PAROLE HEARING

     A Parole Hearing will soon be held for the killer of Sgt. KEITH LEVINE, NYPD Communications Division. He was killed in the line of duty on December 28th, 1991. More information at http://www.nypdangels.com/cop/cop.php?id=55.

     YOU CAN HELP TO OPPOSE THIS KILLER'S RELEASE BY FILLING OUT THIS FORM

https://www.parole.state.ny.us/boardletters/forminput.jsp.

     The inmates name is MICHAEL ALSTON. The "DIN" IS 93A0704.

Thank you.

Member Update Information

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When Cops Retire

[Author Unknown]

When a good man leaves the “job” and retires to a better life, many are jealous, some are pleased and yet others, who may have already retired, wonder. We wonder if he [she] knows what they are leaving behind, because we already know. We know for example that after a lifetime of camaraderie that few experience, it will remain as a longing for those past times. We know in the law enforcement life there is a fellowship which lasts long after the uniforms are hung up in the back of the closet. We know even if he throws them away, they will be on him with every step and breathe that remains in his frame. We also know how the very bearing of the man speaks of what he was and in his heart still is.

These are the burdens of the job. You will still look at people suspiciously, still see what others do not see or choose to ignore and always will look at the rest of the law enforcement world with a respect for what they do; only grown in a lifetime of knowing. Never think for one moment you are escaping from the life. You are only escaping the “job” and we are merely allowing you to leave “active” duty.

So what I wish for you is that whenever you ease into retirement, in your heart you never forget for one moment that “Blessed are the Peacemakers for they shall be called children of God,” and you are still a member of the greatest fraternity the world has ever known.

Submitted by OCS Member Tom Hickey

JUSTICE AT LAST

Shawangunk inmate stabbed to death

     An inmate at the Shawangunk Correctional Facility in Wallkill, NY was stabbed to death, state corrections officials said. LARRY DAVIS, 41, was serving a 25 year to life sentence for shooting a suspected drug dealer to death in the Bronx. Davis was stabbed several times by an inmate with a 12 inch by 1 1/2 inch homemade metal shank, state officials said. Another inmate was being held for questioning in the death. Davis had a major run in with the law back in 1986 when he wounded six NYPD Police Officers during a gunfight. At his trial, the defense contended that the officers were trying to kill Davis because he had knowledge about police corruption, and that he opened fire in self-defense. Prosecutors said Davis was trying to evade arrest by shooting at the officers. A jury acquitted him of attempted murder and aggravated assault. The gunfight and Davis' flight from the law made him a folk hero to some and a symbol of outrage to others, especially law enforcement. More than 1,500 officers incensed by the verdict gathered outside the courthouse to demand the maximum penalty. It took many years but Larry finally met his maker!!!  Once again……”Justice Prevails”!!!

COP-KILL PAROLE SPARKS OUTRAGE

(Executioner of ESU Hero and Legend P.O. Stephen Gilroy)
'73 SLAYER COULD BE FREED

By PHILIP MESSING - Wednesday, December 5th, 2007 ‘The New York Post’

A state parole board has voted to release a cop-killing kidnapper involved in the sensational, 47-hour hostage siege at a Brooklyn store nearly 35 years ago - enraging the officer's widow and injured comrade who only learned of the move after the fact.

"As time goes along, you think, 'It will be easier, I can handle it,' " Patricia Gilroy told The Post yesterday of the events that led to the death of her decorated husband, Police Officer Stephen Gilroy, during the infamous botched armed robbery at John & Al's Sporting Goods in Williamsburg in January 1973.

Then, struggling through tears, the stricken woman added, "Come January, it will be 35 years, and it will be a long time, but it doesn't matter how much time goes by.

"This thing came out of the blue," she said of the board's controversial move to release convicted black Muslim militant Shuaib Raheem, 58, from Shawangunk Correctional Facility in Wallkill.

"I wasn't expecting it, and it just reminds me of what I lost.

"What happened that day had impact on lives other than [Raheem's]. He [her husband] was on the sergeant's list, and we were planning to buy a house . . . [Raheem] can't just walk out after 35 years and say, 'Have a great life.' "

Based on the outcry from the widow and others - including one cop critically wounded during the mayhem - the embattled board has now agreed to take the unusual step of reconvening to hear victim-impact testimony from her and the recovered former patrolman.

Raheem was 23 when he and three other young men barged into the Broadway store on the evening of Jan. 19 to steal rifles and ammo from the shelves for what he called a war on injustices against Muslims.

The four fiends wound up holding 10 people hostage for nearly two days as they battled it out with cops in a drama that gripped the city.

Patrolman Gilroy, 29, was fatally shot in the head in the opening hours of the siege as he crouched behind cars outside the shop.

Also shot was Officer Frank Carpentier. He survived - and now wants to testify how he was shot in the leg and then received death threats from Black Muslims while recovering in the hospital, said officials with the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association.

PBA President Patrick Lynch said his group also wants to contact former hostages so they can give impact statements at the new hearing.

Raheem was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for his role in the mayhem. He had previously been up for parole five times in the past decade - and turned down each time.

But on Nov. 13, a two-person board, former agency spokesman Thomas Grant and Deborah Loomis, noted in a written decision after a hearing that Raheem has had "a clean disciplinary record since October 1999."

"This panel notes your positive programmatic participation during your period of incarceration, including your receipt of multiple collegiate degrees and your work as a leader in the Youth Assistance Program.

"This panel finds that upon your release, there is a reasonable probability that you will live and remain at liberty without violating the law."

Parole officials weren't obligated to reach out to Patricia Gilroy, Carpentier or any other victims unless those people notified them earlier that they wished to be heard when Raheem's case came before them.

But they are willing to convene another meeting, and if afterward, board members believe they would have changed their decision based on the impact statements, a new session will be held in which Raheem will be allowed legal representation.

FIREARMS REFRESHER COURSE

1.  An armed man is a citizen.  An unarmed man is a subject.

2.  A gun in the hand is better than a cop on the phone.

3.  Colt:  The original point and click interface.

4.  Gun control is not about guns; it's about control.

5.  If guns are outlawed, can we use swords?

6.  If guns cause crime, then pencils cause misspelled words.

7.  Free men do not ask permission to bear arms.

8.  If you don't know your rights, you don't have any.

9.  Those who trade liberty for security have neither.

10.  The United States Constitution (c)1791.  All Rights Reserved.

11.  What part of 'shall not be infringed' do you not understand?

12.  The Second Amendment is in place in case the politicians ignore the others.

13.  64,999,987 firearms owners killed no one yesterday.

14.  Guns only have two enemies; rust and politicians.

15.  Know guns, know peace, know safety.  No guns, no peace, no safety.

16.  You don't shoot to kill; you shoot to stay alive.

17.  911:  Government sponsored Dial-a-Prayer.

18.  Assault is a behavior, not a device.

19.  Criminals love gun control; it makes their jobs safer.

20.  If guns cause crime, then matches cause arson.

21.  Only a government that is afraid of its citizens tries to control them.

22.  You have only the rights you are willing to fight for.

23.  Enforce the gun control laws we ALREADY have; don't make more.

24.  When you remove the people's right to bear arms, you create slaves.

25.  The American Revolution would never have happened with gun control.

“Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not.” ~ Thomas Jefferson

     In accordance with The Prophecy: "Calling an illegal alien an undocumented immigrant is like calling a drug dealer an unlicensed pharmacist".

An Officer's Life

You wonder why he pulled you over and gave you a ticket for speeding.

He just worked an accident where people died because they were going too fast.