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“AN ORGANIZATION OF RETIRED NEW YORK CITY POLICE OFFICERS OF ALL RANKS” PRESIDENT Anthony Marone 941-706-6324
VICE PRESIDENT Lee Reeves 941-232-2745 [email protected]
TREASURER Joseph Timmons 212-991-8314 [email protected]
SECRETARY Susan Moravsky 914-760-6990
SERGEANT AT ARMS Mark Meyers 914-309-5900
Health Welfare
Officer/
NEWSLETTER Editor Lou Lebron 941-809-1325
[email protected] 1013 CLUB WEB SITE http://www.10-
13manasota.com PAST PRESIDENTS
Al Turi
Walter Wunderlich
Pat Martinucci
Art Zabriskie
Ken Stokes
Andy Flock
Bill Kelly
Nick Mattera
Jack Cantwell
Joe Maier John Donovan Vic Rohe Rich O’Brien Lee Reeves
Joe Monteleone Richard Adler
Indicates Deceased
June, 2018 The NEXT MEETING
Tuesday,June 26th, 2018 1900hrs
FOP Lodge #3, Sarasota
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
GREETINGS MEMBERS OF THE MANASOTA 10-13 CLUB,
The Month of May was a particularly sad month as we lost two of our Brother members. We
are mourning the loss of Terry Braga and Bernard (Barney) Dolan, both long time members of the
Club. Our heartfelt condolences go out to both Paulette Braga and Joyce Dolan. Terry and
Paulette never missed a dinner dance or Christmas Event and participated in the Club’s Dine-A-
Round get togethers. Barney, I believe, was an original member of the Club (early 80’s), he and
Joyce always participated in the dinner dances and Christmas Events as well as the Dine-A-
Rounds. I reminded Paulette and Joyce that they will continue to be invited to attend any and all
Club functions held. On behalf of the all the Manasota 10-13 Club Members we say, “May Terry
and Barney rest in the Lord’s eternal peace.”
Please keep the Braga and Dolan families in your prayers.
Also, please keep Walter Wunderlich, Charter Member, Past President & Honorary Member of
the Club residing in South Carolina in your prayers through his battle with lung cancer.
At this upcoming meeting we will have a guest speaker, The Honorable Judge Brian Iten, Circuit
Court Judge, 12th Judicial Circuit and former prosecutor. He wishes to address our group,
keeping in mind that Judges run in non-partisan elections. The date is Tuesday, June, 26th 6 PM
for hot dogs & trimmings, 7 PM meeting starts. This is our last meeting before the Summer
break. Meetings resume September, 25th, 2018, 6 PM, Octoberfest brats & trimmings, 7 PM
meeting starts.
Sy Bonarti has scheduled the next “Dine-A-Round” for Saturday, June 23rd, 6 PM at the
Rosemary Restaurant 411 N Orange Ave, Sarasota, FL. Please e-mail or call Sy so he will have
a head count. E-mail is [email protected] and number is 941-225-3934. Although there are
no meetings held in July or August, we will schedule “Dine-A-Rounds” & maybe a get together
Brunch or two. Check those e-mails.
I know it seems early, but please set the date aside. The Board has set the next annual Club
Picnic for Sunday, April, 28th 2019. We will be using the Pavilion at the North Jetty on Casey
Key, the same as in previous years. The cost is $12.00 PP with children 12 yoa or under, free.
Please e-mail or call Joe Timmons so we will have a head count and to pre pay. Joe’s e-mail is
[email protected] & cell number is 212-991-8314. AS ALWAYS, VOLUNTEERS WILL BE
NEEDED TO SET UP AND CLEAN UP FOR THE PICNIC IN ORDER TO MAKE IT A SUCCESS.
PLEASE VOLUNTEER, via e-mail or call picnic chairperson, Mark Meyers, e-mail is
[email protected] & cell number is 914-309-5900. Also Chefs Paul Redecha & Woody
Schuessler will need help in buying and picking up the food items prior to the picnic. Paul’s e-mail
is [email protected] & cell number is 941-320-4347. Please try to help, it will be
appreciated by all.
Fraternally, Tony.
