Following the NYPD's announcement that it initiate disciplinary proceedings whether or not the federal civil rights investigation has concluded, Pat Lynch called on DOJ to end the "highly irregular fishing expedition" and demanded "due process and an impartial consideration of the facts" by the NYPD. Read the full statement here. Stories appeared in the Daily News, New York Times and aired on ABC 7 News, Fox 5 News, CBS 2 News, 1010 WINS Radio and WNYC Radio.
The Chief Leader reports that an Appeals Court has granted an injunction preventing the NYPD from releasing body cam footage until the case is decided.
The state appellate division granted the PBA an injunction blocking the NYPD from releasing police body cam footage until the end of the hearing before it. Stories appeared in the Daily News and on WNYC Radio news, News Radio 880, New York 1, News 12 Bronx news, Fox 5 news, and Pix 11 news.
In follow up stories in the News and Post about another cop-killer being paroled, PBA president Pat Lynch questions the board’s consideration of the murderer’s crimes.
In stories about the NYPD's announcement of a new disciplinary review panel appearing in the Daily News, AM New York and Buzz Feed, Pat Lynch questions the need for yet another layer of oversight. Read the full statement here.
The Post reports on the impending release of cop-killer Robert Hayes, a Black Liberation Army member who killed Transit P.O. Sidney Thompson in 1973 after being stopped for turnstile jumping. Read Pat Lynch's full statement calling for action to fix the broken parole system.
The Daily News reports on the NYPD's denial of a request to release body-cam footage for use in a civil lawsuit, citing the judge's order in the PBA's lawsuit over the issue.
The Daily News reports that the court has denied the City’s request for dismissal allowing the PBA’s lawsuit to prevent the release of disciplinary records to go forth. See Lynch’s entire statement here.
As the PC announces his unadulterated support for more de Blasio Vision Zero speed cameras, PBA president Pat Lynch calls for the money to be used to hire more police officers noting that speed cameras can’t take a drunk, unlicensed or uninsured motorist off the road. See reports in the Daily News, AM New York, Post, and on News 12 Bronx and CBS Radio. Read Lynch’s entire statement of June 18 here.
A letter labeled “Pension Pushback” by the Daily News from PBA president Pat Lynch and UGA president Gerald Fitzgerald pointing out inaccuracies in a recent op-ed column ran today in the letters to the editor space.
The Chief Leader reports on the PBA’s Finest of the Finest award ceremony.
Pat Lynch and police widow Diane Piagentini discuss the release and potential release of those incarcerated for murdering police officers in the Wall Street Journal.
CBS 2 TV News, the Daily News and the NY Post all report on the PBA’s Finest of the Finest Awards Ceremony held at the Water Club to honor heroes among the NYPD’s ranks as selected by their peers. A total of 53 MOS were honored for brave, courageous and intelligent acts of policing. Read the press release and see Pat Lynch’s entire opening remarks.
The Staten Island Advance, ABC 7 News and NY1 News all report on the PBA’s endorsement of Congressmen Dan Donovan’s in the upcoming primary.
The Daily News reported on a rally by a group that supports “geriatric parole” whose motto is “if the risk is low, let them go” regarding criminals seeking parole. The group defines “geriatric prisoners” as those over 55 years of age and accuses the PBA of “intimidating” parole board members who decide these cases.
The PBA got some positive indications from a judge in its effort to prevent the NYPD and City from releasing “de-identified” records of police officer’s disciplinary cases. The judge indicated that it is likely that he will let the PBA’s case proceed despite the City’s motion to dismiss and he continued the TRO that prevents the NYPD from releasing those records until his final decision is made in a few weeks. Stories were reported by the Daily News and Buzz Feed.
The Chief Leader reports on police pay and on the disparate positions of the PBA and City (article). They also report that the Piagentini and Jones families along with the PBA oppose the parole release of cop-killer Anthony Bottom (article).
The Chief Leader reports on the PBA’s victory in reversing a low court decision and obtaining a TRO preventing the department from releasing body camera video until a full five-judge Appellate panel decides the case.
The Daily News, AM New York, News 12 Long Island, News Radio 880, and 1010 WINS Radio report on the efforts of the Piagentini and Jones families joined by the PBA to keep cop killer Anthony Bottom in prison.
The NY Post quotes Lynch in an editorial about cop-killers being released on parole.
