The sentencing for Justin Murrell, the perpetrator who dragged Det. Dalsh Veve with a stolen auto on June 3, 2017, took place in Kings County Supreme (Criminal) Court on January 23, 2019. Murrell was sentenced to only 1-1/3 to 4 years. Said DEA President Michael J. Palladino, “I share Pat Lynch’s anger. What I witnessed in Court today is a clear example of how a defective law interferes with justice, and how the Court simply disregarded the risks and dangers that cops face protecting the public.” He added, “The no bail-no jail policy of our political leaders in this State should anger all cops and hard–working, law–abiding citizens of New York.”
Unveiling Headstone Honoring Det. Joseph Pucciano
Detective First Grade Joseph Lionel Pucciano was born April 21, 1879, in Calabria, Italy. Because he was raised in