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NYPD Hero Cop Killed By Recently-Released Violent Felon With A Warrant

Peter Figoski was a veteren NYPD officer with 22 years of distinguished service to the city of New York. He was also a devoted dad to his four young daughters who must now face the coming Christmas and their future without the father who sacrificed much of his personal life for them.

Career Criminal Kills NYPD Hero Cop

Yesterday, officer Figoski was shot and killed by a man who by most evaluations, should have still been in jail.

The alleged cop killer is Lamont Pride, a career criminal who was arrested last month and charged with felony possession of drugs. Pride’s arrest should have triggered a simple background check that would have revealed the man had a serious criminal record including an outstanding warrant from North Carolina where he was wanted on weapons and assault charges.

Despite the outstanding warrant and the current felony charges for drug possession, the District Attorney’s office suggest a bail amount of $2500.

Judge Evelyn Laporte (profiled in the clip below during Hispanic Heritage week 2006) was presiding over the bail hearing and was even more lenient, refusing to set any bail for Lamont Pride.

 

Career Criminal Kills NYPD Hero Cop

The NY Post reports the judge’s statement at the bail hearing:

“I am not going to set bail” for Pride, Laporte said, “even though the drugs were [found] pursuant to a search warrant.”

The crook was set free, released on his own recognizance and told to return to court later in November. Lamont Pride did not show up in court.

Early yesterday morning, Pride and another man were reportedly involved in a burglary in the Cypress Hills section of Brooklyn. Officer Figoski and his partner Glenn Estrada responded to a call for backup and ended up being ambushed by the two suspects.

Career Criminal Kills NYPD Hero Cop

Pride shot Figoski in the face, killing him and then attempted to flee the scene. Estrada chased the killer for a few blocks, finally capturing him. The second suspect remains at large.

This security camera video showing a potential witness to the killing has been released by the NYPD:

The horrific loss of a veteran police office, father and hero is only made worse by the realization that none of it would have happened if the career criminal had remained in jail. A New York Post editorial asks the question, “Why Was He Freed To Kill?”

Melissa Russo of WNBC in NY has the latest details;

 

The tragedy of Peter Figoski’s death is compounded by the realization that this did not have to happen. The New York Post has established a fund for the education of the slain officer’s four daughters.

 

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  • wewantchillywilly
    Posted on December 13, 2011 at 9:43am

    what a horrible thing to happen to this family.

    Bill O’reilly should run this story. Beck should lead with it sometime too. this is truly horrific. i guarantee you the left media doesn’t mention it.

    look at what it is: black liberal judge releasing black criminal on the count of eric holder. this is our justice system.

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    • robert
      Posted on December 13, 2011 at 11:38am

      “I am not going to set bail” for Pride, Laporte said, “even though the drugs were [found] pursuant to a search warrant.”

      Anybody who thinks this black DID NOT set bail on this black criminal because he was black and she is a hate-America-and-the-white-power-structure-advocate is a fool of the highest order.

      Black anti-white hate runs throughout the black community to black flash mobs to the many beatings and murders we see in the news every day.

      Even a black preacher, Jesse Peterson, has tried to tell white, brainwashed fools that, but they’re too programmed to believe it, thinking that saying so would be “racist.” They couldn’t think objectively if their lives depended on it.

      But, on second thought, their lives could WELL depend on it.

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    • Warrior4Zion
      Posted on December 13, 2011 at 11:42am

      This is a time to strengthen our commitment to multiculturalism diversity and to Israel. Not a time for division. We must respect all minorities and aid them in assimilating. It will take time but we must be patient because America is a melting pot.

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    • BikerMickAG
      Posted on December 13, 2011 at 12:11pm

      Multi-culturalism diversity is a cultural-Marxist farce of the first order. The Dis-honorable judge Evelyn Laporte adhered to her code of social-justice, which resulted directly in this police officer being shot & killed. As soon as the elections of 2012 are history & Marxists of all ilk are thrown out of office, especially Obama, police officers need to return to the code of eliminating judges like this one by never allowing a minority to appear in her courtroom until she is removed from the bench. “N – J – squared = justice….No Judge, No Jury.

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  • RichNGadsden
    Posted on December 13, 2011 at 9:37am

    At first I was rather befuddled that an NCIC check was not made right away. Apparently it was and this lies squarely in the judge’s lap. As many of these judges that I am am certain that most cops no longer trust, this one sounds like a good reason to start impeachment proceedings against.

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  • azjeff1963
    Posted on December 13, 2011 at 9:35am

    sorry…HER.
    does anyone else see a simularity in the perp and the judge? OMG im so tired of the BS.

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  • jblovesAmerica
    Posted on December 13, 2011 at 9:34am

    NYPD fellow officers need to visit the Judges Court room and voice their opinion of the Judge and her actions.

