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THIS IS ONE TOUGH COP....PRAYERS FOR A SPEEDY RECOVERY....SEMPER FI. 
06/24/12 07:00:34

Off-duty cop shot in overnight fight between rival thugs in The Bronx
By LARRY CELONA, JAMES CAHALAN, REUVEN FENTON and BOB FREDERICKS
NY POST
Last Updated: 2:51 PM, June 24, 2012
Posted: 6:50 AM, June 24, 2012

An off-duty NYPD cop heading to his Bronx home early yesterday was wounded in a feud between rival thugs but amazingly was able to shoot one suspect and handcuff another, police said.

Officer Nelson Vergara, 36, a married father of girls 4 and 8, had parked his car on Phelan Place in Morris Heights when one hood hanging with a gang of punks smashed a bottle at his feet about 4:45 a.m.

Vergara -- whose NYPD brother was shot in 2006 -- had just identified himself as a cop when a Honda rolled up and a gunman jumped out and started firing, hitting both Vergara and the bottle thrower, cops said.

Vergara -- who had gotten off work at 2 a.m. -- then pulled out his piece, sources said, and squeezed off 11 rounds, striking the shooter, who?d fired eight times.

Despite being shot in the left shoulder and right shin, Vergara -- who did two tours in Iraq as a Marine sergeant -- managed to slap the cuffs on the wounded bottle thrower and radio for backup.

?There was obviously some sort of issue between the shooter and the person in the group that the officer approached,? said NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly, who visited Vergara at St. Barnabas Hospital along with Mayor Bloomberg.

?The vehicle came onto the scene, the individual got out and started shooting at the individual who happened to throw the bottle. Officer Vergara was caught in the middle,? Kelly said.

Vergara -- a 12-year veteran assigned to the 33rd Precinct in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan -- was in stable condition at St. Barnabas. His worried wife and daughters had arrived later to be by his side.

?Don?t worry about me, tell the girls I?m going to be OK,? he told his wife, sources said.

The 22-year-old bottle thrower was also hospitalized at St. Barnabas.

The shooter was taken by his two pals to Bronx Lebanon Hospital, where all three were arrested, sources said.

The police said no gun was recovered.

Shell casings littered the ground at the scene hours later as cops investigated.

Bloomberg lavished praise on Vergara?s heroics.

?We saw eternal vigilance and action this morning when an off duty officer acted to clean up crime in his community as he was fired upon for his efforts,? the mayor said

?Our police officers deserve more than our prayers. They deserve our solemn commitment to take action against illegal guns. God may spare a life but only Washington can solve this problem.?

?It?s no secret these last four years have been the safest in this city?s history and crime is again down in the 33rd precinct, where Officer Vergara works, and the 46th precinct, here in the Bronx where Officer Vergara lives and where this incident occurred.?

Neighbor Keith Brown, 34, said Vergara is a quiet family man whose kids play out front.

?He?s just an everyday person. If you saw him in plain clothes, you wouldn?t think he?s a cop when you talk to him. He?s a cool guy. He?s not this cop who harasses people,? Brown said

?That?s a real cop right there. That?s his training. That?s what he?s going to do. Some people would try to turn their back and run.?

And in an amazing case of history repeating itself, Officer Nelson Vergara?s heroics were a replay of his NYPD brother?s actions six years ago, when he was shot while foiling a pair of bank robbers who tried to carjack him in Queens.

Officer John Lopez, 37, continued to chase the robbers, shooting one in the stomach and the groin in the December 2006 incident.

Lopez, then 37, was shot in the leg -- the bullet just missing a major artery -- while chasing two masked creeps who tried to hijack his car after holding up a bank for $15,000, police said.

The cop?s wife, 4-month-old son and mother-in-law were in the car at the time.
 
# 9 so far in 2012....Prayers for the speedy recovery of the Officer & for the capture of the perp....increase "stop & frisks" ..........kevlar vest's do work.................                                                                            http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/nypd_officer_shot_shooter_at_large_fvQrOrwFBBHM0xuw30P4xN                                                                                         
 
Sarah Wallace
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Eyewitness News

NEW YORK (WABC) -- It's a story of an emotional journey, a very personal Eyewitness News connection to a courageous cop shot in the line of duty. It's about a family legacy, a sacrifice, and a chance meeting.

