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En d owme n t Assn ia tio n.
IIIC 1\ 11 righ ts rese rved .
FrOID President Palladino
On july 9,.2007, the members o] the NYPD, politicians) and the public witnessed once again
how dangerous and, at times, deadly a simple car stop can be when Police Officers Yan and
Timosbenho of the 71 Precinct were gunned down on a Brooklyn Street at 2:30 in the mom-
ing. Officer Timoshenko was fatally wounded, while his partner Officer Yan, heroically
returned fire, radioed (or assistance and rushed to the aid of his fallen partner after suffering
gunshot wounds himself to his chest and ann, Police Officer Yan surutued the attack, thanks
to his bulletproof vest. A massive and extensive manhunt was commenced by the Detective
Bureau, led by the 71 Detective Squad and the Brooklyn South Homicide Squad. with assis-
tile
tance (rom Detectives assigned to Warrants and the Narcotics Division. The investigation was
swift and culminated with three arrests; two o( the suspects were [ound hiding in the
Pennsylvania woods. The guns and the auto used in the shooting were recovered and
processed as evidence by the Crime Scene Unit Detectives. During the course o( this intensive
investigation, I had the pleasure of observing 0111' Detectives diligently at work and [ocused on
catching those responsible for shooting their brother officers. J was proud to stand ill that
Squad room and witness our detectives bringing all their talents to hear. No uionder New York
City Detectives are called "the G realest Detectives in the World."
On July 27 at Police Headquarters, a very moving and emotional ceremony took place tuhen
Police Commissioner Kelly and Mayor Michael Bloomberg promoted Police Officer Yan to
Detective and Officer Timosbenko posthumously to Detective) '1 st grade. Commissioner Kelly
continued his effort to recognize and reward officers for their dedication and service by pro-
moting five members of the service who were seriously injured and disabled in the line o( duty
many years ago. They remain active members of the Department, despite their disabilities (see
st01Y on page 4). In addition, '14 second and foul' first graders were promoted; bringing the
total grade promotions to almost 700 since "the DEA knocked" and Police Commissioner
Kelly answered 12 months ago.
The deadly shooting of Officers Yan and Timoslrenko , which resulted [rom a car stop, is yet
another reminder of the dangers faced by our Detectives involved in the Bell shooting) which
took place while attempting to stop a vehicle outside the Club Kalua in Queens 011 November
25, 2006. In that situation, our Detectives had good reason to believe that they) and the pub-
lic, were in imminent danger: The driver o] the vehicle, Sean Bell, was intoxicated. He disre-
« DEA President Mike
Palladino recently re-
ceived an award 0/1
behalf of the DEA at the
National Association of Police
Organization 's annual conuen-
tion: Palladino is the Vice
till' President of NAPO. He is pic-
tured here with Craig Floyd,
Executive Director of the
National LIW Enforcement
Officers' Memorial. The
NLEOM presented the DEA
with a Founding Partner
Award.. as the union is commit-
ted to supporting the new
National Law Enforcement
Officers Museum, being built
in Washington) DC.
 President's Report
garded the instructions of the undercover officel; used his vehicle as a deadly weapon, and
struck the undercover and the responding police van twice. 0111' Detectives used their
firearms in self-defense and ended up indicted for Manslaughter. A trial is expected in the
Spring of 2008.
In the wake of the Sean Bell shooting, a special committee enipanelled by the
Commissioner to study undercover operations issued a set of 19 recommendations. aile of I1HECTlvrs' ENDOWMENT
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the recommendations called for a mandatory breathalyzer test of any member of the service
who discharges his or her ioeapon and kills or injures someone, while all or off duly. "n" I, r"sl'lJ ti",~ Ihe
.n·,n{'~l I sctcaires
[take exception to this reCOJJl meudation , LInd the DEA will challenge its implementation ill II Ir IRI/I
in federal court as a uiolation of both the 4th and 5th Amendments of the Constitution.
J il l ISIU'S
Absent an)' other factors, a member of the NYPD (iring his or her weapon while taking
JOSEPH T. CUSANELLI
police action (either on or off duty} sh ou ld 1I0t give rise automatically to the submission of 11"'1.1 /II,l rwr,I
a sobriety test. This would indicate that if the officer (ired his or her weapon, there is a pre-
SAMUEL T. MILLEn
sutnption that the officer might be under the influence of alcohol and must prove otherwise. ,\ /WIIr,HllHl SOl/th
This represents a line of thinleing that is a danger and an insult to our profession.
IIRIAN Ill/NT
During this summer, many of New York City's uniformed unions (police. fire and sanita- AllIllilt/trtlJl :'\1" 1'/11
tion) settled contracts covering the next two rounds o( bargaining. The Firefighters' started PAll I. E. , ,tO RRI SO N
the ball rolling by settling a four year deal with 4% ;'1 each of the next [our years, with addi- /llt l/l.\

tional unit value used to provide enhancements in longevity, as well CIS other financial SAL \lIMJUJ'IA
improuentents. The last Firefighter deal was similar to the D ENs agreement of 5°It" 5%, 3% Hmnl"!.\'11 Non;r
and 3. 15 % over 4 years. JOE CAL \ BRLSI(
Soon a[ter; the Sergeants settled a 74-nlOnth contract encompnssing the J % and 3.15% Hmtl/,'!YII Sr,/I/h

from the last round and adding 4 % pel -year [or the next [our years. The Captains, who were 1011, L\ I'IERIU~
approximately [our years u/itbout a contract, settled an eight year deal. The first (our years Q IU'I"H

o'[ their contract mirrors the 5 %, 5% . 3 %, and 3. 15(Y(J settled by the DEA ami other unions. JEFFUEYWAJUl
The CEA added on the 4% over each of the next foul' years as well, and the Lieutenants took Staten lsi/mil

4% and 4% OLJer 26 months.

Although the DEA's contract do es not expire until March 31, 2008, we will begin negoti-
ations with the City in early September: It is the intention of the DEA Board to deliver a con- KEVIN Il. DINEEN
I-lt',"lt/ltllrI"rs
tract 011 time for our members.
WILLIAM F. McNEELY
OJ! the national [ront, NAPO has reached a milestone with the introduction of the Manhattan Stlulll
National Collective Bargaining bill. Most police officers in the United States do not have
collective bargaining rights. Outside of a few major u.s. cities, most organized labor ill
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America is limited to the northeastern corridor of the U.S. and California . This bill would
DANIEL llIVEIL-\
give officers in less labor friendly areas of the country the right to collectively bargain, as tl,,,"x
toell as open. the door to unionization for those in other professions. This very important
ANTI10NY C;\IH>INAI.E
piece of legislation was introduced by Congressmen Dale Kildee (D-Michigan) and John J. H,,'old.I·1I No nl:
Duncan , Jr. (R -Tennessee). [t passed the House of Representatives and has been transmitted
FHANK CICCO NE
to the Senate. Senator Edward Kennedy is expected to introduce his own version of the bill Hn1o/.. /r" oll/il
for police officers this fall . JOI·IN J. COM E\{
Additionally, to help establish a uniform bill of rights (or members of the service through- Q III','II.'

out the country, the National Bill of Rights for Police Officers has also been introduced in CIlE GO RY \\I. SILVEnMAN
both houses by SenatorJoe Biden (Ir-Delauiare) and Rep. lint Ramstad (R-Minnesota). S/III<'1I 1,,1t/llti

We ioill heep you apprised of these important pieces of federal legislation, as well as other
legislative achievements on the local front. (S ee page 20 for a New York legislative update). LO U MA'Ii\ltAZ ZO
1.'·Sisl,lIil"· Director

NEWSI.EITER
The DEA extends its condolences to the family and friends of DESlt;N/I'IWI)II CTION
tarci Rosenblum
Det. Ari Figueroa, who tragically died July 10, 2007 as a result RWD G ro u p
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of a diving accident. mar ci@rwd gro up.co lll
The Police Self T he July 27, 2007 promotion ceremony a t One Police Plaza included (1 number of very spe-
cial hon o rs.
Support Group
O fficer Ru ssel Ti mos henko, who was killed in rhe line of duty earli er ill j uly, was promot-
.. . provides support ed posthumously to Detec tive first grade. His family, including his mo ther Taryana and farher
and counseling to offi - Leo nid (pictured page S ar top), were on hand as the Department paid its respects and hon-
cers who are severely or ed th e 23-yea r old fo r maki ng the ultima te sacr ifice for rhe Ciry of New York . P.O . Herman
emotionally or physi- Yan (pictured page 5 at borrorn ) wa s promoted ro Detecti ve thi rd grade for his rol e in rhe
cally injured in the sa me ear ly morn ine July 9 shoot-our in the 71 Precinct (see story on page 6) . The DEA is
line of duty. Officers pr ou d [0 we lcom e him inro the Detecti ve ran k.
arc introduced to and Gra de was finally he towed on Oct. Rocco j. Pasca rella , seriousl y injured in the 1982
co u nseled by those Ch rist mas Eve bo mbing by [he noror iou s Puerto Rican Liberation gro up FALN, which placed
who firsthand have explosives <II' O ne Po lice Pin" and three other locations in ManhJITJn righr before rhc Ne"".
suffered sim ilar injury, Year's Eve celebra tio n. After rhe first explosio n a r 26 Federal NEa, rhcn-RO. Pa ca rella
disea se, or duress. De- sea rched rhe per imeter of O ne P-P and not iced a suspicio us pac kage a r the rear entranc e.
tectives Bromm, Rio, Upon approaching, th e bomb ex ploded with a powerful force. Pascarella vvas rushed ro
Latimer, and Pa- Bellevue Hospita l to undergo emergency surger y w he re doctors a m pura rcd his left leg below
carella are all long- th e knee. H is face, ear . a nd mouth required more th an 40 stitch es, his low er body was severe-
tim e members of the ly cared, he lost hear ing in on e car, a nd lost sight in his lefr eye a nd pa rtiu l vision in his right,
organization. deeming. him legall y blind. Wirh several surgeries and intensive reh abilirarion, Pascarella
According to the rema ined on the force, and was promoted 1'0 Detect ive in 1983. A past recipient of (he
group's President Det. Columbia Assoc ia tio n 's Medal o f Valor, Pascarella is srill assigned 1'0 [he Headqu a rters
Tony enft, both the Security Unit.
NYI'D and th e D EA Four other mern bel'S of th e service w h() su Hered serious ph ysica lin jury in [he line of d my
have been 100 % 'up- were pro mo ted ro Detecti ve.
porrive of th e PSSG Medal of Honor winner Law renc e Bromm, who Joined rhe force in 1972, was ambu shed
through the years . while on pa tro l in the 78 Precinct in 197 7. Bromm and his partner were spea king ro a retired
..No onc takes ca re member of rill: Depa rtm ent who had been in an 8UW accident. A gu nma n wanted for bank
of its own likc the robbe ry, w hile co ming out of rhe su bway, po tted rhe uniform ed cops and o pened fire. Th e
YPD ," he ays. "In retired o fficer was mortally wounded a nd Bro mm a nd his partner were shot. A fo urt h officer
man y jurisdictions , in rhe vicinity felled the gunma n. Bromm 's life was saved o n the emergency ro om table, but
peer su ppo rt groups a bu llet lod ged in his spinal co rd, confining him ro a wh eelchair. "Sur pr ised and very proud "
o ften have an adver-
sary relationship with
their police dep art -
ments, but the polar
opposite holds tru e
for New York. Our
Department wa s ex-
tremely sup p o rtive of
our intentions sin ce
the beginning. "
"The current pro-
motions came as quite
a surprise to every-
one, " he adds, "and as
far as we know, they
carne down from the
PC's office. We're
grateful for Commis-
sioner Kelly's recogni-
tion of those who sac-

