At a press conference ahead of the City Council’s vote on a bill to require police officers to file reports on all Level 1 & 2 encounters, PBA President Patrick Hendry slammed the bill’s impact on overworked police officers and public safety. Coverage on NBC 4 News, ABC 7 News, and CBS 2 News.
The PBA president is quoted in the Daily News: “This is another case that shows the upside-down world in which police officers are working. This individual violently assaulted this police officer, but he is not being prosecuted.Our police officer deserves fairness and due process, but the criminal who assaulted him absolutely should not walk away scot-free.”
The PBA president is quoted in the NY Post: “We are already thousands of cops short. Response times to critical incidents have already increased by nearly two minutes – that includes shots fired calls, where every second counts. Police officers must be able to focus on responding to calls for service, proactively addressing crime and taking illegal guns off the streets. Instead, these bills will take more cops offline to deal with a mountain of new paperwork.”
PBA President Patrick Hendry is quoted in the NY Post.“As long as we have that shield in our pocket, we’re going to help everyone who needs it on the streets, whether it’s stepping in to help a stranger or whether it’s a family member who’s in danger, and that’s what happened in this case. Adeed saw his brother-in-law in danger. He didn’t run the other way. He took police action. He ran toward the situation putting himself at risk and unfortunately, it cost him his life.”
PIX 11 News covers the annual PBA holiday party. "We never forget the families left behind," says Patrick Hendry.
The PBA president is quoted in the NY Post, Daily News, UPI.com, Newsday, and on CBS local and national news, Fox on 10/3 at 10pm and 10/4 at 4:30am, New York 1 on 10/3 at 8pm and 10/4 at 12:30pm, and PIX: "This shows that police officers never know what they're responding to, and what's waiting for them on that scene. This scene was chaos. Multiple victims. A house on fire. And a madman on a rampage. On a mission. I'm thankful that these police officers showed up. How many more victims could there have been if these skilled professional police officers did not show up to the scene?"
The PBA president is quoted in the NY Post: “The workload is a leading factor driving people away from the job. If the NYPD is going to survive these staffing reductions, it cannot just keep squeezing cops for more hours.”
New York must keep cops safe to keep the city safe, writes Patrick Hendry in an op/ed published by the New York Post
The PBA president is quoted in the NY Post, NY Times, Daily News, Newsday, amny, Fox 5 News, NBC 4 News, New York 1, WCBS Radio, and 1010 WINS Radio: "This is truly a disaster for every New Yorker who cares about safe streets. Cops are already stretched to our breaking point, and these cuts will return us to staffing levels we haven’t seen since the crime epidemic of the ’80s and ’90s. We cannot go back there.”
Patrick Hendry speaks to Fox 5 News about the outrageous recent assaults on police officers and the release without bail of two criminals who attacked cops in a Bronx subway station.
PBA President Patrick Hendry speaks to Fox 5’s Linda Schmidt about the outrageous recent assaults on cops.
The PBA president is quoted in the NY Post: “We need New Yorkers to start speaking up and demanding real consequences for those who assault cops. Our streets and subways won’t be safe if the cops protecting them aren’t safe.”
The PBA president is quoted in the NY Post, Daily News, Fox 5 News, ABC 7 News, New York 1, 1010 WINS Radio, and WCBS Radio: “This is going to turn the NYPD staffing crisis into a public safety disaster. Our police officers are being worked to exhaustion, and 911 response times are already rising. What is going to happen when no reinforcements arrive for months on end? Cutting cops puts New Yorkers at risk, period.”
The PBA president is quoted in the NY Post and on 1010 WINS: “No sane New Yorker supports the release of this barbaric cop-killer. But the parole board does, because they value a murderer’s life more than the life of a hero police officer.”
The PBA president is quoted in the Daily News, Newsday, ABC 7 News, New York 1, and WOR radio news: “We’re relieved to finally see some justice. We’re not going to celebrate today. The facts were clear as ever in this case. She decided to get behind that wheel after drinking alcohol, doing drugs. … She’s going to prison for a long time. Not long enough.”
The PBA president is quoted in Newsday: “That is silly, that is reaching for straws. She got into that car after drinking … driving at a high rate of speed.”
PBA press conference following guilty verdict for killer of P.O. Anastasios Tsakos
PBA President Patrick Hendry speaks to the media following closing arguments in the trial of P.O. Anastatsios Tsakos’ killer
PBA President Patrick Hendry speaks at the 30th Anniversary LOD Memorial Ceremony for PSA 6 P.O. John Williamson
Retired ESU P.O. Charles Pagani’s wife Myra, who is his primary caregiver, is facing a health battle of her own and is in desperate need of a kidney donor. See details.
Letter from the Tellers' Committee to all members and delegates.
The Brotherhood for the Fallen is looking for members to help the honor their commitment to stand with our brother and sister police officers across the country every time a cop falls in the line of duty. See flyer for details on how you can help.
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