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| 2005
September - December |
| Dec. 21 |
Pat Lynch is singled out in a Daily News
article about union support for the transit strike: "Lynch even
walked a picket line in Flushing, Queens, with his father, Robert
Lynch, who drove a train 30 years and struck in 1980." |
| Dec. 20 |
Pat Lynch's photo makes page one of The
Chief, where his call for the death penalty for cop killers
is headlined: "We must fix the laws," he tells the civil service
weekly, "so that every cop killer on the street must know that
if you think of taking the live of a police officer...you are
giving up your life." Lynch's support for Roger Toussaint and
the Transport Workers Union is mentioned in The Chief's editorial. |
| Dec. 16 |
Pat Lynch's photo and quotes accompany an
article in the Daily
News about the impending Transit strike: "The one thing
that's concerning us very much is the lack of movement on the
side of the MTA to come to the table with a realistic offer...What's
also troubling is the constant talk of trying to criminalize
the effort for workers in this city to try to get to a contract
that can put food on their table." Lynch is also quoted in the
Daily News
article on the plea of Daniel Enchautegui's parents for action
in Albany. |
| Dec. 15 |
Video coverage of arraignment of P.O. Enchautegui's
killers at Jacobi Medical Center on CBS,
Fox-5,
NBC,
and New
York 1. |
| Dec. 14 |
Video stories cover police from near and
far honoring P.O. Daniel Enchautegui at his funeral on ABC,
CBS,
Fox-5,
NBC,
NY1,
UPN9,
and WB11.
Pat Lynch's photo and quotes accompany stories in the New York
Post about a letter the PBA President wrote to the newspaper
supporting their editorial campaign for stiffer gun penalty
laws: "You have highlighted a problem that resulted in the untimely
and unnecessary deaths of two fine police officers, Dillon Stewart
and Daniel Enchautegui," the letter said in part. He is also
quoted in the Post's editorial on the subject. Lynch is also
quoted in the Daily
News' and Newsday's
articles about Stewart's accused killer's arraignment: "Two
in two weeks it is disgraceful." Lynch is also quoted
in Lisa Colangelo's Civil Service column in the Daily
News, in an item about Pct. Delegate PBBX John Wohlberg's
retirement: "His love for the job and his deep concern for his
fellow officers kept him on the job all these years. He's the
senior PBA delegate and we'll really miss seeing his gray hair
at the monthly meetings." |
| Dec. 13 |
Pat Lynch is quoted in the Daily
News, in an article about the newspaper's campaign to stiffen
penalties for violent crimes against on-duty police officers,
and in The Chief's coverage of the funeral for Officer Dillon
Stewart. "These recent shootings and killings should be
a catalyst for all the politics to be put aside and for them
(state legislators) to sit in one room and at one table and
move on passing these pieces of legislation," Lynch tells
the News. Videos: News coverage of the indictment of Allan Cameron
accused of killing PO Dillon Stewart and the wake for PO Daniel
Enchautegui: WCBS,
WNBC,
Fox-5,
UPN9.
New York 1 on the indictment
and the wake. |
| Dec. 11 |
Pat Lynch is quoted in a New
York Post article about the PBA's Widows' and Children's
holiday party being held on the same day that another police
officer, Daniel Enchautegui, was shot and killed in the line
of duty: "PBA President Pat Lynch recalled Enchautegui's
grief-stricken father telling him at the hospital: 'He loved
me too much,'" the Post reported. "'No one understands
that better than the people in this room,' Lynch said." |
| Dec. 10 |
Videos: News coverage of the heroic action
and tragic death of PO Daniel Enchautegui: WCBS,
WNBC,
Fox-5,
UPN9,
and WB11 |
| Dec. 7 |
Pat Lynch is quoted in the New
York Times article about Officer Dillon Stewart's funeral:
Lynch "told Officer Stewart's family during the funeral
that he was a hero for 'the way that he lived,' as well as how
he died," the Times reported. "Mr. Lynch also offered
them words of comfort. "'Yes, the good Lord goes before
you,' he said. 'And we're right behind you.'" |
| Dec. 6 |
Video of 20,000 police officers honoring
fallen comrade at funeral on WABC,
WCBS,
WNBC,
Fox-5,
New York
1, UPN9,
and WB11.