Co ntinued llll p:lgc 6

to be pro moted to Detectiv e, Bro mm is srill assigned ro rhe 78
Precinct.
In 1996, P.O. Fra ncis Larimer pursue d a speeding ca r rhar had run
(1 red light. Upon later s p o rt ing t he ca r pa rked , he drove up to the

dri ver, who Wd S walk ing away from the vehicle. The per p, w ho
turn ed out to be a n armed robber and car jacke r, o pened fire. Th e first
round struck Larime r In the lefr templ e a nd exited ab ov e his right ea r.
Larime r losr co nscio usness an d his police e lf cra shed. H is passenger
was his Parrol Super visor, who got him CO a nea rby hospital wh ere he
und erwent emergency surgery. LMi mer, lcga II y blino in bo rh eyes, was
a \ a rdcd the Med al o f Honor in 1997. (T he perp was aw a rded a 100-
yea r sen te nce. )
" lrs a n honor a nd privilege to be promoted , " sa ys the ever-upbea t
officer, c urr ently assig ned to th e ~ 3rd Precin ct . "Th e City of New
Yo rk an d the Police Depa rtment continue to spoil me since m y
mjury.
In 199 5, 9rh Precinct P.O. Keith Pru nty \\,;1$ on pa trol with his parr -
ncr wh en a pa ssing moror isr told t hem a bo ut a ro bbery in progress ar
a gro cery sto re. A 9-"1 - 1 ca l] con firm ed the perps were a rmed . A con -
ringcnr of cops respon ded to the scene a nd a gun ha rt!e ens ued wit h
Iou r st:hjec ts. Alrhough Prunty was st ruck severn I ri Illes , he reru ru ed
fire a nd warned ap proaching co ps. Hi s hero ics en su red th ree of the
per ps got a rrested; th e fourth was dead a r the scene. Pr unty under-
went eme rgency surgery, but his spina l inju ries were severe e noug h to
keep him co nfined to a wheelcha ir.
"It rook me a whi le ro rea lize [ wasn't going bac k on patrol ," he
says, adm itting rhar he first turned down prom oti on a frer rhe shoot-
out becau se he w asn 't fully grasping the ex rc n r of his inju ries. But thi s
rime a round, he says, he read ily accepted the go ld sh ield . Prunty is
still assigned ro the 9th Precinct.
P.O. Donald Rios stunned th e med ical pro fession by rega ining his
abiliry to wa lk after a Decem ber 1982 shooti ng th at lefr doctors con -
vinced the o fficer wo uld be paralyzed for life. Whi le as igned to
Neighborho od Sra bilizar ion Unir # I I, Rios and his par tner re po nd-
ed ro a call of susp iciou s perso ns. When Rios appr oa ched one of the men, rhe per p op ened
fire. Th e buller . truck Rios' tipper arm. then traveled thr o ugh his protective VCSt 'S a rm hole
into his che r. De pire his in jur ies, Rios retu rned fire a nd ma de a radi o ca ll for help. A s ix
ho ur o perat ion restored movement down to rhc midd le of his che r. Through physical rhcra -
py and sheer will, over rhc years, he ha s rega ined co ntro l ov er hi legs a nd no w has rhe a bil-
ity to walk aga in. He was awa rded rhe Pol ice Combat C ross ill 1983. Vice President of rhe
Police Self Support Group and assigned ro Pat rol Borough Brookl yn So uth, Rios admits he
was shoc ked wh en he first hea rd rhe news of his pro mo tio n.
"I think rhe Commission er is doing rhe right thing," he sa ys, " and 1 rhan k him. I'm very
ha ppy to get my go ld shield."
During rhe sa me .Jul y promoti on ceremo ny, five pol ice officer s join ed our rank CI S rhird
graders, 14 me mbers of the DFA we re promoted to second grade, an d four Derecrives were
pro moted to fir: r grad e.
Since the D EA began its initiative to arrain higher perc enta ge of mem bers with gr ade, over
the course o f the last 12 month s, the DF.A h,15 achieved 15 7 add itio na l first grade promotion s
and 534 ad d itional second grade pro mo tions. Th ese numbers reflec t a dr am at ic incre ase in
the budgeted quot a for gr ades. Co ng ra t u la t io ns to all o ur prornorce . Gr ade promotion
remain one of the uni on's rap priorities, and we wi ll continue to pu sh for equitabl e percent-
ages o f gra de for ou r ru nk , w hiIe we a Iso welcome new mern her s ro th e D EA.
 In Memnriam
Coun nued [rum pJ~t: -I
rificcd so much for
our City."
Additionally, Senft
has nothing but the
highest praise for the
DEA.
"The DEA has been
sta nd ing firmly be-
hind the PSSG since
our inc eption in 198.3.
T he union assi sted LIS
through the com plex
process of get ting our
tax exem pt sta tu s, and
has been overwhelm -
ingly genero us. I am
pro ud to be a Der ec-
rive and pro ud to be a
member of the union.
I want all of our mem-
bers CO kno w ius!" how
fortunate w e a rc to
ha ve the DEA in our
corner, and I say that.
not ju st p ersonally,
but on behalf of the
organization . "
"T he Police Self
Support Group is the
only fraternal organi-
za tion that doesn't
actively sec k new
members - it's The
last thing we want ,"
Senft says .
Donations. ho wever,
ar e readily accep ted .
City employees can
contribute through
the annual Combined
Municipal Campaign
(CMC #1 761).
Contact the
Police Self upport
Group
P.O. Box 090-030
Fort Hamilto n Station
Brooklyn, Y
11209-0001
Around 2:.30 a m. Monda y, .Iuly 9 . 200 7 in the Crown
Heights ect io n o f Broo klyn, three hoods w ith significau r
c rimina l reco rds - Lee \'(!oods. Dext er Bost ic, and Ro bert
Ellis - were jo y rid ing in a sto len, black BMW 5 V when
Patro lmen Herm an Yan an d Russel Timos henko noticed
t he plate on the car had been rep o rrcd sto len fro m a
Mirsubi h i Ou tla nd er.
T hey ordered the veh icle ro I uII o ver. A" they ca urio usly
a pproached , t hey we re mer wit h a hn il o f gun fire.
T imoshenk o wenr down insta ntly, sho t in the head, with
bul let s rippi ng in to h is neck, mout h, a nd no se. Twe nt y-si x
yea r old Yan was hit in rhe ch est a nd lefr a n n , bur ma nage d
to squ eeze o ff shots a r th e fleeing vehicle before he co l-
lap sed . Sccurirv ca meras fro m a nea rby I rc-scho o l cau ght
rhe shoo ro ur on fuzzy foo tage.
\X!ithi n secon ds, 1 Squad Detectives . in the a rea o n a n
unrelat ed case. raced to the sce ne . T hey rea lized T imoshenko cou ld nor hold o ur for an a mbu-
la nce, a they bund led him into the back of their ca r a nd rushed to the hospital. Pa ra lyzed
a nd una ble ro brea the freely, T imos henko wa s pur on life su ppo rt nr Kings County Hosp ital.
Yan W,l S in jure d, bur in fa r better conditi on. T he metal plate in his prot ective ve r roo k [he
brunt of the bullets rhar Struck hi m.
T he BM W w a found a ba ndoned ;l few blocks a wa y w irh irs eng ine "rill ru nn in g, In a near-
bv drivew a y. COp ' found three illega l firea rms. 130 rh the car a nd rhe license plate were sto len
from ,\ Five Town s M irsubishi dea lership in Inwood.
The three perps went o n the lam. All ha d significan r vio lent cr iminal histories: Bostic, a 34 -
yea r-ol d ca r sa lesma n, w as a co nvic ted kid na pper, ra p ist, a n d ar med robber, a nd w a s up-
posed to be on mon itor ed parole beca use of his vio lent cr imina l histo ry, Ellis, also .34 and
anot her veteran o f priso n time, was pr eviously co nvicted o f first degree ra pe a nd so do my.
T he third suspect, Woods , was foun d a nd ta ken int o cu rody [usr hou rs a fter th e sh ooting.
He had previously been in jail for possession of a loaded ..12 ca liber a nd fo r a sa ulring rhe
a rresting officer.
An intense man hunt for rhe two missing gunme n ens ued a nd borh perps were nabbed wirh-
in days in rhe Pocono Mount ains in Penn sylvania. Elli: and Bostic we re charged wi rh arremp r-
ed murder, assa ult on a po lice o fficer w irh (\ dead ly wea pon, hind ering pro securio n, wea po ns
possession, and evidence tampering. Bost ic was a lso charged with vio la ting pa ro le. In a sym-
bo lic gesture, rhev wer e rest rai ne d with ha ndc uffs belon ging to Office rs Ya n and
T imo she nk o. On Frida)'. July 13 , rhey faced arra ignme nt in Brooklyn.
Bur on Saturda y, july 14. donors lost th eir va lia nt struggle to keep T irnosh enko a live a nd
he died without rega inin g con sciousn ess.
All th ree perp s were a rra igned agai n: rhis rime on cha rges of murde r in the first degree.
The deat h of O fficer Timo henko heightens the ca ll o nce ag a in for rhe dea th pena lty for co p
killers in New York. lr's also a rem inde r o f the conseq uences of th e ever-flow ing pipeline of
illega l firea rms fro m th e so uth and th e dangers inherent in ro utine rra ffic sto ps.
Timoshen ko was just one yea r our of rhe Pol ice Academy. He was first as igned to the 70
Prec inct before recen t tr a nsfer ro rhe 7 ]. Ta ll, blonde , ha nd som e, a nd a thletic, he en jo yed lift-
ing weights am ong other spo rts, and wa s known ro his friends as "Russel th e M uscle. ,.
H is pa renrs emigra ted to the l nired Star es from Bcl.ir us, formerl y in th e Soviet Unio n, in
1993. An only child, he at ten ded To rrenville Hi gh School in Staten Island w here he pla yed
lacrosse, as he d id ar City Co llege, whe re he was a n exc ellent student. Tesrirnony from fr iends
and neighbors co nfir m rhar he was a narura l a t nurturing an d prorecring o thers, a nd with a
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 Treasurer's Report I 7»
By Paul DiGiacomo remem be r that th is build ing is yo urs: vvhen College
you ar e in the neigh bor ho od , do n't fo rget ro
I am proud ro ay rhar the DEA is on e of sto p by a nd vi .ir. We created the J ack Heal y Scholarships
the most fina ncially sol ven t la l o r unio ns in Memo rial Lounge so rhar mem bers ca n have
the C iry o f New Yo rk. T hi - union, under rhe The DEA proudly
a place ro rela x an d enj o y a so ft drink or a
leadcrsh ip o f ou r President a nd the direct io n announces it year
' up o f co ffee.
of the Boa rd o f O fficers. ma na ges o ve r $200 2007 College cho-
Th ro ugh prud ent ma nagem ent of y O U T
million in funds, a nd ha s co usolid.ircd net larship Program for
mon ies an d ca re fu l inv estm e nt of our
asset s of $ 2 3 .5 2 m illio n. T hese reserves children of active and
reserves, w e gained an a d d it io na l $860,000
increased duri ng 200 6 by app ro xim a tely retired detectives in
in investment revenue in 2006. T his ena bles
200,0 00. Thi s occurred despite a reduct io n good standing. Many
us ro spend mo re money on each membe r
in due s re ve n ue. of the DENs scholar-
tha n we actua lly tak e in via dues. Everything
T he dues in ta ke fo r 2006 w a s dow n h v ship arc given in the
we . rr ivc fo r at the DEA is ro enha nce bene-
ap pr oximately $ 130.000 . We attr ibute this name of the union's
fits an d ser vices for our memb ership,
to rhe la rge numb er o i reti rements a nd th e former Vice President,
T he fo llowi ng pages ca rry our acco unr ing
NY PD's recru iring pro blem, wh ich is rest rict- the late Jack Healy,
rarerncnr fo r rhe pa st year. T hese financial
ing the a bilirv o f the Depa rt ment to prom ote To qualify for a
statement. were prep a red a nd au d ited b ~' the
mo re Po lice O fficer - ro r he ran k of Detecti ve. scholarship, applicant
ind ependent accou nting fir m of Gould ,
T he D EA' expense w er e up in certa in must be enrolled in a
Kubrick & Schla pp, P.c. A reca p of so me of
areas, such as: use o f the ca nt -cn for our full -time undergradu-
o ur ind ividual acco unt ba la nce for 20 0 6 are
mem bers a r para des an d det a ils; public rela - ate program at a col-
as foll ow s:
tions, an d rad io a nd newspa per advert ising; lege or university for
I ga l ex pens es (includ ing hiring an a ttorney DEA Building Corporation the fall 2007 or winter
ro wo rk all 9/L I d isa bility r cri rem enrs}; This co r po r at ion i. fina nced by the Genera l 2008 erncsrcr, Proof
bu ild ing repairs an d oth e r o perati ona l Fund and is u cd fo r va riou bu ild ing rela ted of acceptance to the
expenditu res: plus the ba ne o f general in fla- cxpen ses uch as repa ir ' and mo nt hly upkeep, chool must be sub-
tion. Everything the union spends its mon ey includ ing electric, gas, water ra xc , ala rm sys- mitted with the appli-
on is designed to berrer service the mcrn her- tem, pest control, plumbi ng, air cond itio ning cation form .
sh ip, e pccially when it co mes to defending an d heating, garbage rem ova l, te lepho ne, and The DEA will award
our detectives public ly a nd protecting your el eva to r ma inten a nce. Tota l net as. c rs for this at lea t 12 scholar-
health a nd welfa re. corpor atio n a re $3. J million. hips of S1,000 each,
Th e DEA was o ne of the firsr unio ns - C heck will be sen t
and the first law enfo rcement union - to Endowment Fund direc tly to the schools
con sider the future o f ew York rea l estate T his account was c. rab lished wirh funds to be credited to each
by purchasing o ur ow n buildin g. Th e pur- from t he Gen era l Fund in o rder to rcimbu r e winning tudcn r's ac-
chas e o t o ur head q ua rter ar 26 Tho mas a po rtio n o f our memb er s' dues upon ret ire- coun t. Ap plica t io n ,
Street in low er Manharmn a nd its initi al ren- ment . T his is whar mak es the DEA an w hich arc available
ovation in J 995- 96 cost a ppro xima tely $2 "en dow ment," and we a re the only YPD online at www.nycde-
millio n. O ver the pa st ten years, the union po lice union ro ha ve this refund benefit. recrives.o rg. must be
has sp ent a ppro x imately a nother $ 2 mill ion Wh en a DEA member retires, they are sent a at the DEA no later
in upkeep a nd additio na l renova tions. T his check whic h can ra nge fro m 85 to $925, than O ctober 1, 2007.
ha - pa id off well as th e bu ilding 's cur rent depending upon th e n um ber of his or her Winners will be select-
mar ker val ue has e. calared, can ervat ively years of membership in rhe un ion. In 2006, ed in a ra ndo m draw-
spea king, ro $8 -10 millio n. And o ur loca tio n, wirh conr inued heavy rerir ern enrs, th e D EA ina co nducted at th e
zip co de 1000 7, has beco me rhe seco nd most retu rn ed $125,365 ro irs membe rs th ro ugh DENs an nu a l Dinner
expensive loca le in Ne w York C ity ( 1003 8 is the Endo w men t Fund. Dance scheduled for
now rhe most pric ey), as Tribeca ha s eclipsed October 4, 2007.
DEA Suppo rr Fund
rhe Upper East Side in exclusivity of addre . T he DEA's Support Fund is a s upp lementa l
Most impo rt ant ly, o wnership o f our own acco unt ma int a ined by the un ion to hand le
building ena bles us ((l admi nister o ur health any unforeseen emergencies rhar may arise
benefits rent free, wirh rhe low est adrni nisrra-
rive COSt in the Ciry of New York! Please COl/til/lied 011 page 8
 Continued [rom pa:,;c 7 wil ls, living wills, "Inc! health care proxies
Thinking of
for our me m be rs, such as: the purchase of free o f c ha rge ro active and retired DEA
becoming a add it iona l health benefits; ca ta stro p hic med- member. We strongly s ug gest char you
Private ica l bills for a detectiv e, his or her spouse, or keep yo u I' wi II II p to dare to cnsu re rhe
Investigator or ch ild in dire physico] co nd ition:, and [a rnilv, well-b eing of your family a nd your bene-
crises a nd un fo reseen eme rge ncies , suc h a a ficia ries.
starting a mem ber's losses due to fire or othe r di sasters. • Active members are also entitled to free
security firm? Th e importance of h:win g J fund like this lega l services for adoptions,
beca me evident ill the wa ke of 9/ I I . Our • Eac h ac tive DEA mem ber ha s a $ 15 0 ,0 00
The first step is
uppo rr Fund for 2006 had ner asse ts of term life ins urance policy on his o r h er-
obtaining the proper
. 5 75 ,000 and we thank all th ose who con- sel f, plus $20,000 on the member 's
stare license . very
ti nue to donate to this very impo rta nt em er- spo use or regisrered domest ic partn er,
stare ha a licensing
ge nc y b u Her. a nd $4, 0 00 cov er age per depe ndent
division for private
child. M a ke sure yo u ha ve provided the
investigators and se- DEA Civil Legal Defense Fund DEA Benefits Office with updated infor-
curity companies. In Th is fund is used to represent members rna [ion o n you r i nsu ran cc benefi c ia ric .
addition to experi- nam ed as defendants in fede ral civil rights • T he DEA offer s up to $10,000 in funeral
ence, you'll need to cases rhar a rise fro m t he perfo rm a nce of their expens es for ac tive members, regardless
pass an exam based lawful d uti es and w here rhe C irv is nor of the cause of death, on or off durv,
on PI and Security inde mn ifying our dercct ivets]. Toral net • R emember ro upd ate your bene ficiarv
License Law. New assets for rhis fund were $4.2 million as o f inforrn arion with the Pension Secrion at
York also requires a Decem ber 31, 2006. 23.3 Broadway, 25rh floor, New York,
510,000 licen c surety
As yo u ca n see o n page 9, we a re worki ng NY J0 2 79.
bond, which can be
hard ro keep thi s union fina nc ia lly sound and • Acti ve a nd retired member s must also
obtained through the
operati ng in a cost effic ient a nd effective upd a te bene ficiarv. information for - ~.
your
DEA's insurance com-
ma nner. W · will co nt inue co be as prudent :1$ Ann uity Fund with the DEA Benefits
pany, The Mechanic
pos ible wh ile safeg ua rd ing the •.1. .ers of our O ffice nr 26 T ho mas St., New York, NY
Group, for 125. The
membersh ip. 1000 7.
State requires all ccu -
Likewise, to strength en your own fina ncial On a person a) note, 1 rha nk YOU for
rity companies to pur-
position, ir would be to your ad vanra ue to entrus ting me with th e resp on sibility of
chase liability insur-
utilize so me of the impo rta nt ben efits rhar reus u rer and for lerrin g me se rve the
ance with minimum
the DEA has p ur into place fo r you: "Grca resr Detective s in the World."
limits of S300,000 per
• Our a t to rneys, Karasyk & Moschella, For questions, plea ' C feel free to contact me
occurrence. Workers '
LLI' a r (212) 233-3800 provide sim ple at th e D EA o ffice a t (2 12 ) 587-1000.
compensation and
tate di sabiliry a re
also required if your
fin n has any employ-
ees, indepen dent con-
tracto rs, or more than
two officer s. All of
the se are available
from The Mechanic
Group. For your free
Becoming a Private
Investigator or Start-
ing a Security Firm
"tool kit," contact
The Mechanic Group « Treasurer Paul
at (845) 735-0700 or DiGiacomo with
call toll free at (800) Vice President Vic Cipullo
214-0207. at the june DEA
Delegates' meeting.
, ~ Financial News 1 9»

