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New York DWI Of Cop Killer May Go Back For Life

By Conaway and Strickler

A report from nydailynews.com stated that a convicted NYPD cop killer may have to go back to prison to finish his remaining 25 to life sentence for violating his parole. Albert Victory, 68, was convicted in 1968 for the murder of NYPD officer, John Varecha, outside a disco located in Manhattan. A judge took mercy on Victory; and he was lucky to have been released from prison in 1999, even after previously breaking out of prison. Victory was put on parole since his release and was ordered to stay away from bars and alcohol and to follow strict curfew hours remaining in his Brooklyn apartment between the hours of 9 p.m. and 7 a.m. Victory was observed going down the wrong direction on a one way street in Brighton Beach at about 5 a.m. Upon approaching Victory, officers came across an overwhelming stench of alcohol...continue to full post

Full post as published by Georgia Criminal Defense Blog on March 23, 2009 (boomark / email).