Sheriff’s Office Launches Orange County Threat Advisory Panel to Prevent Targeted Violence

The state-funded organization came about because of an executive order from the governor after a mass shooting in 2022.

The Orange County Sheriff's Office in Goshen, N.Y., on Feb. 27, 2025. Oliver Mantyk/The Epoch Times

GOSHEN, N.Y.—The Orange County Sheriff’s Office announced on Feb. 27 the launch of a community- and outreach-focused team aimed at preventing targeted violence.

The Orange County Threat Advisory Committee (OCTAC) is a team of county agencies and local partners with the goal of thwarting premeditated violent acts aimed at specific individuals, groups, or locations. It includes Orange County’s Mental Health Department, the County Executive’s Office, and sheriff’s investigators with the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force.