Every reporter wants their stories to make an impact. Often, you never know that you've made a difference, that you've touched someone's life. This is about a past connection coming full circle to the present, and the proud promise of a future.

It was just one of those moments. In the throng of thousands celebrating their personal triumphs at a recent NYPD academy graduation ceremony, I locked eyes with a proud parent. His face&. so familiar.

"We have met. We met 14 years ago," he said.

Sergeant Darren Finn was a cop in the NYPD's bike patrol unit in the summer of 1995. I rode with them as they patrolled housing projects in East New York, Brooklyn.

Six months later, I sat with Sgt. Finn in his hospital room just days after he'd been shot three times in a fierce gun battle while searching for a paroled killer in a project in Queens. Finn's vest stopped the bullet fired into his chest; another tore thru his armpit and a third shattered his gun hand. But the courageous cop still managed to fire back, saving his partner and wounding the suspect.

Sgt. Finn was forced to retire, but his legacy lives on. Timothy Finn is 23.

"30 years ago today, my son has graduated from the academy carrying my same shield number," Darren Finn said.

And then there was that moment. It turns out Finn's wife and two children had been unable to reach him after he'd been shot in that winter of '95.

"There was a snow blizzard and my family couldn't get to the hospital to see me, and you and I did an interview at that time, and that's how my children knew I was alive, because of you. So thank you," Darren said, giving me a hug.

"He was alive and it was one of the greatest, most gratifying moments besides graduating today and managing to carry on in his footsteps with his shield number," Timothy Finn said.

A few days ago, Darren Finn and I sat down again together, to talk more about his son, the shield and the sacrifice.

"It'll never heal. You'll never forget it," Darren said. "I can recite everything (from that night) that took place frame by frame in my head&. Then I was living in the moment. I didn't have any time to think about it. Now years later, it's raw nerves. It never goes away&. I've had nightmares numerous occasions, but it's ok, It's good. I'm here. I could be in a worse other place."

And then, we watched the interview together&.for the first time.

"As we watch that video, there's a little teddy bear on my lap. That teddy bear was sent in from my kids, and that's how my children, my son and daughter, knew that dad was alive," he said.

That was the first time that he had seen the video.

As for his son's choice to become a police officer?

"I asked him to be a nurse, but he didn't want to be a nurse. He wanted to be a police officer. That was his calling," he said. "It's what he wants to do, so we'll support him."

So if you happen to run into officer Timothy Finn, shield number 2795, take a second to thank him for his service, and for what he and his dad stand for.
 
Paul Browne, NYPD Spokesman, Disses Bridge and Tunnel Cop in Bridge Rescue (Updated)
By Graham Rayman Fri., Jul. 27 2012 at 7:00 AM

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In the rapacious competition for good press among government agencies, spokespeople sometimes are too effusive with praise for their own people at the expense of others involved.

That's what happened this week following the dramatic July 23 police rescue of a despondent man threatening to jump to his death from the Verrazano Bridge.

Shortly after the rescue, the NYPD's Deputy Commissioner for Public Information Paul Browne ordered a press release issued that bestowed credit for the rescue to an Asian-American member of the PD's elite Emergency Services Unit.

The press release breathlessly noted that the officer and the would-be jumper came from the same village in China. That conversation, the NYPD claimed, led to the rescue. The NYPD also took credit at a subsequent press availability at police headquarters.

Mentioned only in passing was the presence of Eddie Fung, an officer with the Bridge and Tunnel police.

The next day's media coverage credited the NYPD with the rescue. The Daily News: "NYPD officer using native Cantonese language helps save life of man on Verrazano Bridge."

But in an effort to glom the credit, the NYPD failed to note a major detail: Fung had been speaking with the jumper for four hours before the rescue.

Members of ESU were so embarrassed by Browne's PR gaffe that they gave Fung a special plaque yesterday in a ceremony at the Verrazano Bridge.

The MTA Bridge and Tunnel police issued their own press release to set the record straight: "Bridge and Tunnel Officer Eddie N. Fung spent four hours trying to keep a despondent man from jumping off the upper level of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge - and succeeded. Yet he doesn't consider himself a hero."

UPDATE: Adam Lisberg, an MTA spokesman, this afternoon disputed the contention that the NYPD did anything wrong.

