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July 13, 2021<\/i>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0New York State Police sought the assistance of PEF Parole Officer Karen Hoth during a tense hostage standoff June 8, 2021, after one of her parolees led them on a high-speed chase, caused a fiery crash, and took off into the nearby woods with a hostage.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was very, very intense,\u201d said Hoth, who first joined PEF in 1996 as a drug and alcohol counselor before going to the academy for parole in 2005. She has worked in the field since 2016. \u201cI\u2019m his parole officer, so I was called to see if I could give the State Police hostage negotiators any information that could assist them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Forty-three-year-old Hiram Rivera was accused of burglary, strangulation and grand larceny after an incident the night before the standoff. Hoth was familiar with the suspect after supervising him for about a year. During the three-hour standoff, she spoke directly with Rivera, first by cell phone and then by other means after he tossed the phone.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey weren\u2019t having luck talking to the individual, so they asked if I could try talking to him,\u201d she said. \u201cI have a pretty good relationship with my parolees and they respect me. When you supervise these people you get a feeling for how they operate and you know their history.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve never done anything like this before,\u201d she said. \u201cAt first, I called his phone and was talking to him on my state phone. I was doing my best and once they saw it was effective, they would give me tips on what to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hoth said the technology deployed during the standoff was impressive.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t really realize all the technology that law enforcement has until you\u2019re in a situation like that,\u201d she said. At points during the standoff, a robot delivered water, cigarettes and other items requested by Rivera and law enforcement was able to lock down who Rivera could contact with his phone.<\/p>\n

Technology wasn\u2019t all the multiple agencies brought to the scene.<\/p>\n

During the standoff, Hoth said she was at one point standing next to a sniper.\u00a0Media<\/a>\u00a0reports said Erie County Sheriff\u2019s Office deployed tactical resources, SWAT members and snipers to hold down the scene.<\/p>\n

Hoth praised all the agencies involved and said everyone worked together to achieve the peaceful outcome.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m glad that I could help and I\u2019m glad that he listened,\u201d Hoth said. \u201cI\u2019m glad that I was able to talk him into letting her [the hostage] go and I\u2019m glad nobody got hurt, law enforcement, him or his hostage. It could have ended very badly.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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