All members are welcomed to add items under “New Business” or “Good of the Order”.
MANASOTA 10-13 CLUB AGENDA FOR JUNE 26, 2018 MEETING
Prayer/moment of silence
Pledge to the flag
Call to order
Determination of Quorum
Reading/Approval of last meeting’s minutes. (Prepared by Secretary Sue, in your monthly
emailed newsletter.)
Special Guest Speaker, The Honorable Judge Brian Iten, Circuit Court Judge, Manatee
County. (Former Prosecutor.)
Committee Reports
o President’s Report
o Vice President’s Report
o Treasurer’s Report
o Health & Welfare Report
Old Business
o Keep new/revised membership applications with you & update your own info with
Lou when appropriate.
o To place business card ad in 10-13 Newsletter for calendar year 2018, please make
$35.00 check out to Manasota 10-13 Club, mail actual business card and check to
Joe Timmons, 7614 Rio Bella Place. University Park, Fl 34201.
o Manasota 10-13 Club “T” Shirts for sale with new enhanced Club Logo in color
screened on shirt for $15.00. Also have blue or gray “T” Shirts with 10-13 white
shield for $10.00. Tim Van Schultz has received a new supply of shirts, see him for
sizes & payment.
New Business
o Attention to your e-mails for “Dine-A-Round” events scheduled throughout the year,
including the summer months. Contact “Dine-A-Round” Chairman Sy Bonarti for
next event to be held, Saturday, June 23rd
, 6 PM at the Rosemary Restaurant, 411 N.
Orange Ave. Sarasota. Sy’s cell 941-225-3934 & e-mail [email protected].
o No meetings held in July & August, but Dine-A-Rounds or Brunch Arounds may still
be held. Important e-mails will still be sent to members, but there will be no
monthly Newsletter published until September.
o Next meeting will be held Tuesday, September 25th
, 6 PM for Octoberfest, brats &
trimmings.
o NYCPD Veterans Foundation Scholarship Applications are available for 2018.
Deadline for filing July 15th
, 2018.
o Those entitled should have received their Medicare Reimbursement check via direct
deposit in April. File forms to NYC Office of Labor Relations, if you received an
incorrect amount. www.NYC.GOV/OLR.
o Annual Cost of Living increase due with September Pension deposit in the amount of
$18.00 per month.
o Annual 10-13 Club picnic date is secured, Sunday, April, 28th
, 2019. Cost $12.00 PP,
children 12 yoa or under, FREE.
Good of the Order
o Comments from the membership/items to be added.
o 50/50 winners announced at end of meeting. (Mark).
Sick & Distressed
o Artie Wright, Life Member.
o Deceased Members May 2018, Terry Braga & Life Member Barney Dolan. Sympathy
Baskets were sent to Paulette Braga & Joyce Dolan on behalf of the Manasota 10-13
Club Members.
o Walt Wunderlich, Life Member, undergoing lung cancer treatments.
o Any other ill members, spouses or significant others that membership knows of
should be mentioned at this time.
Adjournment
******* MANASOTA 10-13 CLUB MEETING DATES FOR 2018 *******
Manasota 10-13 Club’s Board of Directors, set the following TUESDAY meeting dates for 2018.
2018 MEETING DATES
June 26th
7 PM, Hot dogs and trimmings, (N/C).
NO MEETINGS JULY AND AUGUST.
September 25th
6 PM, Octoberfest, Brats and trimmings, (N/C).
October 23rd
6 PM, Columbus Day, Italian dinner, (N/C).
November 20th
6 PM, (3rd
Tues.) Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner Combined with FOP, $10.00 PP
December 18th
6 PM, (3rd
Tues.) Christmas Ham Dinner Combined with FOP, $10.00 PP.
PLEASE PRINT OUT & KEEP FOR FUTURE REFERENCE
MANASOTA 10-13 CLUB MINUTES May 22, 2018
5/22/18
Motion to wave minutes - Henrietta Lange, Tim
Schultz second the motion
Presidents Meeting was held on 5/26. The discussion
was on the Zagroda Act benefits.
Make sure to file for benefits, as the application
period has been extended to 9/11/2018.
