Paul Arteta Sworn In as Sheriff of Orange County, New York

Paul Arteta (R) takes oath with his left hand on his mother's Bible to become the new sheriff of Orange County, New York, on Jan. 1, 2023. Cara Ding/The Epoch Times

On the first day of the new year, Paul Arteta took oath as Orange County’s new sheriff and promised to build on the past to make the county a safer and better place.

“We’ve done incredible things at the Sheriff’s Office, and it’s just going to get better and better in the future,” he said during his inauguration speech at the county’s emergency services center.