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    • AJAYW
      Posted on December 13, 2011 at 10:06am

      If they did they would be jailed with a 500,000.00 bail or denied bail

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  • Mandors
    Posted on December 13, 2011 at 9:34am

    Very sad. Sometimes you see uneasiness in peoples’ eyes in a family photo like that. There isn’t any in that picture. Very, very sad.

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  • dirtydog1776
    Posted on December 13, 2011 at 9:32am

    Lamont Pride is probably a really nice guy, who has been oppressed by Jim Crow and white racists. The judge saw his good heart. God Bless Obama.

    LOL!

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    • Jim in Houston
      Posted on December 13, 2011 at 10:25am

      I do hope that was sarcasm. This judge is typical of racist judges who only consider whether or not the accused is of the same race as they are then act in their favor every time if they are. Our judicial system is badly broken and needs an overhaul.

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    • hud
      Posted on December 13, 2011 at 10:26am

      LaPorte following the command of that great AG, Eric Holder, set a ni**er free to kill again. Can’t wait till the Mohammedans start occupying these judge ships.

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  • NOTAMUSHROOM
    Posted on December 13, 2011 at 9:32am

    LaPorte recognized that Pride had been kept down by The White Man and didn’t want “her People” to look bad so she gave him the opportunity to be free that no oppressive 1% honky trash judge would have given him. If the officer hadn‘t been standing in front of Pride’s .38 Special, this never would have happened. Nothing to see here folks! Just ask DOJ’s Holder.

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    • Jim in Houston
      Posted on December 13, 2011 at 10:27am

      I think you meant DOI as in Department of Injustice.

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    • SoupSandwich
      Posted on December 13, 2011 at 2:23pm

      @ Shroom
      It aint honkey any more. *******. Get it straight. It is *******, white bread or just wonder bread. Ax anyone in da hood, it be *******.

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  • lightfollowsdarkness
    Posted on December 13, 2011 at 9:31am

    Praying for the family. What a tragedy. :(

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  • smackdown33
    Posted on December 13, 2011 at 9:29am

    If we can sue doctors for malpractice, then we should be able to sue judges for malpractice. It is time that we take back our government from the trial lawyers and hold them accountable. Change the laws and end the trial lawyer protection scheme now in place.

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    • singleparent
      Posted on December 13, 2011 at 9:45am

      problem is these judges are just like the ows crowd. jail is not jail anymore jail has all the benifits of home cable t.v. ciggarettes.chips icecream phones gyms to work out in they can sue the states over bull sh it.. make jail jail take away plea bargans and away most of these judges powers. there should be strict guide lines for them to follow when sentance’ing these criminals.. ty socialist for screwing everything up things will never change in this country cause people all people wont leave there comfort zones and stand up we are screwed…….

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    • smackdown33
      Posted on December 13, 2011 at 9:51am

      Agreed.That is why we call it crime and punishment. Jails are for punishment, not rehabilitation. Once punished, the criminal should be responsible for his/her rehabilitation. If they do not rehabilitate themselves, give them more punishment. If they continue, get rid of them… hang’em high.

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    • Buck Shane
      Posted on December 13, 2011 at 11:04am

      @ smackdown33
      St Peter was going to sue the devil. The devil said, “Where you gonna get a lawyer?”

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    • Buck Shane
      Posted on December 13, 2011 at 11:36am

      @ smackdown33
      “Jails are for punishment, not rehabilitation.”
      True. But, they also separate the people who we can’t have as part of a polite society. Psychopaths have no conscience, no fear, and no compassion. Identify them and never let them out.

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  • biohazard23
    Posted on December 13, 2011 at 9:29am

    @Drago, no, just as the truth.

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  • Countrygirl1362
    Posted on December 13, 2011 at 9:27am

    Justice in the court system, not anymore. They are on the side of the criminals.

    Prayers for the officers family and friends.

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  • progressiveslayer
    Posted on December 13, 2011 at 9:20am

    You liberal candyasses can call me racist all day long,but there’s a very good reason why blacks make up the vast majority in prisons throughout the country,and I know it’s hard for you simpletons to wrap your minds around this complex answer,it‘s because they’re committing most of the crimes!

    Liberals are just plain stupid.

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    • kloreen243
      Posted on December 13, 2011 at 4:24pm

      Truer words were never spoken. I agree with Progressiveslayer 100%

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    • fenix1
      Posted on December 13, 2011 at 4:47pm

      Am not a racist! I am a realist! I call a spade a spade and damn the torpedo’s! I live in the south in a major city. Turn a police scanner on here on any given Friday afternoon and listen till Sunday night. 50% of the calls are drug related…90% have to do with Blacks! I leave it to ANY rational and logical person to draw their own conclusion. One cannot argue with the truth…if you do you are a fool! Simple as that. I believe in equality and i do NOT care what color you are. You break the Law you should pay the price. PC needs to go!

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    • TxStr8Shooter
      Posted on December 13, 2011 at 8:34pm

      Thank you, progressiveslayer! When affirmative action won‘t put ’em to work, let’s just turn our heads and deny that it really happens. What the ‘L’ is next?