Treasury has $3548 and $185 petty cash. The treasury
is sound.
Sy Bonarti made a motion when sending a gift it
should not exceed $100. If the bereaved family
chooses in the obituary to send it to charity, the same
amount is in effect. Bill Palmer seconds it. Sy’s
motion was approved.
Our Banner, shall continue to add names of deceased
members.
Keep Lou abreast of any personal changes,
information such as (e-mail) changes, address, phone
etc.
Club t-shirts are for sale for $10; blue and gray.
A business card ad in the news letter, is $35, for the
year.
Medicare payback, retroactive 3 yrs.
Apply once for Medicare. Fax 212 306 7756, for
form.
Sy’s dine around is on 6/23, Saturday, 6 PM, venue
not yet determined. Once it is determined, it will be
announced (e-mailed).
By-Laws - Associate-members (non NYPD). The
membership (CAP) will be changed from 10% to
49%. Motion - Tony Marone, second-Henrietta
Lange. The Associate members will have no voting
power, except Social events and can’t hold office;
position on the board. Passed unanimously.
Scholarship 10-13; 2 - $2000, 2 $1000.
Have your ID card renewed by mail. President
Marone will give it to our messenger.
Artie Wright is not doing well, and can’t move to
new place, as it doesn’t have the proper facilities for
his rehabilitation.
Picnic is scheduled for Sunday 4/28/19
50-50
$25 - Al Tenneriello
$25- Bill Palmer
$25- Flower fund
Remember, the NYPD is the largest, and greatest
Police Department in the world, with the best cops.
We always take care of our own!
Important Phone Numbers
The following is a list of phone numbers that can be very useful when obtaining information from the various units.
NYPD General Information:
NYPD Operation Desk:
Pension Section (Art 1):
Pension Section (Art 2):
ID Card Sect:
Employee Benefits:
P.B.A. Health & Welfare:
P.B.A. Retiree:
DEA Office:
DEA Health Benefit:
S.B.A. Health & Welfare:
L. B. A.:
C. E. A.:
Social Security:
G. H. I.:
Empire Blue Cross:
Medicare Reimbursement:
Medicare “A”:
Medicare “B”:
NYC Health Line:
NYPD (D.I.F.):
VA Benefits:
Spring 3100:
Do not call Registry:
AETNA Medicare PPO
www.aetnaretireeplans.com
646-610-5000
646-610-5580
212-693-5100
646-610-6824/8192
646-610-5150
212-513-0470
212-349-7560
877-977-3880
212-587-1000
212-587-9120
212-226-2180
212-964-7500
212-791-8292
800-772-1213
800-358-5500
800-433-9592
212-513-0470
800-433-9592
800-333-7586
800-521-9574
212-374-5508
800-827-1000
646-610-5751
888-382-1222
888-267-2637
NYC Pension Web Site: http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycppf/home.html
1013 CLUB WEB SITE:
http://www.10-13manasota.com
Manasota Boosters 2018 Walter Wunderlich 01/18 $50
Henrietta Lange 01/18 $20
Joe Kubinski 01/18 $05
We need your help, so join the booster club with a small
donation The NYPD adage when you retire is, "When you’re
here you’re the best, when you’re gone you’re a
pest"
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Members June 08th Dave Segal
June 10th Lee Reeves
June 19th Robert Chico
June 27th Rich Scantlebury
Spouse June 02nd Helen Murray
June 15th Joy Garofalo
June 26th Janet Wunderlich
June 27th Kathleen Mauritzen
Anniversaries June 05th Rich & Eileen Adler
June 06th James & Ann Mulligan
June 10th Lee & Maryellen Reeves
June 21st Lenny & Madeline Salerno
2018 MEETING DATES
June 26th
7 PM, FOP.
NO MEETINGS JULY AND AUGUST.
September 25th
7 PM, FOP.
October 23rd
6 PM, FOP, Columbus Day, Italian dinner.
November 20th
6 PM, FOP. Thanksgiving Dinner.
December 18th
6 PM, FOP. Christmas Dinner.
PLEASE PRINT OUT & KEEP FOR FUTURE REFERENCE
*Meetings on November 20 & December 18, will incur a small food
cost (TBA). At all other meetings, food & beverages will be provided at no cost
to members.
