Sen. Adams Responds to the Timoshenko Verdicts

It has been a bad week for prosecuting cop killers. The Brooklyn DA was able to convict only one of the three men involved in the Timoshenko killing for murder (with the caveat that Lee Woods is likely to be retried) and Lilio Brancato was acquitted of felony murder in the shooting of Officer Daniel Enchategui during an attempted burglary in the Bronx.

In response, Senator Adams said: "We cannot allow police officers to be shot in the street and not ensure that we receive justice for that. It sends the wrong message."

Long a critic of the NYPD, particularly with regards to its treatment with the African-American community, Adams was himself an NYPD officer for 22 years, retiring as a Captain.

Via Brooklyn Ron