You are correct about police agencies in the Northeast tend to destroy their old pistols rather than release them to the public. I had a Forest Ranger I met while camping in the Adirondacks last year tell me that. New York State is one of those states. He was carrying a Sig 226 in .40 caliber and was extremely happy with it. Conservation Officers on the other hand were issued Glocks. Not sure why they do it that way, but this is New York and they do a lot of strange things when it comes to firearms. So it might be difficult trying to secure a New York State Police trade in.