WE NEED YOUR HELP
We would like to keep our files updated. Please complete this form and return to Louis Lebron as soon as possible. This
information is for the use of the Manasota 1013 Club only. Also, use this form to update any new information you have
already submitted. Thank you.
Manasota 1013 Club member information
Name
Streets address Unit or Apt. #
City, State, Zip
Florida telephone # Northern telephone #
Email: Work #
Birthday (no year) Date appointed to NYPD (include year)
Date of retirement (include year) Rank
Last command ______________________________ S.S./Pension #____________________________
Next of Kin (Name, Address, Telephone)
Present marital status If married, anniversary date (no year)
Spouse name Spouse birthday (no year) Year joined Club
Complete, clip & send to: Louis Lebron, 4249 Via Del Villetti Dr., Venice Fl 34293
EDITOR’S CORNER It’s with great sorrow and condolence to report that we
have lost 3 of our members in the last two months.
Arthur Wright, Bernard A. Dolan and Terry T. Braga
were long time members of the club and all around
great guys. Please keep them and their families in your
prayers.
I would like to again remind you that June 1st marks
the start of our hurricane season. This year
everyone should begin early to prepare to
safeguard themselves against the damage and
devastation these hurricanes can cause.
You should start stocking up on the basic
essentials such as, bottled water, batteries for
different devices and certain canned goods. A
small propane stove, something you would use on
a camping trip, would be another item you might
want to consider purchasing.
And for those of us who must have their caffeine
fix in the morning, a good on the stove coffeepot is
a must. Make sure you have working battery
operated portable AM/FM radio and listen to the
authorities when they mandate an evacuation.
Lou Lebron / Editor-in-Chief
OBITUARY
Terry T Braga
August 22, 1939 – May 16, 2018
Terry T. Braga, of Bradenton passed away Wednesday May 16, 2018 at the age of 78, he was born August 22,
1939 in Honolulu Hawaii. Terry was a detective for the NYPD for 25 years and a Navy Diver from 1959 to
1963. He graduated from John Jay College with a BS degree in Criminal Justice. Terry loved to fly and at the
age of 60 took lessons and was licensed to instruct. He remained in touch with his fellow officers and was a
member of the 1013 Club here in Sarasota, Florida. As well as his Navy Buddies and a member of the
“Tidewater”. He was a wonderful husband, father and grandfather. He is survived by loving Wife Paulette, his
two daughters, Dawn Bornkamp her husband Michael, Eve Citrano and her husband Christopher and his
grandson, Joseph Citrano. His brothers, Ernest Braga and Barney Reilly and Kevin Reilly. He is preceded in
death by his parents Ernest & Laura Braga. Manasota Memorial Park and Funeral Home is entrusted with final
care.
OBITUARY
Bernard A Dolan
Bernard A. Dolan passed away on May 27, 2018. Funeral services will be held on Monday June 4, 2018 at
10:00 am at St. Michael the Archangel Church, Siesta Key. Burial will follow at Palms Robards Memorial
Park.
Bernard A. Dolan was born on March 11 1932 in New York, New York to James and Mary Dolan. He was
married to his beloved wife Joyce for 55 years. He has two children, Bernadette (Jeffrey) and Christopher
(Allysen). His three grandchildren Gabrielle, Jake and Ana provided him with his favorite name, Da. Bernard
was an Air Force veteran, New York City police office, retired after 20 years and a middle school social studies
teacher for 19 years.
His time as a teacher provided him an opportunity to guide children sharing his knowledge of history and the
law.
He is proceed in death by his brothers James, William, Michael, Kevin, Douglas and his sister Barbara. His is
survived by his brothers Gregory and Brian. Bernard was a loving brother, husband, father, grandfather, and
friend. We were blessed to know and love him. Donations can be sent to the Florida Council for History
Education Scholarship fund or St. Jude’s All Children’s Hospital.
OBITUARY
Arthur George Wright
February 5, 1943 – June 14, 2018
Arthur G. Wright of Sarasota, Florida, passed away on June 14, 2018. He was the son of Arthur Garfield Wright and Josephine Wright of New York.
