
Ken Lansing
Sheriff
Undersheriff
Brian Robison
Address
779 Warren Road Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone
607 257-1345
Website
http://tompkinscountyny.gov/sheriff
Population
101,564
Area
476 square miles
County
Tompkins
County Seat
Ithaca, NY
Career
Sheriff Ken Lansing was elected to the office of Sheriff of Tompkins County in November, 2010. Prior to his election, Sheriff Lansing has served in law enforcement since 1979, 33 of them in the Cayuga Heights Police, from which he retired in 2007 as Chief of Police. For 20 years of his career at Cayuga, Sheriff Lansing also worked for other police departments on a part time basis, including the Dryden Police Department from 1975 to 1977 and the Trumansburg Police Department from 1977 to 1998.
Education / Training
Sheriff Lansing is a graduate of Cortland State University. While there, he was involved with a special community service unit that he and two other graduates started.
Honors and Achievements
Sheriff Lansing spent 17 years of his police career teaching the D.A.R.E. program to fifth graders. He spent 13 years volunteering to work on the Cayuga Addiction Recovery Services board.
Personal
Originally from the Catskills, Ken Lansing came to Central New York in 1973. Has lived in Trumansburg with his wife Kim since 1975. They have four children, Sean, Denise, Jason, and Chad, and six grandchildren.