New York’s anti-police politicians have been warned to stay away from the wake and funeral of slain NYPD officer Jonathan Diller.
The New York Police Sergeants Benevolent Association called several officials by name and demanded that they stay away from the tributes, which Donald Trump will attend.
The organization said City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and Public Defender Jumaane Williams “and their cohorts should stay home.”
‘They hate police officers and don’t appreciate what they do. They should stay home and not pretend to be grieving.
“They have caused enough anguish and destruction,” SBA President Vincent Vallelong told the New York Post.
Diller, 31, was shot in broad daylight Monday during a traffic stop, allegedly by a career criminal with dozens of prior arrests. He left behind a wife and a one-year-old son.
While Trump’s campaign said he was “honored” to be invited to pay his respects, the vigil will also take place just hours after Joe Biden hosts a glitzy Manhattan fundraiser alongside former Presidents Obama and Clinton, and tickets to the event will cost as much as $500,000.
NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller, 31, was shot in broad daylight Monday during a traffic stop, allegedly by a career criminal with dozens of prior arrests. He left behind a wife and a one-year-old son.
Hundreds of NYPD officers descended on Queens Supreme Court on Wednesday as one of the suspects in the shooting was arraigned on weapons charges.
SBA President Vincent Vallelong (pictured) scathingly criticized anti-police politicians in New York, warning them to “stay home” rather than pay “empty” tributes to Diller.
Vallelong’s scathing rebuke was reinforced by an open letter his union sent to members of the anti-police council, criticizing them for sharing “empty” online tributes to Diller.
“You are as morally responsible for PO Diller’s death as the career criminal who pulled the trigger,” the blistering letter said.
The career criminal who allegedly killed Diller, Guy Rivera, 34, remains in the hospital after Diller’s partner shot him during the shootout in Queens.
Charges against Rivera are pending, and the alleged driver of the vehicle, Lindy Jones, 41, who also has a record that includes a decade in prison and 14 arrests, was charged with weapons offenses on Tuesday.
Vallelong cited backsliding in his scathing takedown of the Big Apple’s soft-on-crime officials, whom he blamed for the “total destruction of civilized society in New York.”
“Council members who are vehemently and inexplicably against public safety are responsible for the carnage in the streets and the anguish caused by the completely avoidable death of PO Diller,” their letter said.
The union chief specifically cited City Council President Adrienne Adams for her role in promoting anti-police sentiment in the city, as some saw her as a leading voice in the “defund the police” movement during the elections. 2020 BLM protests.
This included working to freeze all NYPD hiring and remove police officers from schools, threatening to block then-Mayor Bill de Blasio from collecting property taxes unless he did so.
Hundreds of police also lined the streets as Diller’s body was taken to the Massapequa funeral home on Wednesday.
The SBA chief specifically criticized City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams while warning anti-police politicians to avoid paying “empty” respects to Diller.
New York Public Defender Jumaane Williams was also warned to stay away from the wake.
Diller leaves behind a young widow, Stephanie, and a one-year-old son in their Long Island home.
‘When you talk to young people in our communities and ask them about their experiences with police stops, they will tell you how invasive and terrifying they can be. Our communities are traumatized by these arrests,” Adams said at the time.
Vallelong said Adams’ failure to reject anti-NYPD legislation means, from her perspective, that she “declared war on police” and that her council should be “investigated for every legislative mistake and misstep they make.” “.
After Diller’s murder, the speaker tweeted that she was “heartbroken,” a sentiment the union chief slammed as “empty.”
‘I’m just disgusted with how all these people are right now. They are not doing the right thing. People are killed for this,” he stated.
‘As I read the news and social media posts written by many members of the New York City Council, I am infuriated by how hollow and false their words of sympathy and empathy are.
‘Despite their warnings to the contrary, the Council’s ‘leadership’ has failed the city’s residents, workers and visitors at every turn. “They are blinded by their own hatred and twisted ideology.”
While the Trump campaign said the presidential candidate was invited to the vigil Thursday, Vallelong said anti-police politicians in attendance would only “shed a few crocodile tears” for a “good photo opportunity.”
‘His presence is more than a distraction. “It’s a stain on the legacy of a true hero who made the ultimate sacrifice,” she wrote. “The sad reality is that we don’t want them there.”
In response, a city council spokesperson told The Post: ‘Our city is united in mourning the loss of a father, husband, son and public servant, whose life was taken by senseless violence. “It is unfortunate that some prefer to use this tragedy to launch political attacks that seek to divide us.”
Career criminal Guy Rivera, 34, is alleged to have shot Diller on Monday. He has a long criminal history that includes robbery, illegal weapons possession and assault.
The alleged driver of the vehicle, Lindy Jones, 41, was indicted and charged with weapons possession in connection with the shooting of an NYPD officer.
Jones walked past Diller’s photo as he left the 101st Precinct on Wednesday.
Following Rivera’s arrest, it was learned that he has a long criminal history with 21 previous arrests, including first-degree robbery, illegal possession of weapons and assault.
At Jones’ arraignment Wednesday, the courthouse was packed with officers. At the same time, hundreds of officers also lined the streets of Massapequa Park as Diller’s body was taken to a funeral home.
Jones, allegedly nicknamed ‘Killa’, has 14 previous arrests, including a conviction for attempted murder and robbery in 2003 that saw him spend 10 years behind bars.
He had been arrested on weapons charges last April, but was released on $75,000 bail that was due to bring him back to court on Monday.
Following Jones’ arrest in April, where he was caught with a loaded firearm, Mayor Adams said it was a prime example of a “recidivism problem,” meaning a small number of perpetrators committing a large number of crimes. .
“The same bad people doing bad things to good people,” Adams added.