The PBA president is quoted in the Daily News and on Fox 5 News: “Facial hair has no impact on police officers’ job performance or our public safety mission. The NYPD has far more important issues to worry about, especially the fact that we are understaffed by thousands and losing hundreds of talented cops every month. New Yorkers would rather see a cop with a well-groomed beard patrolling their neighborhood than see no cop at all.”
PBA President Patrick Hendry is quoted in the NY Post: “We are glad that this cop-killer will stay behind bars and this hero family will have some peace of mind for at least another year. We need all New Yorkers to keep speaking up and telling the parole board that cop-killers should never go free.”
The PBA president is quoted in the Daily News, Gothamist and on Pix 11 News: “When our police officer arrived, he attempted to deescalate the situation. That’s when this individual attacked him, threw him to the ground and put his hand around our police officer’s neck…Cops are being violently attacked on the streets every day. If this is what happens when we try to protect ourselves, we won’t be able to protect the public.”