"The NYPD did nothing wrong in promoting the actions of their officers," Lisberg tells the Voice. "The NYPD and MTA Bridges and Tunnels worked closely together to safely remove this man from the bridge. The NYPD, as you've noted, gave credit to our Officer Fung, and we are also grateful for the actions of their officer, Yi Huang. We recognized Officer Fung at our monthly board meeting on Wednesday, and will do a more formal recognition ceremony for him in the future."

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NEW YORK ? New York City Police Officer Eric Hernandez, who was killed six years ago by friendly fire, was memorialized Saturday when a street corner by his precinct?s station house was officially named for him.

Webster Avenue at Mosholu Parkway North in the Bronx will forever bear his name. It backs up against a large green lawn by Van Cortlandt Park and is across Webster Avenue from the Gothic red brick building of the 52nd Precinct where Hernandez was a rookie officer.

?A father could be no prouder of a son,? Efrain Hernandez of White Plains said at the ceremony that included color guards, speeches from officials and many rows of uniformed officers standing at attention.

?It doesn?t make it better. It makes it different. I am honored, he is honored,? the father added.

Hernandez, 24, was off duty and out of uniform when he was attacked and beaten inside a White Castle restaurant in the Bronx. When he left the restaurant dazed and hurt, he was shot on the street by a fellow officer who was responding to the scene. Four Bronx men were sentenced to prison for the initial assault. Hernandez died Feb. 8 after an 11-day struggle for his life.

He had been in the department only two years, but was well liked, respected and considered a valuable running back on the police department?s football team.

?He played one year but in that year he rushed over 1,000 yards and we won a national championship,? said Capt. George Burke of the NYPD team.

?Eric was a great kid, a great person. It was my honor to know him,? he said as he glanced into the audience to his father and his mother, Cynthia Salichs, who lives in New Jersey.

Retired police officer Marie Shea spearheaded the campaign to acknowledge Hernandez with a street sign.

White Plains residents Kim and Robert O?Toole, neighbors of Efrain Hernandez and his wife Millie Chiavelli, said the recognition helps people remember Hernandez not for the tragic way he died but for how he lived his life.

?It doesn?t remove the pain of losing a son. But he lives on,? said Kim O?Toole.

As the green street corner sign was unveiled, officers tossed his navy football shirt with number 20 over the post and gathered for a picture and hugs.
CONTINUED RIP TO OUR BROTHER IN BLUE.
 
Levitt: Timoshenko Killer Was NYPD C.I.                                                                                                                                                              Deadly Secret: Cop Killer was Police Informant

July 30, 2012

One of the three killers of police officer Russel Timoshenko was a paid police informant, registered with the NYPD?s Intelligence Division, according to a document obtained by NYPD Confidential.

The convicted cop killer, 29-year-old Lee Woods, became a police informant just five months before he and two accomplices gunned down Timoshenko on July 9, 2007, the two-page document said.

The document was dated July 10, 2007, the day after Timoshenko?s murder, and titled ?Involvement of Intelligence Division CI in Shooting of 71 Precinct MOS.?

It was prepared by the Intelligence Division?s Special Collection Unit for the ?Deputy Commissioner?s Briefing.?

Although the reason is unclear, a police source said that the Intelligence Division is in charge of the data bank of all informants.

The briefing report confirms Woods?s claim during his first murder trial that he had been a secret informant for the NYPD.

His account was largely disregarded and the police department has never acknowledged his role as a paid informant.

According to the briefing report, Woods began working for the NYPD on Feb. 8, 2007, and was officially registered and approved by the Intelligence Division two weeks later.

The briefing report noted that Woods had had nine previous arrests and nine convictions, including two felonies, one of which was a violent one.

The report described Woods as having ?provided information which has led to the arrests of 5 perpetrators and the recovery of four firearms? and added that ?he has been paid a total of $1,600 by this Department for that activity.?

In his first quarterly evaluation, on March 3, 2007, he was rated ?good.?

In his second on June 14, a month before Timoshenko?s murder, he was rated ?excellent.?

Some in the police department suspect that Woods supplied the weapons used to shoot Timoshenko and wound his partner, Herman Yan, after the pair stopped a stolen car that Woods had been driving in Crown Heights, Brooklyn at 2 A.M.

Woods?s passengers inside the stolen BMW SUV were Dexter Bostic and Robert Ellis.

As the officers approached the car at the corner of Rogers Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard, Bostic shot Timoshenko in the face with a .45-caliber pistol and Ellis shot Yan with a 9mm. semiautomatic handgun. Police said Woods had a loaded Tec-9, but Woods claimed he didn?t fire the weapon.

