Here was a black cop, a proud immigrant from Guyana, who was killed on an overpass above the East River Drive by a career criminal who will be spending the rest of his life in prison, where he should have been long before he could fire a shot at Officer Holder.
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“As a veteran of the New York City Police Department, I feel the pain of this horrific loss on a personal level, as do all those that make up the fraternity of New York’s Finest”, said Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams in a statement.
Rep. Charles B. Rangel, represents the 13th Congressional District of New York that includes Upper Manhattan and parts of the Bronx.
“One display featured a picture of Michael Brown next to a mocked-up “wanted poster” for Darren Wilson, the Ferguson, Mo. police officer who shot Brown during an altercation in August 2014″, according to Fox News.
“You don’t get a crystal ball when you get the robe”, McLaughlin said in a telephone interview.
A lawyer who represented Howard in the recent drug case, Robert Levy, said his client was trying to get into a residential treatment program before he skipped his court dates.
City officials reacted angrily to the news that Tyrone Howard, 30, had avoided prison for dealing crack cocaine earlier this year through a drug diversion program. “We don’t know Mr. Howard’s involvement”.
The gun’s 30-clip extended magazine had already been recovered on East 123rd Street, about 100 feet away from where the weapon was tossed, cops said.
Prison had not helped, McLaughlin said, referring the case to Nunez’s court for assessment.
Court records obtained on Thursday shed light on how two state judges determined Howard was a candidate for the diversion program despite his lengthy criminal record. McLaughlin said none of them had violent crime convictions on their records.
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A wake for Officer Randolph Holder is being held Tuesday at the Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral of New York. A valiant officer, he was awarded five Excellent Police Duty awards and one Meritorious Police Duty award.