Pat Lynch is quoted in the New
York Times article about Officer Dillon Stewart's wake:
"Time and time again we lose police officers through gun
violence on the streets. The time has come for us to stop carrying
our brothers and sisters into these churches." |
| Dec. 5 |
Pat Lynch is quoted in the New
York Sun, and mentioned in Newsday,
in articles about his appearance with Sen. Charles Schumer at
a press conference advocating reform of the gun-trafficking
laws in the wake of Officer Dillon Stewart's killing. Lynch
appears in the photo that accompanies the Daily
News article. "We must give law enforcement across
this country the ability to speak with each other and get the
information on the crime that was committed and the gun that
was used to do it," he was quoted in The Sun. |
| Dec. 4 |
Video showing Lynch joining Senator Schumer
in calling for tougher gun laws: WABC,
Fox-5,
New York 1,
UPN9,
WB11 |
| Dec. 2 |
Pat Lynch is quoted in the Daily
News and Newsday,
in articles about the indictment of Police Officer Dillon Stewart's
accused killer: "Lynch called (Allan) Cameron a 'cold-blooded
killer,'" the News reported. "and once again urged
state lawmakers to restore the death penalty. 'This is a coward,
and we shouldn't be listening to a coward.'" |
| Dec. 1 |
Video of Lynch at indictment of the murderer
of PO Dillon Stewart: WABC,
WCBS,
Fox-5,
WNBC,
New York
1, UPN9,
WB11 |
| November |
| Nov. 29 |
At courtroom where suspect is charged with
the murder of Police Officer Dillon Stewart, Lynch calls for
death penalty: videos from WCBS,
WNBC,
WABC,
Fox-5,
UPN9,
WB11
and New
York 1. |
| Nov. 28 |
Pat Lynch reacts to the murder of Police
Officer Dillon Stewart in videos from WABC
and WCBS |
| Nov. 23 |
More coverage on Pat Lynch's praise for
Laura Blackburne decision in Times,
Post,
News,
Newsday
and The
Chief. Stock Exchange honors Lynch with ringing of closing
bell (CNN and
CNBC.)
See also other news photos. |
| Nov. 22 |
Pat Lynch's photo and quotes accompany an
article in The
Chief about the PBA's endorsement of Eliot Spitzer for governor:
"We want to put someone in the statehouse that understands
us, respects us, and will work with us." The Commission
on Judicial Conduct-- reacting to a complaint from the PBA --
recommends the dismissal of Judge Laura Blackburne. Pat Lynch
praises the decision at a news conference following the decision,
and is covered on ABC,
NBC, CBS,
UPN9,
and New
York 1, |
| Nov. 16 |
Channel
7 reports the PBA endorsement of Eliot Spitzer for Governor. |
| Nov. 15 |
Lynch's photo and quotes appear in an article
in The Chief
about U.S. Congressman Anthony Weiner urging the Senate to pass
legislation making it illegal to post personal information about
police officers on Web sites: "This is not just something
we talk about may happen. We cannot ask New York City police
officers to put themselves between the miscreants that try to
tear down our society and the good citizens of this city, and
not give them the mechanisms to protect themselves." |
| Nov. 8 |
Pat Lynch's photo and "thinly veiled
attempt to hold unhappy police officers hostage" quote
appear in The
Chief, in an article about the rookie-pay provision in the
UFA's news contract. He is also quoted in The New York Sun. |
| Nov. 2 |
Lisa Colangelo's Civil Service column in
the Daily
News repeats Pat Lynch's quote about the UFA's new contract
provision forcing cops who roll over to the FDNY to start at
rookie pay being "a thinly veiled attempt to hold unhappy
police officers hostage." |
| October |
| Oct. 30 |
Pat Lynch is quoted in a Daily News article
about a provision in the United Firefighters Assn. contract
settlement that forces veteran cops who switch to the FDNY to
start at rookie pay: "Lowering the starting salary for
cops who roll over to the FDNY is a thinly veiled attempt to
hold unhappy police officers hostage." |
| Oct. 23 |
The Daily
News quotes Pat Lynch in an article about the attempt by
drug kingpin John McCaskell, implicated in the 1988 assassination
of Police Officer Edward Byrne, to seek early release from his
25-years-to-life prison term under the state's newly relaxed
Rockefeller drug laws: "But Patrick Lynch...said that McCaskell
should have been charged as an accomplice in Byrne's killing,"
the Daily News reports. "If you speak of killing a police
officer, if you hid the gun, if you helped those who pulled
the trigger, you should be charged with the murder. He should
not be allowed leniency." |
| Oct. 22 |
Pat Lynch is quoted in the New
York Times, Daily
News, New
York Post, Newsday
and the Staten
Island Advance on the Conroy conviction: "As police
officers, we face danger and uncertainty every time we go to
work to protect this city. This verdict holds a police officer
criminally responsible for protecting himself, and that has
to make cops wonder if it's worth the risk. These tragic circumstances
caused the death of an innocent man, and that is deeply regrettable.
