HEALTH & WELFARE
NOTIFICATION
THURSDAY 5/10/2012 1630 HOURS
FOP 997 President, Bob Nero, suffered a
significant heart attack early this morning. He
is presently receiving treatment in the Cardiac
Intensive Care Unit, at North Shore LIJ Hospital
in Manhasset, L.I. I visited him earlier today
and he was awake, alert, and cognizant of where
he was and why. I know that all his friends
would like to visit and he would like to see
everyone. However, the hospital requests that at
this time visitors be kept to a minimum. As we
get updates on his condition, they will be
posted on our web site http://fop997.org our
Facebook Group & our Yahoo group. In the
meantime, everyone, please keep Bob and his
family in your prayers. Fraternally, Pat
FROM THE SBA
REGARDING THE Kahr 9mm
Members who are in possession of the Kahr
9mm pistol, which the Department no longer
authorizes for off-duty use, now have the option
of exchanging their weapon for a Glock 26, which
is authorized for off-duty use. The following
five locations will accept the Kahr 9mm, plus
two magazines, in exchange for a Glock 26, plus
two magazines, for the cost of $50 plus tax.
Click here for more info
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History of the Housing Police
Now available -
Fritz Umbach's
history of the
HAPD from Rutgers University Press on Amazon: Use this
link to shop at Amazon and all commissions go to
our Lodge.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/081354906X?ie=UTF8&tag=f90a-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=081354906X
Great Story:
Former beat
cop Anthony Mango inspires kid from
Bronx housing project to join NYPD
decades later. Read more:
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/09/19/2010-09-19_lt_thanks_cop_who_was_finest_example.html#ixzz13eBCWzsB
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Order a NYS FOP
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Shop at our NYSFOP Police & Fire Store
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Hicksville, NY 11801
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NYPD Actively Retired Now Open!!!
NYPD,
Housing & Transit retirees may now sign up
online
here.
Photo Album
The
photo album is
off line at this time. Please check back
soon. Take a look - there
are already over 600 great photos! Please send and
email
to us if you have photos that can be added. We'll
scan the photos and send them back to you so they
don't have to be digital photos. Every photo is
important and appreciated. Let's build a photo
record (past & present) for all to share and
enjoy!
New Years Wish
When
a good man leaves “the job” and retires to a
better life, many are jealous, some are pleased
and yet others, who may have already retired,
wonder. We wonder if he [she] knows what
they are leaving behind, because we already
know. We know for example that after a
lifetime of camaraderie that few experience, it
will remain as a longing for those past times.
We know in the law enforcement life there is a
fellowship which lasts long after the uniforms
are hung up in the back of the closet. We
know even if he throws them away, they will be
on him with every step and breath that remains
in his frame. We also know how the very
bearing of the man speaks of what he was and, in
his heart, still is.
These are the burdens of the job. You will
still look at people suspiciously, still see
what others do not see or choose to ignore and
always will look at the rest of the law
enforcement world with a
respect for what they do; only grown in a
lifetime of knowing. Never think for one
moment you are escaping from the life. You are
only escaping “the job” and we are merely
allowing you to leave “active” duty.
So what I wish for you is that whenever you ease
into retirement, in your heart you never forget
for one moment that “Blessed are the Peacemakers
for they shall be called children of God,” and
you are
still a member of the greatest fraternity the
world has ever known.
Happy New Year..!
Bob Agnetti
***** Important Links On This
Website *****
Click
here for FAQs of Membership (benefit
information, etc.)
Click here for a Membership
Application (join our organization)
Please register at the FOP 997 Yahoo Group to join the
Health & Welfare Rapid Notification email list
(new Roll Call)
The various features
on the Lycos Site's Guest Book are available on
via out Yahoo Group site and the Forums on this
site - just click the links above. We will work to
move all the pictures and other information from
those sites to our new site here ASAP. Thanks for
using this site and check back often. The original
site remains archived offline. The Lycos Guest Book can be accessed here.
***** PO Vito Chiaramonte's Killer
is Still At-Large Help Find a Cop Killer
click here *****
Photos of PO
Vito Chiaramonte's funeral can be viewed online
when the photo albums are restored.
May he rest in
peace.
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Executive Board Message
Welcome to
the website of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge
997. We started the New York City Housing Police
Fraternal Order of Police Lodge because after the
merge with the NYPD we realized that we were
starting to lose contact with many of our old
friends from "the job". Before the merge, whether
we were still on "the job" or retired, we could
meet at SOA, PBA or society functions; however,
those days were now over. We wanted to do
something to provide a venue for us to continue to
meet, and at the same time, be able to offer our
friends something that they could not get
elsewhere. The camaraderie and feeling of family
that we all shared as Housing Cops. Well, here we
are.
We are one
of the fastest growing lodges in NY State with
over 500 members, both active and retired,
residing in 20 states. We are committed to
preserving the history and the legacy of the NYC
Housing Police Department.
This site
was created to allow you an alternative way to
meet with and contact your former colleagues, make
new friends, participate in our next luncheon,
barbecue, boat ride or one of our many other
social events. We will post meeting updates,
contact information and photos on a regular
basis.
The links
on the side navigation bar and buttons at the top
will take you to the various areas of this site
and a links
page to other sites.
Remember,
we are still "Second to None". For a Membership
Application,
click here.
Our
prayers go out to all the families of those
missing and deceased, civilian and uniformed
personnel alike who suffered in the WTC disaster.
In an effort to assist the families of the
uniformed personnel, the NYS FOP has started a WTC
Police Disaster Relief fund. The information for
donations can be found on the NYS FOP web site at
NYSFOP.org. Our Lodge was the first
Lodge to make a donation to the fund. In addition,
the Grand Lodge of the FOP (the National) has
provided a link on their web site to the NY site.
Donations from FOP Lodges across the country have
been pouring in - we are truly a
brotherhood.
As one of our Members says
when he ends his e-mails - STAY PROUD AND BE
SAFE!!!!
Fraternally,
The 2010-2012 Lodge Executive
Board
President - Robert Nero
1st Vice President – Zachary Slavin
2nd Vice President - Bruce Raheb
Secretary & NYS Trustee - Pasquale Cirincione
Treasurer - Laura Shechter
Recording Secretary - Pat Flatley
Director - James Ross
Director - Henry Lavan
Director - Gordon Nash
Director – Nicholas Capezza
Immediate Past President - Andrew Melillo
Web Master - Zachary Slavin
Membership Chairperson - Moe Leon
Special Advisor - Gilbert Prince
Counsel - Barton Slavin, Esq.
http://nycattorneys.com
Chaplain - Rabbi Leonard Blank
Chaplain - Msgr. Nicholas Sivillo