After a four-day manhunt that stretched across three states, all three were apprehended and convicted.

Woods and Bostic were convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole. Ellis was convicted of weapons possession and sentenced to 15 years. Last month he was convicted of an unrelated armed robbery the day before he shot Yan and given an additional 25 years in prison.

A law enforcement source said Brooklyn prosecutors learned that Woods was ?an occasional informant on guns? during their investigation. But it remains unclear whether the police provided this information or whether prosecutors learned this on their own.

?It had zero effect on the prosecution,? the source added.

Jerry Schmetterer, a spokesman for the Brooklyn D.A.?s office, declined comment.

Neither of the NYPD spokespersons Paul Browne and Inspector Kim Royster responded to an email, inquiring about Woods?s role as an informant.

Despite his testimony that he was a paid NYPD informant, his attorney, Samuel Karliner, said last week that he himself was ?not certain he was a paid C.I. I never verified it completely,? he said.

Woods?s testimony was that he had met up with Bostic and Ellis to buy and resell guns on the night of July 8, 2007, with the intention of tipping off detectives at the 101 precinct with whom he had been working.

A mistrial was declared after a juror became ill and Woods was tried again. Patrick Michael Megaro, Woods?s second attorney, said he was unaware that Woods was a paid informant but said such information was irrelevant because Woods did not testify at his second trial.

Dealing with confidential informants has always been a dangerous and tricky business for law enforcement agencies. Many informants are mob-connected, have long criminal records and agendas of their own. When things go wrong, the results can be both embarrassing and perilous.

Recall Whitey Bulger, perhaps the most notorious informant of recent years, who, while serving for two decades as an informant for the FBI in Boston, committed a score of murders involving both gang rivals and innocent civilians. Until his capture last year, he had been a fugitive for 15 years.

In the 1970s, the New York office of the FBI used an informant named Michael Orlando who also killed a number of people while working for the Bureau. His killings became public in the mid-1980s when he claimed he had killed one of his victims on the order of a mobster who Bronx prosecutors attempted to link to former Secretary of Labor Raymond Donovan. Donovan was tried and acquitted.

The NYPD, which regards its detectives as more street-smart and savvy than FBI agents, seems to have its own troubles with its paid informants.

Last Saturday the New York Times reported that Ivan Chavez, a longtime NYPD informant, was a middleman in the theft of guns by police officer Nicholas Mina of the 9th precinct, who allegedly stole them from fellow officers.

And Woods appears to have out-foxed his NYPD handlers in the five months he served as an informant.

According to the briefing report, three different officers served as his handler during that time.

?He was an informant that was charged with getting intel on gun and drug dealers when in fact he was the gun dealer,? said an Intelligence Division source.

? He would ask unsuspecting people to hold guns so that he could call in the $1,000 reward on them. If he had a gun that he couldn't sell on the street or if the reward money was greater then the gun itself, it made perfect business sense.?
 
8-8-12...103 PCT...perp fired at an unmarked NYPD van at 106 Ave & Union Hall St. South Jamaica QNS.... hitting a SGT in the leg......Prayers for a speedy recovery to the SGT.
 
QUOTE.....

Dear Parole Board,

I write today regarding the upcoming parole hearing for inmates David McClary, Ind. No: 1662/88, NYSID# 06077561Y, DIN# 89-A-7511, Scott Cobb, Ind. No: 1662/88, NYSID# 04477037K, DIN# 89-/a-6910, Todd Scott, Ind. No: 1662/88, NYSID# 05620912Q, DIN# 89-A-8015, and Phillip ?Marshall? Copeland, Ind. No: 1662/88, NYSID# 05615688H, DIN# 89-A-5229. These four inmates were convicted of the horrific crime of murdering Police Officer Edward Byrne in cold blood. They tried, and failed, to intimidate police officers from investigating further crack cocaine violence. It is hard to imagine today a city in which such crime could occur, and we have come a long way since this terrible crime. We must continue to signal that if you commit such a horrendous crime in the State of New York, we will ensure that you serve the maximum sentence.