Pat Lynch’s Letter to the Editor informed the Daily News that their editorial about the PBA’s issues with the release of body cam footage was wrong.
The PBA won a TRO temporarily preventing the NYPD from releasing any police officer’s body camera footage until the full five-judge panel can review and decide the case. Stories appeared in: NY Times; Daily News; Post; Bristol Herald Courier (Virginia and Tennessee); and The Modesto Bee (California). The story also ran on PIX 11 News; New York 1 news; CBS 2 News; NBC 4 News; WNYC Radio; ABC 7 News and 1010 WINS Radio. See also press release.
PBA President Pat Lynch, board members, and police officers join the Dwyer family in opposing parole for cop killer Eddie Matos. Stories were broadcast on ABC 7 News, CBS 2 News, WLNY, News 12 Long Island and 1010 WINS Radio. See the full PBA-recorded video, and read the press release.
In a NY Post story about the NYPD's distribution of the new business cards required by the "Right to Know Act," Pat Lynch slams the Department for going beyond even the legislation's misguided mandates. Read full statement here.
NBC 4 News and the Chief Leader reported on the second PBA radio commercial seeking support to keep cop killers in jail.
The release of hero Police Office Dalsh Veve from a rehab facility was covered by: NY Times, NY Post, Newsday, WCBS 880 Radio New York 1 news, WLNY, ABC 7 News, News 12 LI and NBC 4 News.
The Chief Leader reports on the PBA’s criticism of the NY Bar Association for letting members involved in litigation of the 50A lawsuit use the Bar Association as a political tool.
New York 1 News, WNYC Radio, and News 12 the Bronx reports the PBA’s intention to appeal a court ruling regarding release of police body camera footage.
The Post and Daily News report on a trial court judge's ruling dismissing the PBA's lawsuit over the NYPD's arbitrary and illegal release of body-worn camera footage. Pat Lynch panned the ruling for leaving police officers "as perhaps the only group with no remedy for a violation of their legal rights" and said the PBA will file an emergency appeal with the Appellate Division. See full statement here.
The NY State Senate passed a bill proposing tougher parole rules following the release of three time convicted cop-killer Herman Bell. The bill faces an uphill battle for approval in the Assembly which is controlled by the Democrats. Stories ran on: Spectrum News, Capital Region; New York 1 News; News 6 Albany (CBS); News 10 Albany (ABC) and WNYC Radio. The story was also reported on Fox 5 News where retired MOS Sen. Martin Golden also called for the reestablishment of the death penalty.
On the day triple-cop-killer Herman Bell was scheduled to be released from prison, the PBA held a news conference with State Senator Marty Golden to demand that the Governor and Legislature take action to fix the broken, unaccountable parole board system. Watch full PBA-recorded video of the press conference. Reports on Bell's release appeared in the NY Post, Daily News, Newsday, the NY Times and on New York 1, ABC 7 News, NBC 4 News, Fox 5 News, CBS 2 News, PIX 11 News, News 10 Albany, WABC Radio, WCBS Radio and WINS Radio.
PC James O’Neill sends a scathing letter to Governor Cuomo regarding the parole board decision to release cop killer Herman Bell. Story was reported in the Daily News.
A State Supreme Court judge rules that police widow, Diane Piagentini, does not have standing to challenge a Parole Board decision and that the board did not act irrationally or outside of its guidelines. The PBA said it will appeal the decision. Stories ran in: the Post and Daily News. It was also covered by News 12 Bronx, New York 1, NBC 4 News, ABC 7 News, and CBS 880 radio.
In a story about Gov. Cuomo’s executive order granting parolees the right to vote, WINS radio quotes Pat Lynch saying that Cuomo should be more concerned about the parole board that released three-time cop-killer Herman Bell. WIBX Utica radio reports that Gov. Cuomo said that if he had been on the parole board, he would not have voted for the release of Herman Bell.
The Daily News reports that PBA president Pat Lynch sent letters to all of the major labor unions in the City asking them to boycott de Blasio events. Lynch noted that, while de Blasio portrays himself as a friend of labor, he acts more like the corporate donors who support him in his treatment of NYC workers — in particular NYC police officers — by refusing to pay a market rate of pay.
CBS news radio 880, reporting from the NYPD graduation ceremony at MSG, speaks with PC O’Neill who reiterates that cop-killers should never be released from jail.