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  • ares338
    Posted on December 13, 2011 at 9:16am

    This judge doesn’t care about the blood on her hands because……IT’S FROM A WHITE PERSON. A case of slavery retribution rears it’s ugly head.

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  • Detroit paperboy
    Posted on December 13, 2011 at 9:14am

    Bleeding heart lefty judge , i bet she lives in a gated community, or a secure high rise condo, she needs to be impeached…. These judges unleash these vermin on us , but they are protected…. I bet she will not be impeached nor will she resign…… It will alll just go away !!

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  • drago
    Posted on December 13, 2011 at 9:13am

    @Felix
    So true, and it wont be long before the black prez releases all his black brothers from prison, so they can vote, and join his civilian army…..oh wait, did that come off as racist?…..

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  • progressiveslayer
    Posted on December 13, 2011 at 9:12am

    Another one of Holder’s people set free to kill,there‘s nothing honorable about this ’judge’ and she should be thrown from the bench.We all know this won‘t happen though because she’s the right color.It’s too bad
    Estrada didn’t kill the candyass punk and save the officers family a trial.

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  • UpstateNYConservative
    Posted on December 13, 2011 at 9:12am

    Liberalism strikes again.

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  • NeoKong
    Posted on December 13, 2011 at 9:10am

    That judge set him free for no good reason and now a cop is dead.
    Nice going.

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    • UpstateNYConservative
      Posted on December 13, 2011 at 9:18am

      Just as bad, the DA asked for a paltry $2500 bail in the first place. Remember, too, that libs also want people like Pride to have the right to vote.

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    • Jim in Houston
      Posted on December 13, 2011 at 10:33am

      Folks remember this New York, the home of Chucky Schummer, Charlie Rangle, Tiny Tony Wiener and the other looney lefties. What else would one expect from this crowd?

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  • smackdown33
    Posted on December 13, 2011 at 9:08am

    It will soon become evident, even to the most stupid, that we have a black problem in this country, be it on the bench or in society. Violence, like sickle cell disease, is directly proportional to the percent of dark skinned people in a given population. This is fact, not racism. Time we get back reason and rationality.

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  • Coralchristie
    Posted on December 13, 2011 at 9:08am

    Another elected judge who didn’t do her job. She should be fired and charged as an accessory to murder. There was no excuse for her incompetence.

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  • PPMStudios
    Posted on December 13, 2011 at 9:07am

    This Judge is culpable and as far as I’m concerned, an accessory in the murder of this Officer.

    I hope Bill O’Reilly runs with this story!!!

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  • Old Ramrod
    Posted on December 13, 2011 at 9:01am

    This one rests squarely on the Honorable Judge Evelyn Laporte, another libbey that should be held accountable for the damage caused.

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  • kentuckypatriot
    Posted on December 13, 2011 at 9:01am

    I hope and pray the judge realizes she now has blood on her hands and she lives with this despair for the rest of her life. Shameful is the only polite word I have right now.

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  • Continental Patriot
    Posted on December 13, 2011 at 9:00am

    I’ll be the first to say it. The judge that didn’t set the bail for this animal has the blood and life of this police officer on her hands. She failed to do her job and I hate to say she probably paved the way for his release under political or racial ideals.

    As for Lamont Pride… Does that particular state still employ the death penalty? Hope he gets it. So we can watch the left cry out for leniency and eventually succeed in getting the sentence overturned 30 years from now just like we saw last week. Remember, the left favors cop killing criminals over the officers they kill.

    As for cop killings in general, it would appear the war on cops has resumed. My prayers to the family of the victim. And scorn for those responsible!

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    • JohnHW
      Posted on December 13, 2011 at 9:55am

      If I remember correctly, NY does not have the death penalty. When I was stationed there in the ’60s, this was the same area where two people, who had legal guns, defended themselves from being knifed and spent months in jail for the defense of their life (the charge was discharging a firearm within the city limits). It took a meeting of concern citizens outside the courthouse to get the charges dropped. Of course, the city did not repay them the pay or in one of the cases, provide him a job because he had lost his while in jail.

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    • Howyinthehills
      Posted on December 14, 2011 at 3:14pm

      We see again how effective NY’s strict gun laws are.

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  • EqualJustice
    Posted on December 13, 2011 at 8:57am

    All you have to do is LOOK at the liberal judges. This hapeens SO often now and it’s a SHAME! MERRY CHRISTMAS to that poor family…..

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    • smithclar3nc3
      Posted on December 13, 2011 at 9:09am

      You’re right Oreilly is always airing stories about some judge letting rapist,murders,and pediphiles out or off all the time.

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    • Jenny Lind
      Posted on December 13, 2011 at 9:16am

      You are right, sad to say, God bless this family, may they be granted the peace that passes all understanding. May the judge see his face in her dreams for the rest of her life.

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