Albany Police Officers working with the LEAD Program, John Schueler, left, Benjamin Peterson, second from left, Albany Police Lieutenant of training and policy and overseeing the Albany LEAD Program, Melissa Gipson, and Brendan Cox, director of policing strategies for LEAD National Support Bureau, pose for a photo on Sheridan Ave. on Thursday, April 12, 2018, in Albany, N.Y.   (Paul Buckowski/Times Union) Photo: PAUL BUCKOWSKI / (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)