Over the last few weeks, members of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s state police detail have been painting an unflattering portrait in the press of the governor and his family.

These reports are in addition to the sexual harassment allegations made by a female trooper against the governor and which Attorney General Letitia James included in her scathing August 3 report. That report led directly to Gov. Cuomo’s decision to resign at midnight Tuesday.

One of the more damning grievances from the state police is that the governor side-stepped the police command structure in determining who would protect him.

“Who is where, who holds what rank, who rides in the car, who has crappy posts, who has a good post, which is all things that typically would be decided, on any other detail, by the superintendent, or through the rank structure,” Timothy Dymond, a senior investigator and president of the New York State Police Investigators Association, told Capital Tonight.  “That’s led to a negative environment in the detail. You either have to bow to the governor, or else."

The accretion of power by Gov. Cuomo began years ago and may take some time to unravel under new Gov. Kathy Hochul. 

“The state police will always operate at the highest level of integrity and professionalism, and we look forward to a new governor that allows us the ability to do our job, and keep her safe,” said Dymond.