Police Officer Edward Byrne was sitting in his patrol car on the night of February 26, 1988 protecting a local citizen?s house in South Jamaica, Queens because of fears of retribution from local drug gangs. A car pulled up alongside of the patrol car and four men jumped out. These men fired into the patrol car, and hit Officer Byrne in the head. He was only 22 years old and a rookie on the force. They were there at the instigation of a drug dealer, Howard ?Pappy? Mason, who had been busted earlier that week. He wanted retribution, and these four men went after a lone police officer working late at night protecting an individual who had agreed to testify against similar drug dealers. Howard Mason was sentenced to life in prison in Federal District Court for his role and is currently serving a life sentence in United States Penitentiary Florence ADMAX where he remains in 23 hour lock down. Justice would suggest that these four killers who were the actual executioners serve the same amount of time as their boss and remain in prison for as long as he does.

This horrific crime reminds all New Yorkers of the scourge that infested our city in the late 1980s. This wasn?t just a callous, pre-meditated murder, which in and of itself was so horrible that parole should be flatly denied. It was a brazen attempt to terrorize both the decent, hard-working people who are the backbone of New York City?s neighborhoods and the brave men and women in the law enforcement community who put their lives on the line to protect them.

We have come a very long way from those dark days in part due to a program named in memoriam of Officer Byrne. The Byrne Justice Assistance Grants program provides money to local police departments to ensure that police have all the necessary tools in the fight against crime and was established shortly after Officer Byrne?s untimely death. I helped to write the bill that named this invaluable program after office Byrne. This money has allowed localities and states to hire more police officers and explore innovative programs such as drug courts. New York has especially benefited from Byrne JAG funds in the past as a supplement to local municipalities hurt by the declining economy. Byrne JAG has helped to maintain jobs while lowering the overall cost of the judicial system by spending funds on prevention and treatment to supplement funds spent on enforcement.

I respect the parole process, and therefore, I write to emphasize this indelible truth: these four men committed a horrific act. They killed a police officer who was doing his job protecting a citizen who wanted to end the violence in Queens. I strongly recommend the parole board to deny parole for these four men each and every time they come before you for a hearing. We must continue to send a strong signal that you will serve the maximum time if you decide to murder a police officer.

Sincerely,

Charles E. Schumer

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CONTINUED RIP PO BYRNE.   

PO Edward Byrne Tribute Video
 
AWESOME....SEMPER FI BROTHER........QUOTE...... RICHARD B. "Richie" POWERS, Ret PO ESS# 1

From REMA

To all members,

As you all know in the message I sent on 9/19/2012 at 4:07:10 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, informing our membership of REMA member Richie Powers? (Ret. ESS 1) passing, that he was cremated out in California. His ashes are being brought back to New York to be interred at the Columbarium (look it up) at Long Island National Cemetery (sometimes known as Pinelawn National Cemetery) in Farmingdale, NY. There will be a memorial service for Richie on Tuesday, October 09, 2012.

This is the obituary printed in today's Newsday: RICHARD B. "Richie" POWERS

Once again, I am using someone else's words to inform everyone about something. That is because I could never be more eloquent. This is another example of just that. This is an excerpt of the message REMA member Pat O'Connor (Ret. Det. ESS 1 & Bmb Sqd) sent me.

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Guys,

My Father's partner passed away last week in California. Richie Powers was 87.. an American Hero in many ways. Growing up in Hell's Kitchen, the youngest of 7 brothers, he faked his papers at age 16 and joined the USMC. He told me that was the only way he was gonna get his own bed to sleep in. Richie saw battle in the South Pacific during WWII-----the greatest generation-----Richie then spent 32 years with the NYPD ESS TK#1----spending every day helping brother officers, civilians, and sending a few shitheads to meet their maker----But the real reason Richie Powers is a Hero is what he did for our Family----when my Father was killed in the the line of duty in 1971, Richie vowed to take care of us-----and for 41 years Richie was there for us all the time-----we all know brother officers that have gone, but how many partners stuck around for that long...Richie was there for every event in our lives----weddings----Jimmy and me Graduating the Police Academy---birthdays---Richie is being cremated and flown back to NY----His Memorial will be at National Cemetery --Pinelawn on Tuesday Oct. 9th at 11 AM---It would mean a lot to the Powers family and the O'Connor family to have a great turnout of his beloved E-family.

