Blue Truth

Societal divides have somehow stood the test of time for longer than we imagined. The words we chose to express our thoughts were mired in truth or falsehood, yet readers and listeners consumed them as if their meaning was one and the same. The transition from what was to what is has been a journey of recalcitrance by some and …

The Yonkers Police Benevolent Association (PBA) continues to increasingly become ever more embroiled in controversy that has over many years quietly, but reluctantly revealed itself to have been fomenting under the “alleged” leadership demeanor of Yonkers Police Detective Keith Olson. Olson has come under ever-greater scrutiny as his name surfaces and he is seemingly embroiled in a growing litany of …

YONKERS, NY – October 7, 2014 — Yonkers Tribune has learned from reliable sources that Yonkers Police Detective Christian Koch has been served with an indictment on Tuesday, October 7, 2014. Aspersions that Koch had previously engaged in falsifying a search warrant affidavit is the basis of the indictment. The Westchester County District Attorney‘s Office has already been forced to dismiss …

A dark cloud of allegations of corruption has reared its ugly head after almost two years of internal strife and reports of wronging doing emanating from inside the walls of Yonkers PBA President Detective Keith Olson. The reports of abuse of authority and misconduct committed by the union leader, cohorts and cronies are well documented with City Hall and the …

YONKERS, NY — September 12, 2014 — The YPD’s Housing Unit was unceremoniously ordered to be dismantled yesterday. And it was. Charges of corruption will soon be appended to the allegations in subpoenas already served. They are said to be scathing. The Housing Unit and three supervisors have been removed from the unit that is now non-existent. Additionally, the Narcotics …

The Yonkers Tribune has learned that Yonkers Police Detective Ray Montero is seeking to restore his membership with the Police Association of the City of Yonkers, Inc., better known as the Yonkers Police Benevolent Association (PBA). Montero asserts he was wrongfully ousted from the PBA due to political differences with, among others, the Yonkers PBA President Keith Olson, and “Olson’s …

Cluck, Cluck; Cluck, Cluck Cluck. Yonkers Police Benevolent Association (PBA) President Keith Olson has been vacationing in sunny Puerto Rico this past week. The distance has however not removed him from being scrutinized with respect to many past allegations.  It seems he remains the subject of yet another internal investigation that begs for outside, independent investigation. It’s not that Yonkers …

The Journal News article, “2 Yonkers Cops Named in 14 Misconduct Lawsuits“, penned by Erik Shilling, published on April 6, 2014, divulges allegations against YPD Officers William Pataky, and Alex Donna Della. Their individual conduct, as unique as it may have been with respect to the standards set for all members of the Yonkers Police Department (YPD), should “standards” pertinent to …