There's trouble in NYPD police officers' union paradise—or is it hell, these days? With 16 police officers indicted in the massive ticket-fixing scandal, an investigation prompted by a police officer with alleged ties to a drug dealer, delegates of the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association voiced their displeasure with union president Patrick J. Lynch: In what the NY Times calls a "rare revolt," over 30 delegates said that Lynch should step down—and the Post reports that the 50 delegates "stormed out" of a meeting. more ›

Someone in the NYPD bureau responsible for preventing police corruption leaked the identity of an officer who told investigators about a Bronx lieutenant's alleged shady doings, according to the cop's lawyer. After officer and former police union rep Frank Palestro sent what were supposed to be anonymous tips to Internal Affairs, he found a mousetrap with his name on it in the 42nd Precinct and an Internal Affairs call log containing his cellphone number in his locker. "The log was sent back to the precinct by [Internal Affairs] and I think it was done deliberately," said attorney Eric Sanders. more ›

Officer Frank Palestro, the latest cop to call foul on corruption in the NYPD, has gotten serious flak from his fellow police and the union, though he maintains he was just doing his duty. The union delegate and nine-year police veteran was outed after secretly reporting Lt. Susana Seda for behavior such as telling cops to write summonses for traffic violations they didn't witness, refusing to take complaints and tampering with a gun at a crime scene. Since then, he's been transferred so he won't have to deal with the wrath of his peers in the precinct. "I was the [Patrolmen's Benevolent Association] delegate, and now I'm labeled a rat for doing what I was supposed to do," said Palestro. "This will stay with me for the rest of my career." more ›

First, some fire fighters' unions spoke out against presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani. Now a police officers' union is totally anti-Rudy. The Patrolmen's Benevolent Association president Patrick Lynch issued a statement blaming the former mayor for not giving cops raises ("zeroes for heroes" contract) and essentially creating the recruiting/retainment problems the NYPD has. And then there's what the PBA thinks about Giuliani's 9/11 record: Giuliani has wrapped himself firmly in the cloak of 9/11 for his... more ›