Thanks in advance----------------Paddy O

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Long Island National Cemetery
2040 Wellwood Avenue
Farmingdale, NY 11735-1211
Phone: (631) 454-4949

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MAYOR BLOOMBERG AND POLICE COMMISSIONER KELLY ADD NAMES OF FIFTEEN POLICE OFFICERS TO POLICE MEMORIAL IN BATTERY PARK

Detective Peter Figoski and Police Officer Alain Schaberger Were Killed Confronting Violent Criminals in 2011; Thirteen Others Died as a Result of Illness Contracted During Rescue and Recovery Efforts on September 11th




Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly today presided over an unveiling ceremony at the Police Memorial Wall in Battery Park honoring 15 members of the New York City Police Department who died in the line of duty in 2011. Detective Peter Figoski was killed while responding to a burglary in East New York last December, and Police Officer Alain Schaberger died of fatal injuries sustained during the arrest of a suspect in a domestic violence incident last March. Thirteen other members of the service succumbed to illnesses contracted during the rescue and recovery effort following the September 11th attacks. The names of Detective Figoski, Police Officer Schaberger, Captain Barry Galfano, Lieutenant Jacqueline McCarthy, Sergeant Charles Clark, Sergeant Harold Smith, Detective Kevin Czartoryski, Detective John Goggin, Detective Edwin Ortiz, Detective Joseph Seabrook, Police Officer Robert Ehmer, Police Officer Edward Ferraro, Police Officer David Mahmoud, Police Officer Martin Tom and Police Officer George Wong were inscribed on the granite Police Memorial Wall in Battery Park and unveiled during a ceremony today.

?For 15 years this wall has served as a powerful and lasting tribute to fallen members of the Finest,? said Mayor Bloomberg. ?Today, we remember 15 who gave all: Two of our Finest who died in the line of duty in the past 12 months, and 13 who died as a result of illnesses related to rescue and recovery efforts at the World Trade Center and Fresh Kills.?

?This morning, we commemorate the lives of 15 officers who, in service to the people of this city, have earned their rightful place on this wall of heroes,? Commissioner Kelly said. ?Memorials like this one preserve the contributions to public safety made by these outstanding officers, who patrolled our streets, subways and housing developments, driving down crime and making the city safer for millions of New Yorkers. To all of the family members here today, your loved ones will never be forgotten. They will be remembered forever in the hearts of their colleagues and friends, by the people of New York City, and by all who visit here.?

The names added to the memorial wall are:

Detective Peter Figoski, who joined the Department in 1988, in the midst of the crack epidemic and patrolled the 75th Precinct, where he helped to reduce crime in East New York by more than 70 percent over two decades;

Police Officer Alain Schaberger, a veteran of the United States Navy who joined the Police Department in July 2001 and was among the recruits mobilized from the Police Academy to help with police duties, traffic management and security at Ground Zero. He went on to patrol in the midtown south and 84th Precincts;

Thirteen men and women of different ranks and commands who united in a common mission to aid and protect the city in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks, searching, digging, and securing the perimeter at Ground Zero, and helping to identify victims at the Medical Examiner?s office and secure their personal effects from Fresh Kills:

Captain Barry Galfano, Emergency Services Unit
Lieutenant Jacqueline McCarthy, Employee Relations Section
Sergeant Charles Clark, Police Service Area 8
Sergeant Harold Smith, Narcotics Bureau Staten Island
Detective Kevin Czartoryski, Office of the Deputy Commissioner of Public Information
Detective John Goggin, 94th Precinct Squad
Detective Edwin Ortiz, 40th Precinct Squad
Detective Joseph Seabrook, 20th Precinct
Police Officer Robert Ehmer, 110th Precinct
Police Officer Edward Ferraro, Management Information Systems Division
Police Officer David Mahmoud, 75th Precinct
Police Officer Martin Tom, License Division
Police Officer George Wong, Headquarters Security

Created in honor of those who lost their lives in the line of duty, the Police Memorial is located at Liberty Street and South End Avenue and was dedicated in October 1997. The granite wall with the names of officers and the dates they died are inscribed, a small fountain and the open pool are referred to as the ?Sacred Precinct? by its architect Stuart Crawford.

REST IN PEACE TO OUR BROTHERS IN BLUE.
 
FROM THE NY DAILY NEWS.......Detective John Roe, 62, the oldest and longest serving of some 34,000 officers on the NYPD, is retiring this month ? and he?s not at all happy about it.