News 12 Bronx reports on Gov. Cuomo’s order to grant parolees the right to vote. Pat Lynch said that Cuomo should be focusing on the failure of his parole board which sets three-time cop-killers free.
The NY Post editorializes on New Yorkers' calls for Herman Bell to remain incarcerated citing the 367,000 letters to the parole board generated by the PBA’s most recent radio commercial. Diane Piagentini was interviewed on AM 970 Radio’s Joe Piscopo Morning show and NY 1, NBC 4 and CBS 880 reported that Bell should have been released on 4-17 but would remain behind bars until the lawsuit is settled. Two of those reports also mention PC James O’Neill’s tweet opposing parole for Bell.
The PBA’s objections to the leaking of disciplinary documents and insistence that the leaker be found and held accountable was reported by the Daily News, Post and the Times Union. Stories also ran on NY 1 News, CBS 2 News and WNYC Radio.
On the day that would have been Herman Bell’s first day out of prison, the Daily News, Post and Newsday report on the efforts by the Piagentini family and the PBA to keep Bell incarcerated. Stories also ran on ABC 7 News and New York 1 News.
New York 1 News reports that the judge will begin considering evidence in the Bell parole challenge by the PBA on behalf of Mrs. Diane Piagentini and that the state Attorney General is arguing that the widow has no legal standing in the case. Read the PBA's press release here.
The NY Post editorializes on the horrible appointments made by the Gov. to the parole board while the Daily News reports former PC Ray Kelly saying the release of Herman Bell “defies logic.”
Police widow Diane Piagentini and PBA President Pat Lynch attended the hearing in Albany regarding a suit that Mrs. Piagentini filed through the PBA against the New York state parole board for releasing three-time cold-blooded cop-killer Herman Bell. The judge reserved decision, but ordered that the inmate be held in prison until the outcome of this suit and any subsequent suits. Stories appeared in the New York Daily News, the New York Post, and AM New York, and on WRGB Albany news, CBS 2 news, Fox 5 news, ABC 7 news, and New York 1 news.
See PBA-recorded video of Pat Lynch and Diane Piagentini, widow of slain NYC P.O. Joseph Piagentini, speaking to the media in Albany before a court hearing in the fight to overturn the parole of P.O. Piagentini’s murderer, triple-cop killer Herman Bell.
The Chief Leader reports on: the PBA’s lawsuit on behalf of police widow, Mrs. Diane Piagentini, to keep cold-blooded cop-killer, Herman Bell, in jail. It also reports on the PBA’s hiring of master negotiator Kenneth Feinberg as the PBA’s panelist on the PERB arbitration board. The Chief Leader also editorializes that it is wrong to blame police for the failure of society to care for the mentally ill.
In a Post story about a Parole Board commissioner who lobbied a former chairman to write a letter supporting parole for the man she married in jail, Pat Lynch notes that this is typical of the “misguided, unreasonable people” who sit on parole boards.
The New York Post reports on the mental health crisis in New York City and Pat Lynch weighs in on how it affects police officers.
NBC 4 television news reports on the PBA’s radio campaign to keep cop killers in jail.
The lawsuit filed by the PBA on behalf of police widow, Diane Piagentini, resulted in the court granting a TRO keeping Herman Bell in prison until the lawsuit is resolved. Stories appeared in: Daily News; Post with a Post editorial, Philadelphia Tribune, MSN.com and AM New York. Radio and TV media coverage: WINS radio; WCBS 880 radio; Fox and Friends; ABC 7; WOR radio; NBC 4 News; NY 1 News. Read the PBA’s entire press release here.
PBA brings in master negotiator as panel representative on expected PERB board that will decide the terms of the next police officer’s contract. The story was reported in the NY Daily News and on 1010 WINS.
The Chief Leader reports: that the PBA has applied for binding arbitration in the contract dispute with the City; the PBA accuses the Parole Board of disregarding the law in the release of three-time cop-killer Herman Bell; reports that the PBA is suing the CCRB for overstepping their authority in granting itself powers to investigate not include in FADO.
The PBA continues to press for a new parole board hearing for cop killer Herman Bell noting that the board admitted to the Daily News that they didn’t review sentencing minutes until after the decision was made. The law, which the board is ignoring, requires a rescission of the parole date and that a new panel rehear the case. Stories appeared in the Daily News: NYPD Confidential and aired on New York 1 and Fox 5 News. Read the entire press release here.
