He fatally shot an NYPD cop execution-style decades ago in a Queens bar — and now Richard Rivera is helping reform police in upstate New York as part of a state-mandated plan launched by Gov. "I’m holding the memory of Officer Walsh to the highest standard of policing in terms of a protector to the community, somebody who cares for the community." Officer Walsh, a 36-year-old highly decorated cop with 12 years on the force, was inside wearing a cowboy hat hanging out after his shift. Rivera told The Post that he has since been working with a nonprofit helping to provide the homeless with shelter and food. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"The entire process has trampled on the ideals that police officers like Robert Walsh upheld.

Source: Fox News March 30, 2021 02:45 UTC