welch Road in the Town of Erwin. The man was distraught following a domestic dispute. Upon arrival, Trooper Clark was shot and fatally injured by Steven Kiley, 43. The shooter barricaded himself in him home and eventually shot and killed himself. State Police said Kiley was the principal at Bradford Central School in Steuben County. Trooper Clark had been assigned to the Bath barracks. The slain trooper graduated from Canisteo-Greenwood school, from Alfred University in 2011 and the State Police Academy in 2015. He is survived by his mother, an Alfred University accounting professor, his father and a brother.