DEA members have been inquiring about the recent news story regarding the memorial sweatshirts created by the Caccavale family to honor New York City Transit Police Detective George Caccavale, who was shot and killed in the line of duty during a robbery on June 26, 1976.
Because the sweatshirts carry a police “thin blue line” flag, the Pelham School District in New York, where the Caccavale grandchildren go to school, had issued a ban on the sweatshirts. School District Chair, Dr. Cheryl Champ, deemed the police flag “threatening” to the students. The DEA sent a strongly worded letter of opposition to her statement. The story about the sweatshirt ban and our DEA letter of opposition was carried in various, local news outlets, but also reached all the way across the ocean to news outlets in England and France.
Additional stories about the Caccavale sweatshirts and the Pelham ban aired tonight, November 16, 2020, on News 12, Westchester, New York during the 5:00 p.m. hour EST, on WNBC-TV Channel 4 during the 6:00 p.m. hour EST, and stories will air tomorrow morning, November 17, 2020, on Fox & Friends at 7:25 a.m., and tomorrow night, November 17, 2020, on Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle” during the 10:00 p.m. hour EST.
You can watch the News 12 story here:
For those wishing to purchase a sweatshirt in support of the Caccavale family, click on the link below to order by mail. The sweatshirts, made by popular sportswear company Champion, are available in a wide range of adult and youth sizes which are listed on the link under “size charts.” (Click on the photo of the sweatshirt to access the size charts.) The sweatshirts not only honor Det. Caccavale’s memory, but also NYPD K-9 “Vale” named in his honor. Proceeds from the sale of the sweatshirts will go to the DEA Widows’ and Children’s Fund and the Retired Police Canine Foundation.
The DEA will always honor and cherish the memory of our members who made the ultimate sacrifice and we will always stand by their families.
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