Al December 3 1. 2006 and 200S 20 05

Civil Legal
Building Representation Endowmenl Con, olldaled Prior Year
General Fund Corpo, a ~ o n Fund Fund Support Fund EllmlnaUons TOl.al. Consohdated Totals

ASSETS
Curren t.
Cash S 215 .9 16 s 7,494 S 539.04 6 s 1.034 S 529 .066 S 0 S 1.292.5 56 S 1.4 85.600
Dues retalvsble 884 . 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 884.171 742 .07 7
Due fromrelatedorgaOlzallons 463,24 2 0 0 0 8,22 7 (274,4 90) 196.97 9 187 .404
Prepaid expenses 9 5,765 83 ,365 42 .504 0 0 0 22 1,634 155 ,395
ContnblJlions reoaivable 0 0 46.948 0 0 0 46 .948 79,116
Accrued nvesenent,ncome 27 ,92 1 0 27 .603 0 0 0 55 ,524 4 7.028
Loans receivable 17 ,250 0 0 0 46 .977 0 64,227 34 .527
Oll1er receivable 0 0 0 0 485 0 4$5 32.397

TOlal Curren t Assets 1.704 .26 5 90.859 656. 10 1 1.034 584 .75 5 (2 74 ,,190 ) 2.762.524 2,763 ,544

Other esseis
Investments, at lair value 13.881 .02 9 0 3,8 45 ,06 7 0 0 0 17.726.096 18 .574 .3 86
Fixedassets, net of depreciation 85.6 28 3. 10 1, 127 0 0 0 0 3.186,755 2.329 ,298
Olh«' 56 .6 77 0 0 0 0 0 56,677 25.999
EqUity in BUilding Corporation .1,128,708 0 0 0 0 (4.1 28 .708 ) 0 0

otal OtherAssets 18. 152,042 3.10 1.127 3 .845 .06 7 0 0 (4 , 128 ,708) 20.969,528 20 .929.683

Total Asse!s S 19,856 .307 S 3. 191,986 S 4.50 1, 1GB S 1.034 S 5 84. 755 S (4 ,403 . 198) S 23.73 2.052 23.693 ,227

LIA BILI TIES AND NET ASSETS

L iablli~~s

Acc:ued expenses payable $ 37.002 S 13.190 s 25. 108 S 0 S 9.96 3 s 0 s 85 ,263 S 174 .720
Due to brokers for secontespurchased 4,2 16 0 5,965 0 0 0 H),1 S1 115 .34\
Duesallocations 48 .66 7 0 0 0 0 0 48 .66 7 47,530
[l,)ferredIrlCOO1\! 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 ,451
Exchanges 49 .287 0 0 0 0 0 49 .267 1,125
Due10 relaleO org-an;zallOOs 0 19 .490 255.000 a 0 (2 74 .'\ 90 ) 0 0
TOlal Uabd,ue 139, 152 32 ,680 286 ,073 0 9.963 (2 74.490) 193 ,378 348 , 167

Net Assetsand OwnersEquny 19.71 1.155 3 .159,306 4 .2 15.095 \, 034 574 ,792 [4 ,128.708) 23 .5 38.674 23. 345.06 0

relal L,abilJt,es & NetAssets S 19 ,856 ,307 S 3 .19 1.986 S 4 .50 1,1 68 S 1,0 34 584 .755 S (4 ,403. 198) S 23 ,732 ,0 52 S 23 .693 .22 7

For tile Yea rs Ended December 31.2006 and 200 5 2005

CIvil Legal
Building Rcpres.nla llon Endowmen! Consolidated Pcior Yeal
G9neral Fund Corpor.tion Fund Fund suppon Fund EllmrnaUons lowls Consolldaled Totals

INCOM E

Dues S 4,470 .60 \ S 0 S 0 S 0 S 0 S 0 S 4.470.601 $ 4 .599.5 15

Less· Allocations & aff,llaliOns 332 ,19 3 0 0 0 0 0 332.193 329 . 137

Nel Due Income 4. 138 .408 0 0 0 0 0 4,138.408 4,270 .376

O:her Income:
Ne:rnvestm enlnccme 720 ,748 0 130 .784 28 9 ,01 1 0 860.571 . 925 .57 1
Employer coolribu~ons , net 0 0 41 6 ,026 0 0 0 416.026 428 ,939
,Ierchand,se. cards. etcproceeds 11 0 0 0 '7 1,332 0 171 ,343 170.2 1 1
Dinner d<ln~ proceeds 53,835 0 0 0 68 , 133 0 121,968 69 .76 0
Olherincome 2.462 1.2 12,790 0 0 .\8 .520 (1 .2 12.79 0) 50 .982 34 .99 6
Allocations fTom GeneralFund 0 0 0 125 ,00 0 0 (125 .000) 0 0

Telal lncomc 4.915.464 1,2 12.790 54 6 ,8 10 12 5,02 8 29 6 ,99 6 (1,337,790 ) 5,759,298 5.899.855

EXPENSES

General 1,960 .958 0 537 .55 1 0 0 0 2.498.509 2.339.458

Lifeinsurance & endowments 965 .433 0 0 \ 2 5,365 0 0 1.090.798 1.20 5,652
OffICe and a<lmlnIS1ta~ve 986 .18 2 296, 102 2 0 28.788 (1 97.204 ) 1. 113.870 1,00 1.040
Other expense s 820,839 6 .77 1 0 0 34 .897 0 862.507 8 10 ,343
,>JIocalion to Funds 125,000 0 0 0 0 (1 25.000 ) 0 a
I ctal Expenses 4 .858 .41 2 302.873 537 ,553 125 .365 63 .685 (322,204 ) 5,5 65,684 5.35 6.493

eha 8 In neta sets 57.052 909.917 9.2 57 (33 7 ) 233,3 11 11.0 I 5 .586 ) 193.61 4 543 .362