WLNY did a story about Nassau and Suffolk police overtime in which a woman says her son is an NYPD Sgt. and is paid far less than there.
The PBA’s claim that the Parole Board violated the law by failing to consider the judge’s sentencing minutes in the Herman Bell case was reported in the Daily News and on NBC 4 News. Read the PBA’s press release here.
The NYPD plans to post “de-identified” results of disciplinary proceedings on a website. PBA president Pat Lynch strenuously objects and stories appeared in the NY Daily News and NY Post. Read Lynch’s full letter to the Police Commissioner here.
This week’s Chief Leader had articles on the PBA suing the CCRB for exceeding its authority in several areas; the PBA’s attempts to keep cop-killer Herman Bell in prison after a parole board decision to release him; the PBA’s concerns that the appointment of one of the Mayor’s former top aides will further politicize the NYPD. In a letter to the Chief, Pat Lynch commends the members of the City Council who supported the need to pay NYC police officers a market rate of pay.
The NY Post ran an editorial praising de Blasio for writing to the State Parole Board in strong opposition of the parole for three-time cop-killer Herman Bell.
PBA members were out in force protesting for a fair contract in front of the Park Slope YMCA where Mayor de Blasio enjoys a casual pastry and late morning workout. Stories ran in: Post; AM New York and Daily News. Stories regarding the protest and PBA contract also ran on: PIX 11 News; New York 1; WINS Radio; WOR Radio and WNYC Radio.
The New York Times published a letter from police commissioner James O’Neill opposing the parole of cop killer Herman Bell. The Daily News reports on the PBA‘s efforts to work with family members to deny parole to cop killers. Stories also ran on: NBC 4 News; New York 1; 1010 WINS Radio; WCBS 880 radio; CBS 2 News; ABC 7 News and Fox 5 News.
Families of murdered police officers plead to keep cop killers in prison. See PBA-recorded press conference and press release.
The PBA’s action on behalf of the Piagentini family to have Herman Bell’s parole suspended and a new hearing set was reported by the Daily News and Post, and covered by NBC 4 News and Spectrum News. See PBA press release.
A story about the siblings of assassinated PO Waverly Jones being outraged that his son backed parole for Bell ran in the Daily News. Anger over the parole of a cop killer was posted on One News Now and the Chief posted a report and an editorial.
Pat Lynch slammed the appointment of the Mayor’s former campaign manager to the post of Deputy Commissioner for Public Information at the NYPD saying police info will now be viewed through a political prism. Stories ran on New York 1 and in the Post and Daily News. See the PBA press release.
Pat Lynch sends a letter to the New York Times on how the Parole Board rules have exposed flaws in the system.
The PBA conducted a news conference with Diane Piagentini, widow of assassinated PO Joseph Piagentini, and their two daughters, Deborah and Mary, calling for the firing of two Parole Board members who voted to release domestic terrorist and three time cop-killer, Herman Bell, on parole. Stories ran in: NY Post; a Daily News editorial; Daily News on parole issues; Post on how parole board broke its own rules; Post on pol calls for parole board’s firing. TV news stories were carried on ABC 7 News, CBS 2 News, NBC 4 News, Fox 5 News and New York 1 as well as 1010 WINS Radio.
The PBA condemns the decision to release three time cop-killer, Herman Bell, on parole. Stories ran in: the Post; NY Times, a Post Op-Ed, Newsday, Officer.com, KLTV 7, WRAL Raleigh, NC, SI Advance, Fox35, New York 1 TV news, 1010 WINS Radio, WCBS 880 Radio news, and WOR Radio news.
The PBA files suit against the CCRB for granting itself powers that exceed those cited by the City Charter. Read the PBA’s press release here. Stories appeared in: NY Daily News, NY Post and the Courthouse News Service. In a Daily News story about the “secrecy” and inconsistency of NYPD disciplinary practices Pat Lynch says that the desire for transparency does not trump the safety of police officers and their families or the ends of justice.
Following the mass shooting tragedy in a Florida High School, Pat Lynch supports putting fully trained and experienced police officers in every school. See the Chief Leader article and the press release.
