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PBA President Dan De Federicis was interviewed on Feb. 22 by a reporter from television station FOX 23 News in Albany about the video game “25 to Life,” in which participants role-play shooting gang members and police officers and using civilians as human shields. In his remarks, De Federicis spoke… Read More»

In the February 22 edition of the Suffolk Life newspaper, a story was featured about the special election for Assembly District 8, which will be held in six days. The article prominently mentioned the PBA’s endorsement of candidate Ernie Mattace. The article is shown below, and the PBA has placed… Read More»

PBA members are very proud of their preeminent role in virtually all levels of law enforcement in New York State. We were very proud of the fact that the Sunday February 19th NY Times article about the drug trade on Native American reservations highlighted the enforcement efforts of State Police… Read More»

The PBA will be presenting arguments before the Appellate Division, Third Department, today defending a previous Supreme Court decision that the Division of State Police wrongly withheld a Trooper’s pay after an initial 30-day suspension from duty. The ruling also ordered the Trooper be paid retroactively. Following the court win… Read More»

A judge has ruled against the PBA in a lawsuit we filed and in favor of a summary judgment motion filed by the state in response to this. Based on the negative comments against Division in the Times Union news article from sources as diverse as the American Civil Liberties Union… Read More»

We have great news for the membership regarding a major court case won by one of our members who, according to the Second Appellate Division of State Supreme Court, was unfairly fired by Division.   The basic facts of the case are as follows: New York State Police Sgt. Brian Kennedy was… Read More»

We wanted all of our members to be aware of an absolutely great and comprehensive letter to the Editor sent by retired D Troop Sergeant Duane Corbo to the Oswego Valley News paper.  While we certainly support all police officers and deputy sheriffs in their contract negotiations, the main points… Read More»

Two New York State Troopers are recovering from their injuries following a crash this past weekend in which an alleged drunk driver hit their patrol car head-on. Thankfully, none of the injuries sustained by the Troopers is life-threatening. The hard-working men and women of the New York State Police dedicate… Read More»

The PBA filed a very important lawsuit against the Division of State Police at State Supreme Court regarding our members’ rights during Division investigations, and more specifically, critical incidents. The PBA is fighting Division through many different avenues to address their harsh and often unfair discipline system, and this lawsuit… Read More»