Net assets:

8eglnnlng 19.660 , 103 2.249.389 4, 20 5 ,838 1.3 7 1 34 1.4 81 (3. 113,1 22) 23.34 5.060 22,80 1,698

EndU1'l S 19.7 17. 155 S 3 . 159 ,306 S '1.2 15.095 S 1.034 s 574,79 2 S (4 .128.708 ) S 23.5 38,674 S 23.3 45,060
A. Pictured scat-
ed from left Det. Raymond Marino -
are I--D. [ire
iarshal L IW-
ren e Pliska. P.O.
Arson Be Explosion Squad
Dorotlry azaruk, At app ro xima tely 5 :30 a .m. on May 2, 2006, a huge fire broke our ar rhe historic, but dilupi -
ATE- pe iial da red, Gre cnpoinr Termin al Market in Brookl yn. T he intensity and speed of the fire quickly esca-
gent Brian b red the disaster to " l Ovalatrn blaze and pro mp ted the f\.ryPD Arson a nd Explosio n Squad to
DiGiml mo . ami starr investigatin g rhe suspicion: scene within a few hou rs. Der, Raymond Marino caught t he case
Detective uf the an d was joined by th e F[)1'.T '( Bureau of Fire Investigation and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol,
lontb Raymond Tobacco and Firea rms. The flames co uld be seen for miles, shroud ing Broo klyn with so much
Marino . • tanding moke an d ash rha r residents com plain ed they coul d no longer tell day fro m night.
from left are D/ :A it rook 35() firefighters workin g around the dock four clays to get the inferno under control and
Del 'gate 1ike dou sed. Th e massive 19th centu ry brick srrucrures, encompassing a 21-acre site, had seen life as a
.unnn iugs, DE commodities mar ket, a rope factory and shipbuilding facility, and in recent years) a movie set and
He ulquarters warehouses. Bur now, the bu iIding collapsed on irscl f and was reduced to all enormous pile o f ru bble.
Trustee joe When excavation finally began, the invcsrigaror s first eyed rhe private own ers of rhe site. Along
.usauelli, and with developers, th ey had go ne through the comp lex process of having th e a rea rezoned from com -
DE Borough mercial ro residenti a l, a nd had a deal in place to sell (he buildin gs for more than 400 m illion dol-
Director Ken lars. While found negligent a nd fined for fai lure to ma inta in th e Terminal, they had no logical rea-
.ardona. so n to have the landmark ror ched.
T he investigatio n eventua lly pinpointed rhe sectio n where most or rhc fire W ,15 conc entrated.
One of the reaso ns it burned ~ lJ fervently was rhar there was a gre.ir deal of maosive ori ginal wood
in the comp lex. But the terminal also held a lar ge amount of metal, particul arl y valua ble copper)
as ir conta ined mac hinery and genera to rs, and for almost one hundred veal's produ ced irs own
Co ntinued o n page 18
 A Pictured (rom
Det. Joseph Longo - le(t are
pecial Agent
Joint Organized Crime Task Force Mike Lewis. Del.
joseph Longo, and
in 1977, a Genovese crime famil y member, "johnny Cokes" l.ardicrv, was gra nted a 24 -hour Special Agents
furlough. from prison to spend Easter with his family. Rumors spread rhar he was cooper ating Kevin Brown and
with th e a utho rities whil e in jail. Getting 01\[ of his car at a morel wh ere he had arranged to meet Mik« Fowler.
a prost itute, "Johnny Co kes" was confronted by a young man with a .22 au tomatic pistol Out-
fitted with a silencer. As the gun jammed, Cokes flippanrly rerorred, " Wh;}[ arc you gonna do
now, tou gh guy?" The man removed a .38 from an ankle hol ster and shor johnn y Cok es five
times in the head, chin, neck a nd chest. Investiga tors recov er ed both guns, the holster, a nd cl
ba eha ll C.1p from the crime scene. They had their suspicions about rhe triggerman, bur th e case
wenr unr esolved .
Ninetee n yea rs la ter. a not her mobster, a Luche e oldier and turn-coat named Thomas
Riccardi. W ;l S coo pera ting with authorit ies and told invest igators that johnny Cok es' killer was
Michael Coppol a, a lso known as "M ikey Cigars." Riccardi heard Coppola br ag a bo ut rhe mur-
der ar a party in a N ew ark bar in 1983. Based on th is in fo , investigato rs had the ha ir sa mp les
that were preserved from the original har evid ence .enr to th e FBI la b in Quanti co for DNA
anal)' is. In August J 996, Co ppo la was subpoenaed for blood and saliva samples, bur, rather
than subm it, wen t on the lam. A warrant was issued for his a rrest.
In 2005, invesriga tors heard rhar Co p po la , his son, and severaI other Genovese mcm bcrs were
present at the mu rder of Genovese Ca po Lawrence Rucci . Th ro ugh interviews a nd court
ord ered wire raps, the joint O rgani zed Crime Task Fo rce wa s a ble to conduct' aggressive sur-
veillance on severa l of Copp ola's closest associates. Th e N YPD's lead investigator on the case

Corninued on page 27
 SOlID Off
Dear Mike Palladin :
We w rite to advise you of the death o f Farid
(Fred) Ghus in. a Detecti ve Senior Investigat r
with the Manhattan District Attorney 's Offic e.
Like many others, Fred began his police Cc reer
follow ing in the foot steps of his father, a Police
Lieutenan t. But Fred's first foot patro ls wer e not
on ew York City streets, but on those o f
Jerusalem. As a young cop, he dreame d dreams
and tho e dreams had a New York address. He
lell his Israeli Police career and came to the Big
Apple, wh ere he began to work on his Engli sh as
Dear Mike and to all at a short order coo k at "The Guardsman," and
the DEA, Officers, and
then visiting new friends at "Brew s." Both
Trustees, Manhattan pubs catered to United Natio n rep-
Thank you allfor such resentatives in their off duty hours and his new
a wondeIjW day at the friends encou raged him in hi American dream .
DEA picnic. Thefood and The early years passed, life turned to rcisin g a
people were great You young family, returning to schoo l. and acquiri ng
all make me feel like his .5. citizenshi p. In fu rtherance of the family
family. Rich would be so busine ,Fred applied for and was accepted as
gratejiJl. an investigator wit h the DOl and w as assioned o
to the TLC. Fred's work thic and engaging per -
Love, onality. together w ith these early jobs , became
the foundation f gaining experience and con -
Mrs. Cathy DeGaetano, tacts which would prove invaluable in his later
Richard and Usa work. Aller years w ith the TLC, Fred appli ed for
and was accepted by the Manhattan D.A. and
sent to hi s . ccond police academy traini ng.
Being fluent in M abie and Hebrew, Muslim in
Dear Detective Palladino, his religious beliefs. and w it h an assiduous
sense of fairn ess and a quiet sense of humor,
It is good to hearyour
articulate message on Fred began w orking for "the senior most law
enfo rcement aut hor ity in New York County." He
the radio in the morning
bef ore I go over to wa assigned to and directly en urcd the sue-
ce s of some of the most notable cases handl ed
Church to celebrate
Mass. by this Office. These included the BCC) Bank
Investigation where he began his travels to
You desire to explain
the complexity of the Europe and the Mid-East; the murder o f Mcir
Kahane and the arr est of EI- Sayyid osair: the
Queens situation and
desireforfairness is most first World Trade Center bombing and the SONY
admirable, and hOpefully Prosecu tio n o f Abd el Rahman et al; Abu
a just conclusion will be Ghamrnal and the Empire State Buil din g shoo t-
the end result. ings: the murder of Ari Halber tam ~ nd the
The men and women Bro oklyn Bridge shootings: Iraqi / U.N. Oil for
ofyour union arefortu- f ood Program ; and many m reoOne jo urnalist
natein havingyou in the described hi m an d his wo rk as one f
leadership position you "Morgenthau's secret w eapons" - and he was
arein. indeed.
As the son and grand- On Tue day, S ptern ber I I , 200 I. fred
son of members of the Ghus in was w rking and v lu nteered there -
NYPD, you have my after. He became sick w ith cancer t ) in 2005. In
prayers and support. June of 2006, Fred retired wi th disabili ties pre-
Continue thegoodfight. sumptive of 9/ 1I . In January of this year, sur -
roun ded by past c nd present police partners,
Sincerely, assistant district att orneys, and federal law
enforcement officers, Fred' Ghussin was saluted
Father Patrick Ryan
as a _uccessful poli ce pro fessional and as a
Paterson, NJ
goo d fri nd. Retir ed Del. Jack Freck presented
him w it h the DE/\' Cert ificate o f Appreciation
for hi s career w ork.
On Friday, June 22, 2007, Fred died at Beth
Israel Hospital. Faithfu l to his Islam ic tr aditions,
Fred was buried the nex t day surrounded by
loved nes incl uding a strong show ing of police
olleagues. Fred apprecia ted the efforts of the
DEA that were made on his behalf. He I aves a
w ife, two son and two yo ung daughters -
please remember them and all the Ghussins in
your prayers. His part ners at the 11anhattan
D.A.'s Oifice ask that yOLl continue your good
fight ~ r the rights and needs of all the second -
ary vic tim s of 9/ 1I .
Fraternally.
Terry Hayes, Senior Investigator
Andy Finan, Supervising Investigator
Manhatt an Distric t Attorney' Office
Dear Mike Pall adino and the DEA,
I am w rit ing to you to express my heartfelt
appreciation for the scholarship yo u have grant-
ed me from the Detectives' Endo"":; ment
A sociation, sponsored by the New Yor k Law
Enforcement Foundation.
I am curre ntly a sophomore at West Virginia
University and study ing in th e presti gious
Athl etic Training Program w it hin the School f
Phy ical Education. I anticipate graduation in
May of 2009 and w ill receive a Bachelor of
Science degree in Athletic Train ing. This pro-
gram w ill help prepare me to take the Board of
Certi ficati on exam to becom e Athletic Trainer
Certiti ed. I currently hav e semester long rota-
tions w ith West Virginia's Divisio n I athletic
teams to prov ide me w ith the clin ical experience
I need 10 attai n my und ergraduat e degree and
certification. .
While t am attending WVU, ) am also taking
cours es to prepare me for my post graduate edu-
cation. ) am preparing to take both the GRE and
MC/\ T in order to further pursue my dream in
sports medicine.
Your scholarship has allowed me t be able to
concentrate on my studies without having to
wony abou: a financial burden. I am extremely
honored to receive this scholarship. This has
been a great help to me. Once again, thank vou
for your generosity and for investing in my future.
Yours truly.
Nicole Rendos
Daughter of Oc t. -dward Rendos
 103 Detectives Legal Defense Fund 1 13 »