Arthur grew up in the Bronx and Massapequa, Long Island, where he attended Plainedge High School. He
enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and graduated from boot camp at MCRD Paris Island, South Carolina in
1961. After a tour on active duty at MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, he married his high school sweetheart,
Joyce, and returned to Long Island to work for Pan American Airlines. In 1967, he joined the New York City
Police Department where he worked undercover for many years with the elite Anti-Crime Unit, receiving many
citations for bravery and dedication to duty.
He attended night school and earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Criminal Justice. Arthur retired from the
NYPD in 1982 and started his own business in hot tubs, spas and pool service, which he and Joyce ran
successfully for 18 years. Concurrently, Arthur continued to serve as a United States Marine Reservist, holding
numerous billets of increasing responsibility and culminating as the Sergeant Major of 3rd Battalion, 14th
Marines and then the 6th Communications Battalion. He was mobilized and deployed for Operation Desert
Storm in 1991.
He retired in 1997 with over 30 years of cumulative service. In 2000, he and Joyce relocated to Sarasota,
Florida. After the attacks of 9/11, Arthur volunteered to serve as a Special Deputy with the Manatee County
Sheriff’s Office and subsequently joined the Sarasota-Bradenton Airport Police where he served for 10 years,
retiring in 2011. Arthur was an active member of the 10/13 Club and the Blue Knight’s Motorcycle Riding
Club. He loved spending time with his children and grandchildren, as well as riding his Harley Davidson. Arthur is survived by his wife, Joyce; his children, John (Christine), Carol-Ann (Paul), Kelly (Barry); and his
grandchildren, Caleb, Christina, Bella, Gina, Evan and Samuel Arthur.
Services will be held at Palms-Robarts Funeral Home on June 19 at 10AM, followed by a ceremony at Sarasota
National Cemetery at 1:30pm.
FAMILY
Arthur Garfield Wright, Father
Josephine (Cronin) Wright, Mother
Joyce Wright, Wife
John & Christine, Son & Wife
Carol-Ann & Paul, Daughter & Husband
Kelly & Barry, Daughter & Husband
Caleb, Christina, Bella, Gina, Evan and Samuel Arthur, Grandchildren
6-2018
Ken Kleinlein
THE THREATENING RAT VIRUS SCAM
Some Scams Are Repeated Every Year
Many are repeated driven by financial life moments such as taxes, holiday shopping, and utility scams. Also,
identity thieves and scammers try new twists on old scams that worked in the past. (EXPIERIAN)
The RAT VIRUS Scam is a spinoff of the Death Threat Hoax. The FBI warned
about death threats being made through emails that state “I will be short. I’ve got an order to kill you.” The
email then demands money or bitcoin as a payout from the email recipients. Other versions of the scam could
state that a “hitman has been hired to kill” them. This scam is very aggressive and threatening in nature to
convince people that they pay or else.
THE RAT VIRUS CON GAME
“I suppose that you have heard something concerning the RAT virus 76079?! Now you've got one. I was able
to locate a great deal of interesting things on the computer. Additionally, I managed for linking to all or your
gadgets such as a cellular phone. But did not stop on that I forced my virus to thoroughly capture information
from a mic, web cam and things out of a display. Made lots of interesting videos, a number of them can even be
worth watching by you.
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knowledge I've gathered from devices.
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contacts, and I've discovered a significant number of them. Perhaps I will complete this through your accounts.
It's likely to be somewhat amusing when for example, your loved ones will get that movie in addition to a
conversation history.
You're given brief time because my pockets are usually blocked. It's true, you're the 1 individual that receives
such correspondence, I have infected about 9000 with my virus and above 1500 of which, had plenty of useful
things in them.
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and you will probably deprive others out of chance for of paying me and that's it. So look at that before
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Folks do not reply to this message just delete it and DO NOT SEND MONEY!
Please pray for those who have lost their lives protecting us!
Take care, be careful, and I’ll see you at the next Crime Scene.
God bless and protect our military, law enforcement, fire fighters, and EMT’s.