But it would be a far greater tragedy to allow this city to
return to a crime-ridden state because police officers don't
trust the city to give them the benefit of a doubt when something
goes wrong." |
| Oct. 21 |
Lynch calls Conroy conviction "wrong"
on WCBS and WABC
videos as wedll as on 1010
WINS and New
York 1. |
| Oct. 19 |
Pat Lynch's quotes appear in a New
York Times article about the producitivity concessions contained
in the recent union contract settlements. Commenting on the
lower starting salaries for Police Academy recruits, Lynch is
quoted: "He's (the mayor's) creating problems for tomorrow
by paying a substandard salary in the beginning for police officers.
A lot of people aren't going to want to come to the job at that
rate...The city's bargaining approach was unfair. Their negotiating
style is they put draconian steps on the table that no one can
touch." |
| Oct. 18 |
Pat Lynch's photo appears in The Chief,
in an article comparing recent city union contract settlements
with the DC-37 pattern. |
| Oct. 4 |
Pat Lynch is quoted in The Chief,
in an article about the endorsement of Mayor Bloomberg's reelection
by the Lieutenants Benevolent Assn. Asked what the PBA intends
to do about endorsements in this year's mayoral election, Lynch
said: "We are having our political action committee meetings.
We are going to discuss all aspects with the committee and then
we will come to a conclusion." |
| September |
| Sep. 27 |
Pat Lynch is quoted in the Daily
News and the Chief-Leader
in articles about the recent 39.3 percent reduction in applicants
for the Police Academy and its connection to the drastically
slashed starting salary. His photo accompanies the Chief story.
"People are willing to sacrifice at the start of their
careers if they see a payoff," he told the News. "Right
now they don't." He told the Chief: "I think it's
another signal of the huge recruitment and retention problem
that the city has been hiding behind for a long time. There
is no light at the end of the tunnel. We have to fix the foundation
of the problem before we can keep building." The Chief
also publishes a letter
by Lynch contradicting an article in the newspaper's last
issue that suggested the PBA "was willing to sell out the
unborn" in the PERB arbitration. "After the neutral
arbitrator had unequivocally decided to reduce the salary and
benefits of new hires, the PBA sought to limit the impact of
the arbitrator's decision on new hires," Lynch wrote. The
New York Post also quotes Lynch in an editorial about growing
opposition to the International Freedom Center at Ground Zero:
"Last week, the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association said
it, too, was "deeply disturbed" by the IFC vision.
"We believe that the nearly 3,000 people who perished during
the worst single attack this nation has ever seen deserve the
respect and honor of a memorial that will never denigrate America,"
wrote PBA President Pay Lynch. |
| Sep. 25 |
In a New
York Post article on Hillary Clinton's oppostion to the
International Freedom Center at Ground Zero, Pat Lynch says
"It's not a political issue — it's an issue of right
and wrong. In our view, the IFC simply doesn't belong at Ground
Zero, and we appreciate Sen. Clinton's support." |
| Sep. 24 |
Pat Lynch is quoted in a Daily
News story about the new violent police video game: "The
cop who worked on this video should look in the mirror. He made
it harder for everyone working the job." |
| Sep. 23 |
The New York Times reports the PBA's opposition
to the International Freedom Center. Pat Lynch speaks to Channels
5, 9
and 11
about desensitizing our children to violence in news stories
about a new, violent police video game. |
| Sep. 22 |
Pat Lynch's photo and quotes accompany a
New York
Post article about growing opposition to the proposed International
Freedom Center at Ground Zero: "The World Trade Center
is not a place for domestic or international politics,"
Lynch is quoted from a letter he wrote to the World Trade Center
Memorial Foundation. "It is not a place for inappropriate
art or entertainment and programming that trivializes or ignores
the history of the site." Lynch told The Post: "We
have active and retired members who participated in the largest
rescue in this nation's history, and they want that site respected
for what it is." The Post's
editorial page praises the PBA's position. On WNBC
(video) Pat Lynch argues that Ground Zero is no place for
the International Freedom Center |
| Sep. 21 |
Pat Lynch's photo and quotes appear in Lisa
Colangelo's Daily
News Civil Service column, in the lead item about possible
union endorsements in the mayoral election: "The PBA's
political action committee is discussing an endorsement...but
no decision has been made yet." |
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