The DEA has esta blished rhe 103 Detec tives Legal Defens e Fund to help defr ay so me of the
costs arising our of the Queens shaming of Novem ber 28, 2006. Don a tions to assist the D Ef\
in this im po rta n t case can be made pa yabl e to the [ 03 Detectiv es Legal Defense Fund, c/o T he
DEA, 26 T ho mas Srreer, New York, NY 10007 . We th a nk those friends a nd colleagues who
ha ve contri buted rh us fa r, Here are so me of their co mm ents :
" I worked with . 0111e of thr oe fine " Grea t respo nse a t the Sean Bell p ress
Detectives. Ke P the f i ~.d H
lip a nd co n feren ce. You ma de th e D EA proud."
Go d Bless these O fficers." - Retired Det . Thomas Del Priore
- Retired Del . Kenneth Rivera
"I retired a... a Detective ass igned to CS
" T h ose Detecti ves arc in my thoughts in ) 988 . I remember h o w it fclt to b e
and pruycrs. I am proud oi t he wa y wrongly accused. That was my main
our union is standing by them. reason for retiring on my 20 th anniversary.
It shows our City we will not be I have never had that feeling incc,
intimidated by the rroublcmakcrs ." and never reg retted retiring.
- Retired Del. Rosem a rv Fork in ) wish t he ' 103 Detectives.' the best."
- Retired Det. Robert Slattery
"Yo u In U. r get th is t rial our of
Ne w York Ci ty if these three o fficer "En losed is a do na tion to the Dear Del. Palladino,
arc go ing to get [u rice.,. ' 103 Detectives Lega l Defense Fund.'
Enclosed is a check for
- Josep h N antorato T ha r' whe re Ed die w o rked wh en the fund you have estab-
he w as killed in 198::1 ." lished rc: the /03 Detec-
tive members for the
"I just want to tell you want a great jo b - Mattbeio L Byrn e, Esqu ire incident which occurred
you arc doing. Keep up the great work ." on Nov. 28, 2006.
It is an absolute dis-
- Retired Del. Dona ld Antantea
grace that police officers
cannot do their jobs
without being judged by
Special thanks to ... street people that have
. Offers
John Jay an axe to grind.
The family of Retired Der. Patrick Kelly, who Free Courses J also think that having
a P.O. take a breathaiyz-
passed aw ay June 25 , 200 7. Patrick 's wife
Lynn asked rhar in lieu of flowers, do na tio ns
Funding from the New York City Council er test after a shooting is
and the Mayor's Office has created the New prejudicing an incident
be sent ro rhe DEA Wid ows' a nd C hild re n's
York City Police Leadership Certificate in favor of the perpetra-
Fund ... and tor. A police officer
Program from John Jay College of Criminal
Der. Cliff Bieder and hi wife Lisa , wh o Justice. should not have to be
t hrew Cli ff a re tircmenr parry and ask ed This educational package is comprised of subjected to this type of
guests, in lieu of gifts, ro send don atio ns to treatment to justify his
four, three-credit undergraduate and gradu-
actions.
the DEA Widows' and Children's Fund. Said ate tuition-free courses for NYPD sworn uni- / thank God / retired in
dono r Ronni e Berk-Schwarrz, " \Ve arc formed members of the service. For informa- /972 when we could do
happy to pa rticipate in thi s w orthwhile tion, please contact our jobs without having
cause. C liff is a n o utsta nding, wonderful Mr. William Devine Admin. Director to justify our actions.
human bein g - loving and kind. Our family (212) 237-8987
adores Cliff and he was so proud [0 parr ici- wdcvinc@jiay.cuny.cdu SincerelY,
pare in the NYPD." Says Rieder, " I had a Visit their Website at
Det. Dominick De Caro,
great run for 25 years and 2.5 day s exactly, www.jay.cuny.cdu/Policc Srudie
Retired, and wife, Loretta
To everyone at the DEA: keep up the great Hoack-De Cam
work! "
2007 June Meeti
& Annual Picnic
Det . Arturo »
Willi now
w ith the Counter
Terro rism Divis ion ,
was awarded the
Medal for Valor for a
New Year's Day 2000
arrest of a fleeing gun -
man in the confincs of
rhc 71 Precinct. After
being forced to shoot
at the pcrp, \'\Iillis and
h is partner collared
the subject without
Further gunfire.

~ Der. Erik Hansen of the Manhattan

Retired Del. » Robbery Squad was honored with a
Patrick Caprice Police Combat Cross for heroics displayed
of the 73 Precinct was in 2005 during a shootout with a gun-rat-
awarded the Depart- ing perp in the confines of the 25 Precinct.
After deflecting gunfire away (rom his part-
I
merit's highest acco-
lade, the Medal of ner, Hansen was struck by a bullet in his
Honor, for a 2005 ankle, bur pursued the fleeing gunman into
incident where he a building and up several flights of stairs
withstood multiple, before returning ro his injured partner. The
life threatening gun- shooter later jumped 14 stories to his death.
shot wounds, but was
able to fire off several More Medal Day Heroics
shots at a murderous
drug dealer. The deal- on page 24
er later took his own
life before arrest.

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 Sound Off
Dear Sit, Hon or Makes History : DEA
It is w ith regret that I inform y ou 0) the passing
of Mrs . Catherine O'Brien or Sacram ent .
\~ ith ver 22 ye rs in the busine ss, I can
now say that ) have een alm ost everything .
SPECIAL
.atifotnia OIl May 2. 2007. atlicrin« was n~1' GUIlt
and the sister of Del. lam es A. Donegan of the 1 I
I re-pon ded fro m hom e after gett ing the call
that Detectives Andrews and Nemor in had
OFFERS
Squad. \ vho died in the line afduty on October /5, been hal and killed that horrible night on
1964. She is survived by her hu sband, DI~ K nnelh March 10. 2003. As the night grew long and Great Wo lf Lod~
O'Brien, six chil dren . and 16 grandchildren. O ' the I alice w ork became mor e in tense by the Oi co unted ra te fo r
interest to som e people is the fact that her olde t minute, J reali zed it was only the begin ning or DEA mem ber
son Ken was the New vert: l ets quanerback fro m an am azing case. The leads flew in and the
1983 to 1992. Vi it
investiga tio n began. The Island o f Staten w as
Each year the DEA \I\'(/ S kind enough to send her w ' .gr atwolf.corn
sealed o ff and the search for the killers went
LODj(71nily m em ber cards. Ii wa always appreci- into full sw ing. Wit hin a few hours. and then
Mention pecific code
atcd. with in Cl few day . all ( i e the hael gt~ys were in DECTIOOA whcn
custody. making yo ur re erva-
Til Ink y ou,
We buried our bro thers w ith the honor they tion. a ll (800) 905 -
Ed Donegan deserved. We w il l never forget the sacri fice WOLF
Retired Poli ce q lliccI: 26 Ptecin c! they made.
We s< l. n learned that our possible State
Caesar Pocono
The DEA extends its sympathy to the members oj puni hm ent would change. By this tim e, J was
w orking federal gang cases. The rumors of the
Ge ta way C lub
the Donegan family. In /964, DeL james A.
prosecution taking a new venue were in the Vi it wv w, PRe ort -
Donegan and his partner, DeL Salvatore Potenza
air. After the in itial probe fro m The United Getaway.com
oj the 12 Detective District, were shot and kiJJed by
a complainant'S estranged husband while investi- States Au orney ' Offi ce. Eastern Distr ict o f Use OEA acco unt
gating theu' domestic dispute. New Y rk . and w ith the a sistanc e of the nu mber GA -22063
Ri .hmond County Distri ct Att orn ey' O ffice. wh en calling or book-
the YPD, and the Burea u of Alcoh ol, Tobacco ,
ing on line. Call (800)
and Firearms, it became a reality. The pun ish-
ment of death for the perpetrators wa till 862-93 23 . Vi it or
Dear Mr. Palla Iina, possible. call th e D EA fo r
The tr ial team was e tablished and the goals co upo n card
Please accept my sincere th anks for the ho - were et.
pita li ty show n by yo ur asso iation and mem- I retired from the NYPD in 2005 and was Vcrizon Wireless
bership to our associa tio n member, In spector hired a ar inve tigator f I' the Eastern District
Jeff Clark . He has rela Jc d to me that your gra- 19% discount for
o f New York . I w atched as the overwhelm ing
cious treatment o f he and California Deputy O EA me mber .
w ork - and the dedica tion it took to do it
Attorney General Dave Dru liner, wh il e in yo ur became everyday business in my offi ce. C o nta ct J eff
ci ty to make ar rest s o f Fran ci sco Torr es, Law Enforcement Offi cers. active and retired. Greenberg a t (917)
Herma n Bell, an d Anthony Bott om for th e offered their a sistance wit h wh atever was 816-825 2 or Raul
August 29, 197 1 mur der of San Franci sco Pol ice needed: a tru e symbol of the unity we have . Ech eva r ria at (9 '17)
ergeant John ict or You ng, w as greatl y app re- Aller alm ost four year - fro m the incident. I 572-3 2 79 o r email at
ciated by bo th he and Mr. Drul in er. I un derstand w as standing in the cour thou e hal lv ay wh en Raul .Echcvarriatiever-
that you really went all out to make sur e that the penalty of deat h w as hande d dow n. The
izo nw irelc s.com
they enjoy ed their vi- it bo th per nally as we ll courtroom do ors opened nd AUSAs Colleen
as professionally. Kavanagh, Jack Sm ith , and 'l oe Fodeman
Sergeant Youns 's memory is ever present in w alk ed out. In a mo st respectful and pr ofes- Sprint PCS Service
our SFPD fam ily 's hearts , and we cann ot thank sio nal manner, appl ause started and rang 23 % discount fOT
and com mend yo ur members enough f r help- thro ugh the hallway (rom all members and City employees.
ing bring his kil ler to justice, and for he fellow - fri ends of our law enforcement family. Existing customers
ship that you demonstr ated so w ell. We ind eed I w tched as some of the tou ghest and call (866) 853-4931.
are all brother and sisters on e we joi n the law st ron gest m inded pro fessional s I k no w
Root nodc number
allow ed themsel ves to absor b the affe ctio n of
enforcement profession. 000054820640.
th e crow d. It w as one th e greatest moments of
Sincerely, my career. Visit
ww w.sp rintsto reloca-
Sincerely, to r.co rn
Gar I Delagnes, Pre ident
San Francisco P lice Offi cer Association
Mike Zelle r
Former DEA Borough Di rector Continued on page 23
Brook lyn/Q ueens/ Staten Island
 May Det, of the Month
CALENDAR Conunucd from pa ge 10
elecrrici ry.
SEI~T. 13 While UTil izing mod ern fo rensic techniques
Delegates' Meeting ro analyze the rubble, it was the flarfoors' old
II :00 a.m. fashioned footwork rhar sol ved This cas co
Russo s on the Bay While canva ssing rhe rnosrly Polish immi -
Howard Beach. NY grant community surround ing the water-
fronr , the investigato rs questioned everyone,
including the numerous hornelc...... rhar con -
OCT. 4 gregate in rhe area. One of the locals inter-
DE1\ Dinner Dunce
view ed had been drinking and w as ta lkative :
Russo's 011 the Bay
h is name was Kuczera Leszek a nd he kn ew
Howard Beach. NY mo re ahout the fire than he could have
picked up second-hand. With the as si ranee
OCT. 17 of th e 94th Precinct's P.O. Dorothy N aza ruk
who served as rran laror, [he 59-year old
Delegates' Meeting
l.eszek con fessed rhar he hoped to increase
11:00 a.rn.
th e value o f the copper he had sto len from
Russo's 011 the Bay
the buildings by burning off the ins ulation
Howard Beach. NY
cov erin g the pilfered wires and pipes. He
piled up platform s and old tires and cre ated
NO". 15 a pyre co cook the precious metal. But the
Delegates' Meeting blaze soo n sp iraled our of control and Leszek
11:00 a.m . fled the building.
Russo's 011 the Bay On June 7, 2006, he was a rrested and
Howard Beach, NY cha rged with arson, burglary, reckless endan-
germ ent, la rcen y. and cri rn i nal misch ief. He
tr ied to recant hIS confession wirh the aid of
Il EC. 11 upsta te conracrs and gullible reporters, but
Delegates' Meeti ng the investi gators proved his retraction false
11:00 a.m . and rhe arsonist finally copped a plea deal.
Russo 's on the Bay For solv ing this crime of di asrrous th iev-
l loward Beach. NY ery and wanton desrrucrion in JUSt five short
weeks, we honor our Detective of rhe Month,
Raymond M arino o f th e NYP D Arson a nd
Ex plo sio n Squad, and award DEA
Certificates of Appreciation to ATF Special
Agent Brian Di Girolamo, FDNY Fire
Marshal Lawrence Pliska, now retired, and
P.O. Dorothy Nazaruk, now wirh Vicco
For breaking news from the Union,
please call the DEA Hotline at
(212) 233-3232
Det, Russel Tirnoshenko
Continued from page (,
Stron g sense of community a nd a deep desire
for public serv ice, he decided to pursue a
career in law enforcement afrer be ing
inspired by a neighbor who was on th e fo rce.
At his fun eral servi ce on July -19, 2007,
Ma yor Bloomberg and Comm issioner Kelly
announced Tirn oshenk o 's post humous pro-
motion to Detecti ve as "a small measure of
our appreciation for th e su preme sacr ifice"
that he ma de. The fun eral ceremo ny was per-
formed m o rly in Slavonic Russian, accom-
panied by ch a nt ing a nd choral singi ng reflec-
rive of Ti mosh en kos Orthodox roots.
Ten thousand police officers from through-
out the eastern sea hoard bid him far ewell.
Aria] photos of th e eve nt witn ess t wo thick
ribbons o f blue: poli ce un ifo rms st retc hed for
bloc ks and blocks across horh sides of
Flarbush Avenue. The procession included
the ca cophony of bu g le r a nd bagp ipes
und er cored by rhe whiz and hum of rhe fly-
bys of rhe Aviation Unit. During his burial,
white doves were released into the air: a
Russian tradition more associa ted with wed-
ding. rhan with fune ral s, bur a fitt ing sym bol
- counterin g th e mindless violence rhar
cau sed [he officer's death, and <1 gest ure of
hope for members o f rhe NYPD who daily
face rhe Sisyphea n ras k of co m bating it.
DeL Tim o shenko is survived by his par-
ents, Leonid and Tary an u, and his beloved
dugs, ;) York ie named "Srepa " and ;l
Doberman pinscher, ., Rusty."
Timoshenko was only 23 - possibly the
youngest member o f the NYPD killed in the
line o f duty.
 Retirem ent hasn't slowed down Detective Raben
Mladini ch, After 24 years in rhe Department, with 17
years as a Detective in, among other places,
Manhattan Nord. Narcotics a nd rhe 66 Squad, Bob
retired in 2003 our of Spring 3/00, where he was a
writer and an editor, A freelance sports writer who
often covers boxi ng, Bob's now doing a two-fisted
punch on crim e: nor only is he rhe fullrirne
Communications Director of the Sergeants'
Benevolent Association, he's also batting out books at
a record pace.
His third true crime paperback, which he co-wrote
with Michael Benson, was published in July 2007 by
Pinnacle Rooks. Hooked Up [or Murder chronicles rhe senseless 200 3 shooring death
of clean -cur college stu dent M ichael Fisher in rhe 70 Precinct. Afrer meeting a young
woman at a Manharran hal', Fisher accompanied her to a late night Brooklyn house
parry hosted and attended by members of a gang called rhe Ghetto Mafia. Two men
were con victed of the killing, which the prosec ution said was done for "street credi-
bility."
Mladin ich's second book, also co-written wirh Benson, was publ ished in January
200 7 by Pinnacle. Lethal Emb race deta ils the notorious 200 I Dolphin Fitness Club
murder in Arniryville, Long Island, where a woman hired a hir m.m ro kill her hus-
band, the proprietor of a popular gym. After gerring pregnant hy the hit man, she
fooled hubby Into thinki ng that the baby was his. Then, in ,l tragic case of mistaken
identity', rhc hit man, in error, killed the intended victim's busines s partner.
Mladin ich is no stra nger to such irony. Wh en he atte nded college in the late 1970s,
one of his classmates was Joel Ritlzin, who later becam e New York State's most noro-
rious serial killer. Mladini ch wrote about rhe sla yer's life and misdeeds in his first
hook, From the M outl: of the MOl1ster: The Joel Rifldl1 StO})', published by Packer
Books in 20 0 I.