Ken is a former detective with the NYPD special frauds squad coordinating with local, state, and federal law enforcement, along with accredited security firms, on matters of crime prevention and public information.
FYI
Starting 4/1/18 Medicare will start a year-long project to replace all
current Medicare cards for beneficiaries to convert to alphanumeric
ID numbers. Currently, the ID number is your social security
number.
Just a heads up that there is a scam going around involving the new
Medicare Cards coming out in April. Pass it along . It might come in
handy to know Medicare will never call you on the phone.
It is true that the new cards will be sent out from April 2018 to April
2019. Medicare has also warned on scams. They do not charge for
cards or want your personal information over the phone.
Example of the new Medicare cards
Error! Filename not specified.
Here's what you need to know to protect yourself, family and friends,
throughout the US.
First of all the new Medicare card will come to you in the mail. You
don't need to request it or do anything. It will show up.
CONTINUED
WHAT'S THE SCAM?
Somebody from "MEDICARE " will call to tell you-you are getting a
new Medicare card. But until it comes you will need a temporary
card. Fee for the card is between $5-50 dollars. They want personal
information, bank account or credit card so they can process your
temporary card.
THINGS TO REMEMBER
Medicare will never call you unless you ask them to.
Medicare does all communications by mail unless you ask them to
call.
Ditto for anybody saying they "work with Medicare to make sure
you get everything you are entitled to" .
Scammer alert
HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THIS ONE?
First of all, spread the word. Feel free to share these notes.
Use your answering machine to screen calls or just don't even answer
a number you don't recognize.
If it has happened to you or your friends or loved ones and personal
info had been given out (happens considerably more often than you
think so don't feel bad or stupid) immediately take action to protect
yourself against identity theft.
Remember: If someone contacts you with any of the above tricks, or threatens
to cancel your Medicare health benefits if you don’t share your personal
information, hang up and call Medicare at 1-800-Medicare (1-800-633-4227). Here’s when you can expect your new Medicare card in the mail.
Find out the status of your new Medicare card
You may have heard that we started mailing new Medicare cards to everyone with Medicare. Hang tight — mailing takes some time across the country, and you might get your
card at a different time than friends or neighbors in your state. In the meantime, keep
using your current Medicare card until your new one arrives.
We’ve got 3 ways for you to find out when you should expect your new Medicare card in the mail:
Check out the map on Medicare.gov/NewCard. Keep coming back to check the status of card mailings in your state. Once card mailings begin in your state, it’ll take at least a month to finish.
Keep an eye on your email. We’ll send you an email update when new Medicare cards start mailing in your state.
Log in to your MyMedicare.gov account to see if your new card has mailed. Don’t have an account yet? Sign up now at MyMedicare.gov — it’s a free, secure, and easy way to access all your Medicare information in one place.
Want to learn more about your new Medicare card? Here are 10 things you should know. Read up so you’re ready before your new card arrives!
Sincerely,
The Medicare Team
FYI
COLA
The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for
September 2018 through August 2019 benefit
payments is 1.2%.
As a result, an eligible retired member with an
annual pension of $18,000 or more will receive
an increase of $18 per month beginning with
the September 2018 payment. (Eligible
members receiving an annual benefit under
$18,000 will receive a lesser monthly in-
crease.)
By law, the COLA can be no less than 1% and
no more than 3% annually and is applied only
to the first $18,000 of the retirement benefit.
The COLA percentage is calculated by taking
50% of the Consumer Price Index (CPI)
increase from one March to the next and
rounding up to the nearest tenth. The CPI
increased 2.36% from March 2017 to March
2018.
COLA Eligibility
To be eligible for a COLA, you must either be:
At least age 62 and retired at least five
years; or,
At least age 55 and retired at least 10 years;
or,
A retiree receiving a LOD disability benefit
for at least five years (regardless of age);
or,
A surviving spouse of an eligible retiree
receiving a lifetime benefit. (By law, the
spouse receives an increase equal to one-
half the COLA the retiree would have
received).
Retirees who become eligible for the COLA
after September will receive their
adjustment when first eligible.
This latest COLA will bring the cumulative
maximum monthly increase since COLA
legislation was enacted in 2001 to $348.
