President's Corner
By Patrick J. Lynch
What we’ve accomplished in the latest arbitration.
Anatomy of a PERB contract.
By John Puglissi
A behind-the-scenes look at how we got the 10.25% increase.
Your new and improved annuity fund.
By John Puglissi
To provide extra services like on-line 24-hour access and an increased
array of investment options, the PBA has outsourced the fund’s administration
to Wells Fargo, a top-rated financial services company.
Stop-and-frisk quotas: A time bomb ready
to explode.
By Mubarak Abdul-Jabbar
The quotas, imposed on inexperienced “Operation Impact” rookies,
are dangerous for many reasons.
Stop-and-frisk quotas: The law.
By Dave Nicholson
The legal intricacies of making a Constitutionally permissible stop are
explained by the PBA’s Assistant General Counsel.
Doing something about your medical-care choices just got easier.
By Joseph Alejandro
You’re not invincible, and you owe it to yourself and your loved
ones to allow the PBA’s General Counsel’s Office to help you
prepare a living will. »
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Suicide by cop.
By Robert Zink
A recent FBI bulletin seeks to define the problem and determine what can
be done to protect police officers and the public alike..
The Ninth Precinct.
By Donald Dewey
Where the days of hippies, junkies and protestors are just a distant memory.”
Most Valuable Veteran: Deryk Blair
The 45-year-old native of Panama has reasons to smile: “We used
to have 40 or 50 homicides a year. Now it’s down to three.”
Making sense of the national carry legislation
— part one.
By Michael Murray
Clearing up the confusion about where you can carry and when.
Your Pension Questions Answered.
By Joseph Maccone
Taxes and your variable supplement — how it really works.
Monkees drummer’s greatest hit: Dedicated
to the cops he loves.
Micky Dolenz and the rest of the “oldies” crew lost
their positions at WCBS-FM, but for New York City police officers, it
was a good thing while it lasted.
IN THE LINE OF DUTY ...
103 Pct. Police Officer Thomas Pegues
March 25,1947-August 19, 1974
Parole hearings were held recently for the killer who senselessly shot
to death this brave young cop. The officer’s family argued eloquently
— and successfully — against granting to the cop-killer.
10-13.
Logan Barnes, one-year-old child of P.O. Tiffany Guy-Barnes
of the 60 Precinct, is suffering from a very rare form of cancer.
extra added attractions ...
PBA Photo-Ops
More New York City police officers who are serving our nation
in Iraq.
PBA Store
PBA memorabilia and other souvenirs now on sale at PBA headquarters.
Nostalgia: Ms. March 2005
You’ve met retired Policewoman Annette Goldstein twice
now — first in the PBA’s 2005 calendar and now in The PBA
Magazine.
Cecil Sledge memorial Mass
P.O. Sledge will always be remembered in New York City PBA annals
as the victim of a failed city policing policy -- the solo patrol..
Pizza champions
Four Transit cops beat out four NYU students in a pizza competition
-- and win $5,000 for the Widows' and Children's Fund.
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