« On June 21, 2007, Michael Palladino joined

Elaine Ca ncilla-O r bach, wife of rhe late actor
Je rry Orbach, for rhe dedication of rhe Snapple
Theater Center's Jerry Orbach Theater and rhe
Elaine Cancilla-Orbach Rehcrsal Studio at
Broadway and West 50th Srreer in Manhattan. The
Orb ach family asked DEA President Palladino to
be a gu est speaker during the ceremony as irs their
inrenrion that the theater complex will be used ro
help promote three o f Jerry's favorite charities: the
New York Eye Bank, rhe Bide-a-Wee Animal
Shelter, and the DENs Widows & Children's Fund.
Palladino recalled (he rime, as a young cop, when
he fir r mer Orbach in Los Angeles shortly after the
releas e of rhe tearure film, Prince of the City. " He
was gracious enough back then to stop and speak
with me a bout th e film," Palladino related, noting
that they since cro ssed paths 011 many occasions. Both Jerry and Elaine Orbach had long careers in the musical
theater, but the mult i-talented Jerry was best known worldwide for his 12-ycar portrayal of Der. Lennie Briscoe
all TV's long running 'cries Law 0" O rder. Said Palladino, "Jerry presented om complex and difficult profession
to the world with dignity, intelligence, sympathy, hum or; honesty and grace."
 «]() Legislative Update
DEA Legis-
lative Di recror
Lou Ia ta razzo, pic-
tured right, with Jerry
Lefkowitz, the new
Chairman of the Pub-
lic Employe Relatio n
Board (PERE).

T he following A historic piece of legislation was passed this year, rhanks ro the leadership and diligen ce of
extender bill the DEA : Sena te hill 2509, introduced by Sta te Senator Marrin Gold en , and Assembly hill 4697,
were signed by introduced by Assembly Speaker Sheld on Silver. The WT C Death Benefit bill (also kno wn as the
Gov. Spitzer this Zadroga bill) W ,l S signed into law by Gov. Eliot Spit zer a nd is critical to all first responders who
worked during and a fter 9/"l"1 on the re c ue) recovery and clean up efforts at Ground Zero, rhe
legislative ession:
Sraren Island Landfill, the Morgue, and the ba rges.
Injunctive Relief Under this hard-won legislation, jf in your retirem ent vo u should pass a way became of your
S. 1596 (Robach) 9/lI-related illness, your de ath m il)' be declared line of duty and your fa mily will receive LOD
A. 3871 (Abbate) death benefits. This bill was a follow-up ro the World Trade Center Disability hill, which was
signed into law in 2005 by rhcn-G ov, Geo rge Paraki, Under rhe WTC Disability bill, if you
Binding Arbitration
becom e sick or disabl ed as a result of your 9/L I work a nd you are already retired, your pension
S. 1597 (Robach)
can be re-examined for a line of dury disability pension (3/4s).
A. 3872 (Abbate)
To be co vered under both bills, you must file Notice of Participati on for ms wirh rhe Pension
Agency Shop Secti on . T he o rigina l deadlin e "vas June 14 of this year; however, our good friends Senator
S. 1632 (Robach) Go /den a nd Assemblyman Abb a te introduced and passed legislation rhar extended the filing
A. 3~PO (Abbate) period for ["\,\'0 more years unr il june 14,2009.
J( you have nor alr eady done so, we urge you [0 follow up on thi s immediately. Nec essary
Tier II Pension
forms can be down loaded from th e Pension Section website at www.n yc.gov/nycp pf. You must
S. 2083 (Robach)
have the forms notarized and return ed ro rhe NYPD Pension Section, Notice of Participation,
A. 5738 (Abbate)
233 Broadway, 19th floo r, New York, NY 10279 . Both active and retired detectiv es sho uld sub-
General Extender nut the se for ms (even retirees already receiving 3/4s), because if you do not, you will not be able
including the to receive benefits under thes e importa nt bills in the future.
Heart bill Two bills dealing wirh rhe negotiability of discipline passed both houses, but were veto ed by
S. 2084 (Robach ') the Covernor. S. ] 30 I (Golden)/A.6590 (Abbate), and 5.5295 (Golden )/A.R1.39 (Abbate ). This
A. 57R2 (Abbate) was a disap poi nrmen r because these bills might have prevented the Police Department frOI11 insri-
ruring the newly pla 1111 ed 111 a nda rory brearh alyzer tests a Iter poli ce shoorings.
A cornplere summary of all bills for this year will be published a t the conclusion of this legisla-
. .
rive seS. IOIl.

DEADLINE EXTENDED
Your Noti ce of Participation in the rescue. recovery and cleanup of the" TC can now be
filed until June l4 . 2009 . Forms can be downloaded from www.nyc.gov/nvcppf
 Sound Off
Dear Broth ers and Sisters,

I wi sh that I w<s writi ng this letter to you under di fferent ci rcumstances. I have been in law
enforcement for 20 years, starli ng off as a Corr ections Officer at Rahway State Prison and the n trans-
(err ing to the New ark Po lice Depar tment wh ere I am now c Sergeant.
I have been fol lowing your unfortunate "m ishap" (the Sean Bell shooting). I j ust w ant everyon e to
know this is al l about sell ing newspa pers and new. ratings, end w ho can get media exposure alo ng
w it h some free money.
Having been in th ese o ffi cers: shoes several times, I kno w w hat it feel like; but remember. every-
one loves to play "M onday morn ing quart erback" and anyone can ind i l a ham sand w ich no matter
w hat slate you are fro m or w hat country.
Your avera ge ci tize n L innoce nt until pro ven gui lty, but police am ers are guilty until proven inno -
ent. I am no t m uch into w riting lett er ; but I just w ant all of my bro thers and sisters from my extend-
ed pol ice fam ily to kno w that you are no t alone. You mi gh t f eJ li ke yo u are, but you are not. Your
extended fami ly is behind you 10 0% 1
I have sent y 1I a card wit h an inspirational me age by Helen Steiner Rice that w as also sent to
me wh en J w a - involve d in a simil ar mat ter and it helped me thou gh. Thi s is from my heart ancl the
hearts of all the other brother and sister offi cers out there,
Dear Sharon,
Be afe,
I am now in Medicare
Sgt. Carmine Buonsanto and Epi c for prescrip-
tions and no longer in
~ Cobra. I wanted 10 lake a
Dear Mike. Dear Ali ke, j (:'\11 minutes 10 tell y ou
about y o ur employee,
On ocnalfc f thc txea uivc Board and the m em - On behalf (~r the Board ({ Directors, and the Elena vcrdino. Wilen 11~)'
bership oft nc Detective tn ve tigators ' Associcuion. mtite m emb ership ofour Asso iation. I would like husband passe 1 aw£!y- I
I would li ke to thanl: yn u (or tak ing the timefrom to thank yuu for thetim e you took out 0 )/o ur clay was in shock. depres-
y ou r busy schedu le 10 testWI on )tIl' heha!( at our 10 be one of the speakers 01 o ur semin ar "Police sion, and not abl 10
arbitration, Invol ved Shoo tings. : w hich \Vas held on June 6. comprehend at Ihe lime.
Wefeci quite onfident that our presen tation 0/ The time lI WI you look to prepare fi le presen tation When my beneJit s \vith
the facts provided the arbitra tor Ivith the necessary wa - evident in the quality of the presentation.
the NYPD ended, it was
irfortnation to ru le in our )CwO!: \.Vc arc current ly Foryour information, there I verc approxim ately
Elena w ho spoke with
finish ing our post -bearin g brie] and estimate (J / 50 law enforcem ent officers and prosecutors in
me. She listened l!lrough
decision some tim e in the sum mer. Wearc g lad tnis atten dan ce. All (!I" the f eedback that we have
IT!).' teats and sad ness.
received about the sem inar has been overwhelm -
COSily process is now behind us. She never cui me shor t.
ing ly positive. I hop e that those in attendan e will
The 0 11\ is prou d of the long standing relation - She answered ,II/ my
return 10 their agencies and sha re the irfonnation
ship \lVC have witl: the Detectives : Endo wm ent questions. But more than
wit h their co-wo rke rs and supervi sor. ,
As ociation. Our aj}iliatjon l1'i lh your organianion th at. she followed up 10
The Association is 0 /1 excellent forum for com -
has meant 0 Great deal to I/J members hip . I\{V ma ke certain / under-
m unication \vithin the law crforcetnent comm uni -
members enioy o g reat deal m ore in benef its than
0/. Beyond the frat ctn at, charitabl«, net wo rking stood Cobra, etc. She
tb« ordinary Ci!y wort.cr. This is in large part due and business aspects, il serves as (I ll cd ucationat also was C!f help numcr
10 your hard wort: and the DElI Board. Over the oru tn fo r its memb ers. ous lim es throughout
past seven y ears, I have noticed that the vast We valueyo ur cont inued com mitmen t 10 us and these last two years, She
majori~y (~( ne\v detective investigators hired come yourfiicndsbip. I personalty appreciat eyo ur com - is a plus to your ofice
from the ran ks of /he detective di vision. These ne\ v mitm ent 10 our professio n. Should y ou ever need and 10 the DElI . Please
members hold lh 0 /11 to a hig h standard based ony lhing from the »ssccia tton. please com a t us. take li m e ou t oJ your
upon their prior connection with th« DEA. Wc w ill Once gain, thank yo u Jar sharing yo ur tim e busy day 10 tha nk herfor
look 10 upho ld tha! tradition. and thoug hts with LIS, making cert ain she
I wish y ou and your Board all the best. knows how m uch she
Sincerely,
helped me, a widow of (/
Vel)' truly y ours.
I'CIY proud New York CiW
Pascal (Pal) Sioti no, lr.
Detectivc.
John iVI, Fleming President
President westchestet Counly Detective s Asso .iatio n. Inc. 7hllyyo urs.
Detective tnvcstigators /sssodation ot' the Di Il k / IVW I v, westchestetiieteaives.otg
Attomeys' OJJjce~, City ofN ev « fo rk, inc. Lync/a Lee Judge
 Sound Off
To All the Detectives a/ the DEI\ , Dear Mike,