I have been asked to pass this along by the sister of P.O. Gregory
Foster (Assassinated in the line of duty with Rocco Laurie in 1972):
It was discovered that Greg Foster's grave stone did not include the
SILVER STAR that he was awarded while serving in Viet Nam.
With the assistance of Congressman Lee Zeldin, a new headstone
will be dedicated on June 23 at 10:00 at Pinelawn National
Cemetery in Suffolk County. There will be honor guards from the Marine Corps and the
NYPD present. She wanted to invite all of Greg's NYPD bothers & sisters who would like to
share this honor.
Cop acquitted in Bronx woman’s shooting now up for promotion By Larry Celona
June 2, 2018 | 12:54am | Updated
Sgt. Hugh Barry
An NYPD sergeant — who was cleared of criminal charges in the shooting of a Bronx woman — is
up for promotion and his union head said Friday that the embattled cop better get the career boost.
Sgt. Hugh Barry, who fatally shot Deborah Danner in 2016, is on a list of sergeants who have taken
a promotion test and are eligible to become lieutenants, sources said Friday.
Barry remains on modified duty, however, and faces departmental charges for allegedly failing to
follow NYPD protocols in the encounter with Danner.
The president of the Sergeants Benevolent Association, Ed Mullins, said that NYPD Commissioner
James O’Neill should accept the court’s decision and take Barry off desk duty.
“O’Neill needs to face the facts and promote him,” Mullins said. “He was acquitted in Criminal Court
of all charges and he should have never received departmental charges.”
After he was acquitted of murder charges, Barry was hit with fresh department charges relating to
the death of Danner, 66. The NYPD claims he “exercised poor tactical judgment” and “failed to
supervise” subordinate members of the department. O’Neill publicly condemned the shooting a day
after Barry shot Banner dead in her bedroom.
The secrets of the NYPD’s horse cops
By Rebecca Santiago
June 3, 2018 | 10:51am
On June 7, the New York Police Department’s Remount School of Horsemanship will swear in a new class of
mounted officers. For three months, the urban cowboys have undergone intensive training to learn the high-
level riding skills needed to patrol some of NYC’s most chaotic areas, including Midtown, Tremont in The
Bronx and Coney Island.
But first, they had to learn how to ride, period.
“Most of the officers in our unit started out with no riding experience,” Deputy Inspector Barry Gelbman, who
heads up the NYPD Mounted Unit, told The Post. And he prefers it that way: “We have to teach them in our
style of riding, which is a combination of traditional cavalry riding” — how the Army rode back in the days of
horseback battles — “and modern equestrian style.” It’s easier for the instructors to work with a blank slate.
Any officer who’s been in the force for three years can apply to the mounted unit. But only those with
“excellent” records are considered, Gelbman said. This year, some 40 candidates applied to The Bronx’s Troop
D mounted unit, one of NYC’s four troops; nine made the cut. (There are around 70 mounted officers in the
city, total.)
Among them is Jenique Scott-Cooper, 28.
“I’d only done a few trail rides growing up,” the Westchester native told The Post at Troop D’s Pelham Bay
Park training facilities. “But I was on [street] patrol a few years ago by St. Patrick’s Cathedral and walked by a
mounted officer, and the little kid in me came out,” she said of her motivation. “I was like, ‘Horsie!’ ”
Gelbman said there’s one more vital quality required to deal with horses as well as civilians: “patience.” “You
wouldn’t believe how many people need to find the M&M store,” he added.
Likability also matters. “They’re the visible representation of the NYPD,” Detective William Staszeski, the
senior instructor at the Mounted Unit, told The Post. “How many times have I seen a person walk by 50 cops
— in uniform! — and head straight to a mounted officer to report [something suspicious] or to ask for
directions? When people see a horse, it’s like tunnel vision.”
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That’s true for criminals, too. “When there’s a spike in crime in a neighborhood, we send mounted officers,”
Sgt. Kevin Brady, one of the Mounted Unit’s supervisors, told The Post. “It’s been shown that when mounted
units move in, crime rates go down.” He thinks his own equine partner, Braveheart, helps him command more
respect than he would on foot. “People always listen to you when you’re on a horse,” he explained. “There’s an
intimidation factor.”
