DEA in the Press

The Detective’s Endowment Association is calling for legislation that will require cell phone companies to disable stolen phones and place them on a list that will stop them from being […]

DEA President Paul DiGiacomo was a guest on John Catsimatidis radio show “Cats at Night” on March 4, 2020 to discuss bail reform and other pertinent issues. https://omny.fm/shows/cats-at-night-with-john-catsimatidis/cats-at-night-3-4-2020?t=33m54s

This article on Det. Paul Federico appeared in the February 24, 2020 issue of The Chief Leader: https://thechiefleader.com/news/news_of_the_week/nypd-detective-takes-own-life/article_7b56158a-5426-11ea-9898-a739acb9ba68.html  

On February 21, 2020, the DEA’s oldest living Detective, Nicholas Calabrese, celebrated his 103rd birthday. The DEA honored him on the occasion: https://nypost.com/2020/02/21/nypds-oldest-retired-detective-celebrates-103rd-birthday/

On February 20, 2020, Newsday covered the first annual memorial service, held at graveside, for Det. Brian Simonsen, killed in the line of duty on February 12, 2019. https://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/brian-simonsen-nypd-friendly-fire-remembrance-1.42019777

Second Grade Det. Jerry Dassaro, the former partner of Det. Tommy Weiner, passed away at age 59. Dassaro and Weiner were known as “Tom & Jerry” when they were Transit […]

The New York Daily News published the following stories on the parole of Shawn Boyd, who shot Det. Paul Yurkiw in 1989. Yurkiw retired in 2002 from the Bomb Squad. […]

On February 13, 2020, DEA President Paul DiGiacomo sat down with News 4 New York to record this interview regarding union and Department warnings to members about staying hyper-vigilant in […]

On February 13, 2020, WINS Radio mentioned the DEA’s Tweets to its membership regarding staying hyper-vigilant at this critical time. See the story here: https://1010wins.radio.com/articles/union-warns-of-nypd-cops-assassination-threat