We wanted /0 _ (~V (J h ug e thank y oufor [he very
kin d donation y ou hove made toward jock 's
Appeal. l<\le arrived in New York, having Jlo w n
directly [ ro m Great Ormo nd Street Hospital with -
out even having li m e to say g oodbye to our other
children, or being asked to exp lai n to them the dire
situati n we wer now in.'
And so it was nin e days later w hen we learn ed of
the h uge cost o/jock 's treatment. But we regarded
this as a good wind - here we were being g iven
hope, Had we remained in the UK, in London, \:\It '
would have had no hope. We wo uld have lost our
hlld to this awfu: disease.
To us, $ 750,000 is (J small price to pay for the lif e
of our child. Unfort unately, as Poiice Officers, we
do not have the fu nds. tf w« had, we w ould no t
/l OW be spending tim e in [undraising.
And so. w e thank y ou fr o m the bouo m I 0 111'
heans fo r caring enoug h to help Jack ! Our m(//~v
coll eagues in the Metropo litan Police arc with us,
and there is mu ch warm th in their cmails as thL) !
learn ed Of y our con tri bu tio n. u is indeed a wo n -
dcrfu ! Ji:ll nily we are part of!
Ou r vel)' k ind regards,
) can not begin to say enough about the DEA.
your membership. the Board of Officers and
your unwavering support o f the Police Anchor
Club and the w ido w s and children w e serve.
Each time I asked for help, you w ere there to
suppo rt one o f our many endeavors on behalf of
the kids.
This July 10t h, you once again reaffi rm ed my
impre sia n of your organization by sending the
DEA can teen to our 7 1st Annu al and last out ing
to c oney Island wi th the child ren. Your leader-
ship and the support of your Board has been
amazing.
Please thank Paul DiGiacomo, Sam Miller. Je ff
ward. Ken Cardon a and Richa rd Tirell i for their
love, support and lid elity to the famil ies of our
fallen offi cers.
Y OLI are truly the "Greatest Detectives in the
lVorld," and I'm proud to call you my friends.
Sincerely,
Kevin Lyon
President
New York City Police Anc hor Club

Yllon ne and Richard Bro wn

c/ o Ron ald McDonald Ho use, New York City
Dear M lcnae):
The Browns are Detective sergeants with the All oj our respect g oes 10 yo u and yo ur peop le
Metropolitan Police force in Great Britain. Their f or the constan t batrassment y ou take from [he
Dear Mike, son jack was stricken with a rare form of cancer
likes ofpcoptc li ke Charl es Barro n. Sharpton is a
and has been getting treatment at Sloan Kettering laugh and (1 ha l]. but Barro n IVa actually elect-
I just want to take a Memorial Hospital in New York. To help the
moment to thank you eel into office, w hich is qui te scmy.
Browns fight for their son's life, visit www.jack-
for stoppinginto the 7 J Who w ould have ever thoug h/ we would see
brownappeal. org
Squad after the horrific the day wh en a f ormer Black Panther would
incident; and for your !lo ld office any w here. ls it a surprise [hat he
show of support. The abuses the littk: power he has by work ing
food that the DEA pro- aga inst the laws of this g ood country? I Barron
vided toallthatworked docs not want p eople to be sho t in the streets,
Dear DEA,
hard on this case was perhaps he should tcll thctn not to attemp t to run
very much appreciated. Early in June 200 6 . I contacted the DEA Health over the p olice, wrestle a g un from an officer, or
Once again your Benefits Office regarding a bill ing problem 1 had do any of the other nonsense people do. The
actions - and those of wi th Northern Westchest er County Dent al . mantra "we j ust want j ustice" is bull - [hey j ust
all the hardworking Through the endless efforts or your outstanding w ant money.
Detectives of this wo rk er Rose Cavaliere, I w as ab le to recover lVe need to seey our face on IV more. Mi chael.
Department - are a over $500 or overchar ged monies. Rose was Do not sink in to [he background. Do not g ive up
credit to all ranks in wonderful in never gi Ving lip on the matter. She til eJigllt for justice.
the NYPD. is an asset to your offi ce and a great lady. Give O ur pray ers arc with you all f rom across the
Thank you once her a hug from this old retiree. river 01 this tim e.
again,
Thank you again Rose, Ted Palughi
Ll. JohnComicelJo jersey City, NJ
Ret. Det Robert Mongelli
Commanding Officer
Brooklyn North Homi-
cide Task Force
Dear Mr. Palladin o,

I w ould li ke to thank yo u and 'our m emb ers or y our unw avering suppor t fo r my son, imprisoned
NYPD Police QDicer Richard DiGuglielmo. Your g racio usness a: the "Police In vol ved Shooting s em inar:
in vork town Heig hts in june I vas comfor ting and y our kind I v rds heartfelt . I hope all wh o attended real-
ize how quickly their lives could be turn ed upside down in th blink ~fan eye.
I want to thank the DEA Boardfor confronting Jeanine Pirro (who is un der federal investig ation ) on a
variety of personal and profcssiona t issues and asking the hard q uestions regarding my son 's case and
about Pirro's own ethical pr blctns. I also wan t to thank (DEA Borough Director) Ken Cardonaf or bring -
ing Richard's sit uation to the attention oj the DE" Board. Ken I,vas in the Academy with Richard. Ken's
suppor t and influence during the interview of Jeanine Pirro. w ho soug ht the DE:\ endorsem ent for
Auorn ey General. was instrumental in the DElI's endorsement ofAndrew Cuom o. ,Vly son was a former
PBA member and the DEA was thefirs t NYPD un ion endorsement that Pirro sough t. after which every
NYPD union, and most Police unions thro ugh out NYS, refused to endorse her. The streng th and intcg ri-
(V of y our DEA Board i respon ibl e J()/" thi .
Richard DiGuglielmo was cnaigcd and convicted of Depraved tndifferen cc M urderfor using deadly
force against a violentfelon w ith 10 previous arrests and who was beating his fattier (w ho had ju st had
a heart attacl: aJew months ption with (I baseball bat. Wha t should have been deem ed a jus tij iablc hom i-
cide became omplicatcd by the in lammatoty and fa lse statements by DA Pir ro, clam ing tha t this inci - tub
dent was sparked L~\I racial slurs. I ot unlike the Nifong case or the Sean Bell case, the rus h to j udgm ent
and media f tcnzy create a publi mind set that p oisons th e j w pool. The /997 lection for Westchester
County DA was one of the motivating f orce for Pirro pla)'ing the ra ce card.
For theyear leading up to the trial. we had prote ts orga nized [?ov Randol/ Scali Mcl.o ug hlin and attend-
Aviator ort
ed by AI Shatpt )lJ outside n~l' business ill an attemp t to put me out 0/ business. At the end al a 33 day
trial, not one witness was prod uced that said they heard all)' w ords at all , let alone racial luis . To th is Recreation in
day. no onefrom the DAs office has oincfotward to correct the irflam rnatoty tatcm en t about race. To Brooklyn
the contrary, Pirro has wri tten a book that still insist that this shootina wa s the resul t ofracia l bias. The rrrn / Civil ervice
fact that the DA and Dobbs Fen)' Police: Dept. wo uld not all ow the N YPD to investig ate this case at all. di count $40 per
and I vould not share Oll\' infon nation with them, speaks volumes . Had the N}'PD not been barred fro m month. Valid YPO
the investigcui n. the coercio n a/w itnesses I vould not have taken place and their orig inal statemctus tha : ID required.
supported the justif! ation would n t have hang ed d uring r epeated interv iews.
Call (718) T8-7557
Richard has served 10 y ears ofa 20 y ears-to -We sentence, Richard is by choice in the oenem l pop ula-
tion a/ a m axim um se uri(V Ni'S prison and not segregated from other inmates. These in mates under - Visit www.avi tor-
stand his actions and respect him f or not hiding in pro tective custody: He deals w ith his situation eve/)'- ports.corn
d{~v knowing he saved his father: I[le,
I want to thank all wh o aucnded the seminar for ie eiving me so well. 1 wo uld appreciate it ij"y u
would all seep inf ormed and info rm others about Richard 's case. The website is wwwrichatdaigugliet-
mo.org or www. tusticeforgichie.org

Sincerely,

RoscMm7e DiGuoliei mo

Dear Del. Palladino.

) am w riting to commend two mem bers of the DEA staff. Ar ti e w lllia ms and John Minerva . When
a line of duty injury I u ffe red became a di sabil ity, I had no idea wh ere to turn . I fell l ike it w as me
against the mighty NYPD. A phone call to John Minerva changed tha t. It became obvious that John
was quite knowledgeable in this area and his guidance and assistance w a invalu abl e in gelling the
ball rolli ng.
During the long pro cess that fo llow ed, ) had becom e quite a pest w it h repeated ph one call to Arti e
Will iam . Ar tie went above and beyond his scope of emp loym ent to get answers for me right lip to
the day that the Board of Trustees vot ed.
These tw o guys should be acknow ledged for their pro fe sionalism and exper tise. Thank you, and
please thank thei 1 n my behalf for li ving li p to the motto. "The Greatest Detectives in the woita:

Sincerely,

Del. Donovzn Race, Retired

On July '18,
2007,. Police
Commissioner Kelly,
along with the Cere-
monial "tid Chap-
lains units. NYC
Councilman Vincent
lgnizio, and a bost of
police and onlookers.
unveiled a street,
named after the late
Dei. Richard DeGae-
tano at the comer of
Ardsley Sf. and Mc-
Kinley Ave. ill Staten
Island. DeGaetano
was shot in the bead
ill 1992 but stayed 011
the job, and in 2005
received the NYPD
Teddy Roosevelt
Award. He died on
July 18. 2006.
Proudly displaying
tbe sign before the
Medal Day CbHjra:tulaEiblU!
Co ntinued froJll pag\' 1h
ceremony is Richie's
wife Cathy, daughter
Lisa, and SOil Rich- DI:I'. PETER G ARRIDO of the Wa rrant »
ard. Jr. Photo by Section wa s awarded the Pol ice
Edward Sherman , Combat Cross for a 2003 arrest of a man
NYPD Photo Unit, ca rrying multiple firearm . H e sho r
Garrido in the an kle and stru ck hi vest.
Garr ido retu rned fire, felling the perp.
who is no w serving 25 ro life.

of the Brooklyn our h

D ET. j A.'vIES K Il.LEN
Ga ng unit wa s awarded the Police
Combat Cross for hi heroics d uring an
off duty 2004 incident wh ere. from his
ca r, he spotted a crazed gunma n ho m ing
o bscenities and fir ing into a crowd.
K i llen pr;l ng from hi ' veh icle, and
a ltho ugh w ith o ut protective gear. saved
the inn oce nt bysta nders by drawing th e gunm a n's fire onto himself. Afte r excha nging s hot ,
the perp fled, bur wa s lare r ap pre hended and iucarcerared.

D ET. JAM : ' H ALl.ERA; , no w of ESU S, wa s awarded the Medal for Valo r for a 200 I incident
in the confines of the 7 1 wh ere he a nd three of his Ami , rime colleag ue engaged in a pro-
tra cted chase and shoo r o ur with a persistent gu nman wh o wa s charged with Artempred
Murder a nd Criminal Possessio n of a Wea po n.