It’s something that mountie hopefuls work hard to earn. First, they take a physical fitness test, which consists of
a brisk run and intense calisthenics. Those who pass — and it’s not uncommon for students to drop out at this
point — advance to the demanding 12-week training program.
It could be up to a year until students are assigned a steed of their own. “They ‘ride the barn’ first, meaning
practice on different horses. It makes them better riders overall,” Brady explained. Still, trainees inevitably pick
favorites — Scott-Cooper’s is a handsome brown gelding named Henry — and instructors take those bonds
into consideration when matching humans and horses.Modal Trigger
It’s also important for students to bond with their animals. Officers learn how to brush coats, pick hooves, trim
manes to the NYPD’s strict 6-inch specification and muck stalls. They’re also instructed to look out for
common medical illnesses — such as colic, which can be fatal in horses — and practice hauling a 400-pound
horse mannequin onto a stretcher in case their furry partner is ever injured too badly to stand.
“It’s not like the K9 unit — horses aren’t loyal like dogs,” said Brady. But you can trust them, added Staszeski.
“They’ll do anything for you, as long as you know how to ask them.”
To learn how, candidates spend about three or four hours in the saddle a day, mastering moves such as the
seated trot and cantering. After four weeks, the gritty work begins. They ride out to quiet blocks to see how
horses react to the mainstays of New York City streets: pedestrians, cars, loud noises and litter.
At the Pelham Bay Park stables, instructors even subject riders to “nuisance training,” a series of obstacles
designed to freak horses out — and to teach riders how to stay calm. Among them: a fog machine, the wiggly
inflatable tubes often planted outside car dealerships, barrels swinging from tree branches that lightly bump the
horses, bags of clinking recycling and a supersize umbrella.
Scott-Cooper, for one, can’t wait to wear her spurs out on the streets. “I’ll get to ride all day, every day,” she
said. “It’s like a dream.”
And if you ask Brady, that magic never dies.
NYPD Officially Phases Out Revolvers as
Veterans Transition to 9mm
The last crop of NYPD police officers transitioning from the old-school revolver to the modern semi-automatic handguns reported to the shooting range in the Bronx for training Wednesday.
LAURA DIMON MAY 31, 2018 NEW YORK DAILY NEWS VIA OFFICER.COM
NEW YORK -- It's the end of an era, but a necessary one.
The last crop of cops transitioning from the old-school revolver to the modern semi-
automatic handguns reported to the NYPD shooting range in the Bronx for training
Wednesday.
The remaining 150 police officers — who all joined the force before 1993, when the the .9-
mm semi-automatic became the department's service weapon — had until Aug. 31 to be be
trained on new guns.
The swap out is a matter of safety. The revolver holds six bullets, each of which have to be
loaded individually.
With the majority of criminals armed with the faster firing semi-automatics, cops holstering
a classic six-shooter run the risk of being outgunned.
Such was the case in 1986, when rookie Officer Scott Gadell was shot and kil led by a
gunman while he reloaded his weapon.
"Every millimeter of a second it detrimental and could be catastrophic," Inspector Richard
DiBlasio, Commanding Officer of the Firearms and Tactics Section said.
The contemporary gun has a 16-bullet capacity and can be reloaded quickly. NYPD officers
are trained to shoot a 9-mm. Glock or Sig Sauer.
As 26 police officers went to Rodman's Neck in the Bronx for their second day of training,
they shared bittersweet memories of their classic six shooter - a firearm of cultural lore, the
preferred gun of cowboy John Wayne.
Lt. James Darcy, a housing cop who has been on the job since January 1987, said his
revolver commanded reverence on the streets. "They give you a lot of respect. They say,
'Man, you're old-time, you've been out there a long time doing this,'" he said.
"But times change," he conceded. "I'm very sad. It's like losing an old friend."
"One person said to me, 'Do you gotta put powder in that to make it work?'," recalled
Timothy Broadus, a 28-year veteran officer in Brooklyn's 84th Precinct.
"That kinda signaled to me that maybe it was time for a change."
Most of the cops will keep their treasured .38-calibers as their off-duty weapon.
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