?If I could continue in good health, I would stay working until I?m 70 or 75,? said Roe, who joined the department 44 years ago and holds its highest investigative rank ? ?first grade?? detective,

Like all cops, Roe, who serves in Harlem?s 26th Precinct, must retire before hitting age 63 ? and he reaches that scary milestone on Halloween.
FAREWELL TO ARMED: Detective John Roe, on the job yesterday with old-timey ankle holster and in his first year on the NYPD at 18.
Gabriella Bass
FAREWELL TO ARMED: Detective John Roe, on the job yesterday with old-timey ankle holster and in his first year on the NYPD at 18.

?I?m angry that there is an age limit, but you can?t fight Father Time,? he said.

He admits he?s somewhat of a ?dinosaur?: He doesn?t carry a standard-issue 9 mm Glock semiautomatic but, along with about 300 colleagues, relies on an old-time ?six-shooter? ? a .38-caliber Smith & Wesson Model 10.

He also keeps a five-shot Smith & Wesson strapped to his ankle.

But in all his years on the force, he?s never used his guns, except on the range.

In a world of texting, e-mail and social media, he uses pen and paper and admits to being ?computer illiterate.??

Asked why he keeps a shiny computer and printer on his desk, he answers, ?Doesn?t mean I use ?em!?

He began his storied career as a ?police trainee? in April 1968, when Lyndon Johnson was president.

He was appointed as a cop in November 1970 and went on to work in the 40th Precinct.

His subsequent assignments included stints in the Street Crime, Sex Crime and Narcotics units.

For the past two decades, he?s handled murders, robberies, burglaries and assaults, particularly domestic-violence cases.

?I?ve had the most fantastic career. I couldn?t imagine doing anything else,? he said.

He estimates he probably made more than 1,000 arrests and assisted in twice as many.

So, what?s next?

He collaborated with author Reed Farrel Coleman on a mystery, ?Bronx Requiem,?? available? next month as an e-book.

?It?s about a stag party where this girl is killed and they accuse this cop of her murder. The cop winds up hanging himself, and his partner goes about trying to clear his name,? he said.

His last official day of work will be Oct. 26, when he?s slated to have a ceremonial ?walkout? as he?s saluted by scores of cops at Police Headquarters.

Due to quirks in the ways pensions are tabulated, he?ll make more staying home than working. But he doesn?t golf, he doesn?t fish and his only real hobby is catching bad guys.

?People tell me about retirement, ? ?It?ll be good for you,? ?? he said. ?I tell them, ?It?s good for everyone else. Not for me.? ??

Perhaps that?s because being a cop is in his blood. His brother, William Kenneth Roe, retired as a captain in 1998 after 37 years on the force. His dad, an uncle and a nephew were also in the NYPD.

Roe will spend time with his two grown daughters, live part time in Myrtle Beach, SC, and travel the world on a series of 30-day cruises that he?s already booked.

Sounds great, but he?d be a lot happier traveling daily to the station house. If only he could.                                                                                                    .....BEST OF LUCK DETECTIVE.
 
After shepherding six adults and an infant to safety in the attic of his house on Staten Island last night, an off-duty New York City police officer, Artur Kasprzak, went downstairs to check on the basement. He did not come back up.

Here is the Police Department?s statement, unedited:

During the tumult of Hurricane Sandy last night, off-duty Police Officer Artur Kasprzak, 28, got to work shepherding his family to relative safety inside his home on Doty Avenue, in the confines of the 122 Precinct.

By about 7 p.m., with flood water surging into his house, Officer Kasprzak was able to get six adults (M/69, F/68, F/56, M/31, F/31, F/30) and a 15-month-old male infant upstairs and into his attic to escape the rapidly rising water.

Officer Kasprzak then turned to one of the women and told her he was going to check the basement but would be right back.

At 7:23 p.m., the female called 911 and reported Officer Kasprzak missing.

NYPD personnel from the Emergency Service and SCUBA units immediately responded to the residence using Zodiac boats and Jet Skis, but could not access the home due to down, electrified power lines in the water.

After deeming the house safe to enter, a search commenced. By about 7 a.m., Officer Kasprzak?s body was located, unconscious and unresponsive, in the basement. EMS was on scene and pronounced him DOA.

The Medical Examiner?s Office will determine the cause of death. Officer Kasprzak was assigned to the 1st Precinct in Manhattan and had six years on the job. Previously, he served the city for one year as an NYPD Cadet, and was assigned to the 122 Pct. Detective Squad.

? Andy Newman...REST IN PEACE TO OUR BROTHER IN BLUE.
 
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