ABC 7 News covers the posthumous Finest of the Finest Award that the PBA presented to 60 Pct. P.O. Colin Rossiter, who performed heroically in a 2022 shootout with a dangerous criminal but tragically took his own life just months later. The PBA is aiding P.O. Rossiter’s family in their fight to have his death recognized as a sacrifice in the line of duty.
PBA President Patrick Hendry is quoted on Fox 5 News and WNYC radio and in the NY Post and in Gothamist: “This sentence sends the message we desperately need. Anyone who attacks a New York City police officer should expect swift justice and a very long stay in prison.”
PBA President Patrick Hendry is quoted on CBS 2 News, News12 Bronx News, 1010WINS, and in the Daily News and amNY: “He went and he put a knife to his throat, knowing he was a New York City police officer, punched him in the face repeatedly and left him to die on the street. Worse than that, he thought he was going to get away with it. The question is why did he think he was going to get away with it? He thought our criminal justice system wasn’t going to hold him accountable. New York City police officers are here today to let him know that’s not going to happen. We’re going to be here at every court appearance to make sure that this individual stays behind bars for a long, long time.”