Mar. 26

Pat Lynch is quoted in the New York Times and Daily News, denouncing the perjury indictment of Chuck Schwarz as a "witch-hunt."

Mar. 25

Pat Lynch is seen in file footage and his statement denouncing the perjury indictment of Chuck Schwarz as a "witch-hunt" is aired on NY 1 and News-4.

Mar. 19

The NY 1 story with Pat Lynch about the PERB arbitration continues to air. He is also quoted in the New York Times story about it, saying, "We have fallen so far behind these other jurisdictions (other police salaries in the region). That's why these jurisdictions are using the New York Police Department as a recruiting ground." Lynch's photo and quotes also accompany a PERB story in The Chief, which includes a comprehensive explanation of the PBA's wage-increase arguments as outlined in the brief the union submitted to the PERB. Lynch is also quoted in The Chief's stories about the PBA's proposed name change and about Police Commissioner Kelly's written order banning racial profiling.

Mar. 18

Pat Lynch's quoted opinions get good play in a Bloomberg News wire service story about the recruitment and retention crisis and the opening of the PERB arbitration. He is also interviewed on NY 1 about the PERB arbitration.

Mar. 14

Pat Lynch is quoted on NY 1 and News-4, saying the police commissioner's order banning racial profiling "isn't worth the paper it's printed on."

Mar. 13

The NY 1 story about the PBA's arguments before PERB for a minimum 21.9 percent increase continues to air. Pat Lynch is quoted in Newsday saying the police commissioner's order banning racial profiling "isn't worth the paper it's printed on."

Mar. 12

Pat Lynch's photo and quotes accompany a story in The Chief about 72 NYPD cops joining the Port Authority police. Also, the PBA brief submitted to the PERB March 11 becomes the lead story on NY 1, giving wide coverage to the union's arguments in favor of a minimum 21.9 percent raise for New York City police officers.

Mar. 5

Pat Lynch is quoted in The Chief's story about the appeals court decision in the Louima case. Lynch's photo and quotes are also contained in a page-one Chief article about Police Commissioner Ray Kelly's proposal to recruit police officers from Ivy League colleges and the U.S. Marine Corps.

Mar. 4

Pat Lynch's photo is in the Daily News coverage of the police-fire hockey game to benefit 9/11 survivors.

Mar. 1

Pat Lynch is quoted in a New York Times story about the effect of the Louima conviction reversals on police-community relations.

Feb. 28

Pat Lynch appears several times on NY1, WCBS-TV, WABC-TV, WNBC-TV, PIX-TV, WWOR-TV and WNYW-TV and on various news radio stations reacting to the appeals court decision in the Louima case.

Feb. 27

A letter by Pat Lynch is published in Newsday, complaining about Jimmy Breslin's column last week criticizing the work of the dogs of the NYPD's canine unit.

Feb. 26

Pat Lynch's photo and quotes appear in a page-one story in The Chief about the PBA's planned legal action against the city and the NYPD over the Feb. 20 promotions of 15 ESU cops to detective specialist. He is also quoted in a story in The Chief objecting to transferring the Twin Towers Fund to ex-Mayor Giuliani's control.

Feb. 25

A letter by Pat Lynch is published in the Daily News Voice of the People column. In the letter, Lynch expresses support for the 911 families opposition to transferring the Twin Towers Fund to ex-Mayor Giuliani's control.

Feb. 23

Pat Lynch is quoted in the Daily News and the New York Times reacting to Mayor Bloomberg's statements on WABC-radio about the city not being able to afford more of a raise for cops than already offered by Giuliani.

Feb. 19

Pat Lynch's photo and quotes accompany a page-one story in The Chief about Mayor Bloomberg's budget proposals. Lynch is also cited in The Chief's editorial about the issue. Lynch is also mentioned prominently in Len Levitt's "One Police Plaza" column in Newsday in a discussion about post-traumatic-stress syndrome among New York City police officers in the wake of the Sept. 11th terrorist attacks.

Feb. 15

Pat Lynch is cited in a New York Post story about P.O. Moira Smith's funeral, as reading a letter from President Bush calling Officer Smith a "true American hero."

Feb. 14

Pat Lynch is quoted in the Times, News, Post and Newsday, commenting on Mayor Bloomberg's proposed NYPD budget cuts.

Feb. 13

Pat Lynch is seen on Channels 4 and 7 and heard on radio news programs, commenting on Mayor Bloomberg's proposed NYPD budget cuts.

Feb. 12

Pat Lynch's photo and quotes accompany a page-one article in The Chief about the PBA's grievance over the suspension of the duty chart during the World Economic Forum. He is also quoted extensively in Chief stories about Police Commissioner Kelly's intention to hire an outside consultant to aid the recruiting effort and about Mayor Bloomberg's contention that his and Kelly's leadership will make a repetition of the Diallo tragedy unlikely.

Feb. 8

Pat Lynch is quoted in a New York Times story about Police Commissioner Kelly's plans to hire an outside consultant to aid the recruiting effort: "Solving this issue is not a difficult or complex one; it comes down to salaries."

Feb. 7

Recording Secretary Bob Zink is quoted in a Newsday story about police and fire widows urging passage of the Galapo bill.

Feb. 6

Pat Lynch is quoted in a New York Post story about the promotion of an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie that associates the film with Sept. 11th. Also, Lynch's letter to the membership informing them of the PBA's grievance over the chart suspension during the World Economic Forum is quoted in Bill Farrell's civil service column in the Daily News.

Jan. 8

Pat Lynch's photo and comments appear in a story in The Chief about incoming Mayor Bloomberg's plans for the police budget. Lynch is also quoted in Chief stories about Ray Kelly as the new Police Commissioner and the mayoral Commission to Combat Police Corruption's finding that there are problems in the NYPD's recruit screening process.

Jan. 5

Pat Lynch is quoted in the New York Times story about Ray Kelly's swearing in as Police Commissioner.

Jan. 4

The following letter by Pat Lynch is published on the letters page of the New York Post: "Thanks for giving the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association credit for being the first to warn of the problems with the NYPD's recruitment screening process ("Too Many Bad Cops?" Editorial, Jan. 2). But you failed to mention a sure-fire remedy to the city's police recruitment-screening process. Pay cops what they're worth, and you'll have no trouble attracting heroes to sign on with New York's Finest."