The Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association has moved to seize more than $10,000 from the prison account of Herman Bell and distribute it to the families of two police officers Mr. Bell was convicted of killing in 1971.
“We believe that we have a solemn obligation to the families of police officers who are killed in the line of duty to do all that we can to help them physically, morally and financially,” PBA President Patrick J Lynch said in a statement April 5. “The loss of these brave police officers continues to cause pain and difficulties for those left behind that never diminishes even with the long passage of time.”
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