The Chief Leader reports on the largest ever PBA/SBA pension seminar signaling a massive loss in full trained and highly experienced police officers.
A record number of MOS attend the PBA/SBA pension seminar signaling a potential massive loss of fully trained and experienced police officers. Pat Lynch tells the media that it’s the low pay and lack of respect driving police officers to find alternatives. Stories ran on PIX 11 News and on New York 1 News and appeared in Kings County Politics. See also the press release.
PIX 11 news reports on the record number of police officers registered to attend the PBA‘s pension seminar.
On the acquittal of Sgt. Hugh Barry in the tragic shooting death of a violent, emotionally disturbed woman, PBA president Pat Lynch said: “There is no victory here today, only relief that justice has been served and a good man who was doing a difficult and dangerous job has been exonerated.” Read Lynch’s entire statement here. Stories ran in: the Daily News, NY Post, Metro, LEO Affairs, NY Times, AM New York, Staten Island Advance (SI Live, Reuters News Service.
In conjunction with the recently filed PBA lawsuit seeking to block arbitrary release of police body cam video, the union went to court to obtain a temporary restraining order to prevent the release of video until the lawsuit is adjudicated. See story in Daily News.
The Chief Leader reports the PBA’s objection to the rapid expansion of the body cam program noting the latest study that questions that the cams don’t appear to provide any benefit. They also report that the significant improvement in disability benefits negotiated by the PBA for Tier 3 members will see the modest deduction for the benefit in this month.
WABC Radio reports the PBA’s dissatisfaction with the accelerated roll out of body cameras while WNYC Radio reports about studies that call the effectiveness of body cam use “inconclusive.”
PBA president Pat Lynch opposes the acceleration of the body cam program because, among many policy issues, studies show the devices are ineffective and extremely costly. Read Lynch’s entire statement here. Reports were published in: Reuters News Service; AM New York; NY Post; Daily News; International Business Times; Staten Island Advance; Metro; Observer; Times Union, and covered on WINS Radio; Fox 5 News; News 12 Bronx; WPIX 11 News: New York 1 News; CBS 2 News; ABC 7 News; NBC 4 News.
Police officers from Brooklyn South join PBA president Pat Lynch and board officers in Brooklyn Criminal court during the appearance of Justin Murell who is charged with attempted murder of PO Dalsh Veve who remains hospitalized since the dragging last June. Reports appeared in the Daily News and on ABC 7 News, 1010 WINS radio and WOR Radio. Listen to Lynch’s entire statement here.
Newsweek magazine reports the PBA’s lawsuit to stop the arbitrary and illegal release of police officer’s body cam video. Read the entire press release here.
The Chief Leader reports the PBA's lawsuit to prevent the illegal and arbitrary release of police body cam video and editorializes on the same topic. They also report on the PBA's call to keep cop-killer Herman Bell in prison by denying him parole.
The PBA joins police widow, Diane Piagentini, in opposing the parole of Herman Bell who killed three police officers in two states including NYC police officers Joseph Piagentini and Waverly Jones. Stories were printed in the Daily News and Post. Read the entire press release here.
Pat Lynch hammers City Council members who took part in a protest that blocked an ambulance as it tried to get to a hospital. Lynch noted that the city needs leadership, not showmanship (read Lynch entire statement here) from media hungry politicians. Stories appeared in AM New York; Daily News; Post and the Staten Island Advance.
The Queens Chronicle announced that Pat Lynch will serve as the Grand Marshal of the Bayside St. Patrick’s Day parade.
More coverage of the PBA’s lawsuit to halt the illegal and arbitrary release of video recorded on body cameras. Stories ran today in: NY Times; Boston Globe; Yahoo! News; Legal News; Police Magazine, Courthouse News Service and reported by RT.com which reaches 13 million readers. The lawsuit was also covered on NBC 4 TV News; News 12 Long Island TV News; WPIX 11 TV News; New York 1 TV News; Fox 5 TV News; WABC Radio; WNYC Radio and 1010 WINS Radio.
The NY Daily News, New York Post, Newsday, Wall Street Journal and Politico report the PBA‘s lawsuit regarding the illegal and arbitrary release of body camera video by the mayor and police commissioner.
The Washington Times published an opinion piece regarding the downgrading of crimes in NYC and quotes the PBA’s past survey in support of the lack of confidence in the crime stats.