Unir Citations were awarded ro the 46, 61, 76, 102, a nd Midtown North Precinct , P A # I,
TB #3, the Bro nx Detective a nd Narcotic. Boroug hs, rhe Em plo yee M a nagement Division,
a nd Sur face Tran por ra rio n Enforcement.
 memb r
On June 30, 200 7 at the pr esrrgious passions of A pencil sketch
Salmagund i Cl ub in M a nha tta n. friends , rhe so ul - portrait of Bob
family, a nd co lleagu es of the [are Der. Rob ert as a hobby, Volpe by his
Volpe paid tribu te to his a rtistic ralenrs and rarher rhan wife Grace.
his legacy as a world reno wn ed art rhefr a ca lling, "
ex pert at a cocktail pa rry a nd retrospective of he noted,
his work, as cm bled by his widow Grace . An bur by the
accomplished artist herself, G rac e fell in love I 9 7 0 s ,
with Bob at age 13 wh en th ey were gro w ing eve n rh e
lip as neighbors in Bay Ridge, Brookl yn. D eparr -
T hey were celebrat ing th eir 47rh yea r of mar- ruenr rec-
riage when Bob died sud den ly of a heart ognized
arra ck a t age )3 last N ov ember. t hat an
"Unique:' " bohem ia n," an d "on e-of-a- cruue was At bottom left, First
kind," a " personality larger rhan life," ar e cos ring grade Del, Peggy
so me oi rhe \V :1YS Volp e has been eu logized ; American Hophins, toho retired
but he best summed up his own life hy sa y- cultural out of pecial Frauds
ing, "Some an i rs retreat [0 their stu d io and institutions millions. Volpe pr edicted rhe in J 989.• said, "Bob
ma ke it their wo rld; I went ro rhe world and escalation o f the arc m a r ker and rhe enor- was a consummate
ma de it my rudio." mou s fina nc ia l stakes inv olv ed. "The gentleman. He was a
In 1 964, as J 22-ycar old searching for an thieves, " he noted, were so op hisrica ted rhar wonderful, kind, car-
o ff-bear ca reer ro help su p po rt his work ;'IS th ey arrived a t [heir targets, " w ith packaging ing and compassion-
an a rt ist. Volpe joined rhe NYPD, and a fter materials finin g rh e best leg jt irna re <1I"t ate man who would
stints in the 9th Precinct. the COl11 mi sione r's movers." Few investi ga tors cou ld blend int o have rather carried a
Co n fidenrial Investigating Uni t, and the the rarifi ed wo rld o f art a nd annques in paintbrush than a
arcorics Bureau, he created the " NYPD Art order co effectively solve the se crimes, bur gun."
ldcn rificar ion Team," essentially performing Volpe coul d - and did. raking on whatever
;'IS a one-man squad . As Time magazine per son a or d isg uise rhnr W;'IS required. At bottom right,
noted in a 1979 ar ticle, thanks to Volpe, the Recovering th e ofren pric eless works. he Grace Volpe and Roy
NYPD nota bly became the only police insisted, were more important than making Innes, National
depa rt ment in rhe natio n rhar dedica ted a an ar rest. Chairman of the
fullrirn e invest igator to the r ising ride of an His understand ing o f ,1I't cam e from his Congress of Racial
crimes: forgery, dealer fra ud, van dalism, bur- own life-lollg de ire to create. Volpe grad uar- Equality (CO R E), a
gla ries a nd t he ft s from collecto rs m useum s, ed from the Hi gh School of An a nd Design, good [riend of Bob's
[ibra rie , and churches; heists, Vol pe ad mit- a nd studied at T he New Sc hoo l. Par. ons, a nd ami one of the guests
ted, that o ften wenr down "l ike G ra de B rhe Art Srudenrs' League . After a stint as a who spoke at the
mov ie scripts. commercial artist and service in the U.S. event.
"Too oft en we con sider art and litera tu re Army, he beg an working in oils and water- Photos by Steve
as frivolous cndea VOl' S, rather rha n as the Harrison
Continued on page 27
Active Member Death Appointed Command

Ari Figueroa 07/10107 04130191 Manhattan DA Squad

Retired Member Death Appointed Retired Last Command

Robert R. Atchison 07/07/07 12/11/63 OS/22/83 102 Squad
Thom as Boyd 06116107 07/29/68 09/12/95 62 Squ .id
Martie Brown 05122107 10109/61 I "II06/HS Major Case Squad
Charles Cab a n 07/26/0 7 10/0.3/5 I 05/19/72 71 Precincr
Fra nk M. Caccavale 06106/0 7 02/01155 01/05172 12 Dcrecrive Disrricr
Jam es E Casey 08/06/07 10/1 6151 08131/80 75 Squad
Corrado Corbyons 0 7/22/07 12/1 9/4 7 05/06/60 Narco tics Bure;lU
Walter Dcarcopp 05/1 S/0 7 09/28/38 09/3 0/58 105 Sq uad
Thomas L. Edwards 08/ 03107 OSlO 1/66 01/18 /84 105 Prccincr
Marrin T. Fahy 0 7/25/0 7 1 1/26/5 7 09/12/95 ~rookl yn DA Squad
Joh n R. Feeney 06/23/0 7 09/0414 1 0 7/0 1/66 Police Com missioner 's O ffice
Joseph S. Ferraro 06/27107 lUOU55 11/3U82 Crime Scene Un it
Seymour Friedman 0.5/1 S/07 0 I/O U53 04/16/1" L2 Detectiv e District
George A. Funk 06/22/07 10/25/68 12/3 110 I Internal Affa ir Bureau
Fred Ghussin 06122/07 02/26/90 1 111 7/06 Manh arrun DNs Office
Maida Gua dal upe 05124/07 09102/80 J 111 3/88 42 Precinct Dctecrive Unit
Edward Ha czynski 06111107 12/11/62 02/10/92 N a rcotics Borough Bronx
William J. ria rnerr , 05126/07 J 2/16/4 7 4/20/69 I Sf Squad
Thoma s Holevas 06/25/07 04/"1 7164 0 1/0718 - 34 Precinct
Patrick J. Kelly 06/25107 06/30/69 02113/93 lnrelligence Division
Charles F. Lacina 06121107 06/14/43 07/0 ll6 7 4 8 Precinct
Willi<1m j. Linckcr 6/17/0 7 101J0/59 I 1106/79 AUfO Crime
James J. McC ann 061l6/0 7 09/21/46 051l1/6 7 52 Squ ad
George J. Mc Carthy 06125/07 02/0) /47 ) % 1170 Burgla ry La rccn y
Francis Meehan OS/24/07 0.1/01/50 06/14/70 Department of Investigations
Alma J. Moore 05/18/07 07/13/81 10/31/99 90 Precinct
Carol Moriarty 07119/0 7 06/07/68 08/1 0/85 108 Precinct
John F. Mu rphy 05109/07 06/13/56 10/19/70 Derecrive Borough St;J ten lsi and
Lawrence O 'Shaughn essy 07101/07 02/15/65 0 7/0 7/85 106 Squad
Jusrin M. Palrniscian o 0-/2110 7 06/13/.56 11/16/80 1.1 Squad
Frank A. Pecorelli 07/02/0 7 01/01155 03/07/88 105 Precinct
Edward Powell 06/27/07 I J /01/50 10/29/75 Narcotics Divisio n
Edwa rd J . Quinlivan OS/24/0 7 10/03151 04/11/72 IS Detec tive Disrricr/If) l Precinct
Aurhur F. Rouse 06/06/07 I 1/17/58 12128/80 Stre et Crime Unit
Philip Rubin 06114/07 07/16/48 10/11174 Manh attan DA Sq uad
Charlcs ]. Schmidr, Jr 06104/07 09/[0/65 0911 1/85 Neighborhood Stab. Unir 14
james J. Sha rp 0 7/07/07 U6/1 3/56 0 7/31/85 120 Precinct
Salvatore Spinosa 07/01/07 05/04/6 ' 07/03/8 I Manharran DA'~ Office
Larry D. Tevaulr 05/31107 10125168 07/26/93 Detecti ve Borough Brook Iyn
William E. Ulrich 06/14/07 10/01/52 08130/74 109 Precinct
Joseph P. Walsh 08/16/07 10129/73 10/30/93 43 Squad
Frank T. Weber 07/02/07 09119/43 I 1/22/63 Bronx Homicide
John Zambrano 08/03/07 10/01/49 09/15/71 78 Squad
June Det. of the Month Continued from page II 2007 Annual
wa s DeL Jo seph Longo. Longevity &
In january 2007. the Task Force learned that Coppola's associates were traveling to Florida, Perfect
which meant they might be meeting up with the fugitive. FB[ Special Agents M ike Lewis and Attendance
Kevin Brown kept a constant eye on the mobster s and noticed th eirun USUJ I use of pu blic pa y
phone in lieu of their cell phon es. They contacted Longo and other Task Force members back Awards
in New York, who determined that the assoc iates vvere using a series of 800 numbers and
pagers to communicate with someone they believed co be Coppola. The Investigators were The following
also able to extract a cell phone number from the Iuds and tolls and applied tor a wiretap on Detectives were
the phone. Based on an old recording they had of Coppola's voice, they made a positive If), honored at the
although Coppola's exact location was still unknown . Cell site maps and longitude and lati - June 5 ceremony
tude coordinates were subpoenaed on the cell number. Irs vicinity turn ed our to be the 73rd for their perfect
Street and Amsterdam Avenue area of Manharran. Wirh the aid of cell phone rracking equip- attendance
menr and computer enha nced photos predicting whar Coppola mighr now look like, rhe Task
Force members set up :1 surveilla nce sta ke-o ur . 25 years of
On March 9, at around 5:00 p.rn., a ha n , unassuming man with a scruffy bea rd walked Perfect Attendance
int o a health food store on West 72nd Street. Special Agent Thomas Hallinan, who was once
Det. Anthony
an NYPD Police Officer in the 20rh Precin ct, called Longo, vvho conferred that rhe man
Viggiani
resembled Coppola. Longo followed the man into the New KC Marker and when he heard
the subject speak ro the sales clerk, recognized Coppola's voice . The team of Longo, Special 20 years of
Agent s Lewi s, Brown, Hall inan, and Mike Fowler carefully followed Coppola to his resi-
Perfect Attendance
dence, where they can fronted him. Ar fi rsr he tried to bluff, bu r \V hen the in vestige tors told
the killer, ,( Mike, it's over, we know who you are." he surrendered without incident . He was Detectives
arraig ned in Somerset County, NJ on murder charges. Gloria McGonagle
Mikey " Cigars" Coppola spent 11 years funning from the law while still directing the daily Robert Cusick
operations of his crime crew in N ewa rk. He appeared Oil America 's Mo st Wanted four rimes Paul Daniel
and was 011 New Jersey's top ten wanted fugitives list. Using multiple fake IDs and limiting Gary Kujan
his contact with associates while still being financed by rhem, he brazenly traveled between Pa tri ck Sammon
New York, Los Angeles. Sa n Francisco, Nevada, Florida, Costa Rica, and Italy.
It only remains co be discovered [usr how many remains he may have been responsible for 15 years of
in I11S long career as a ruthless Mafioso. For finally purring a C<1p on rhis cunning capo of Perfect Attendance
crime, we honor our Detective of the Month, Joseph Lon go of the Joint Organized Crime
Detectives
Task For ce. Cerrific.ircs of Appreciation go to his colleagues at the Task Forc e, FBI Special
J ohn Salvitti
Agents Mike LeWIS. Ke-vin Brown, Mik e Fowler, nnd Thomas Hallinan.
Geraldine Conway
Ramon Polanco
Mi chael Taylor
Volpe Continued from page 25 Richard Alva rez
Teddy Ji menez
colors, and ar <\gc 2 J, hel d his fi rsr one- rna n suiting, and of course, painting, His works
Cary j uste
exhibition ar a New York gallery. won numerous awards and. in the 19905, he
Kevin Man nio n
By 1974, Volpe's reputation was sca led also served a rerrn as president of the
Thomas Mclican
with the publication of Art Cop, Robert Salmagundi, the oldest art club in New York.
Raymond Tom
Volpe: Art Crim e Detective by La uric A devoted father to three sons (including
Adams. The bo ok detailed som e of his Damian, a Derecr ive with the W:trrant
exploi ts traveling th e glo be cracking cases. Sq uad) being surro u ncled by h is fam i ly and
which included recovering Byzantine ivories friends was Volpe's other passion, evidenced
stolen from Italy and precious works from by rhe many who came (Q rhe exhibition ro
Hungary and Gr ear Britain. as well as those rerrurusce.
on home soil. His co lleagues affectionately "The true works of art are rhe people
called him "Rembrandt. ,. involved in your life," he once said. " M a ki ng
After retirement in 1983, Volpe kept friends is rhe rrue a rr of Iiving. "
abreast of the art market by lecturing, con-
« 2S A Final Farewel]

Ten
rh () lisa nd
pol ice o fficers
fro m th r ou gh o u t the
eastern sea boa rd gathered to
bid farewell to DeL Russel
Timoshcnko . Ari al photos of the event wit-
ness tw o rhick ribbons of blue: police un ifor m.
stretched for blocks and blocks across both sides of
Flarbush Ave nue. See page 6 for full stor y. Phar o by Edward
Sherman , N YPD Photo Unit.

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