On April 10, 1980, NYPD Officer Robert Sorrentino of the 101st Pct. was shot three times while chasing several robbery suspects who had just robbed a social club in Far Rockaway, Queens. After being hospitalized for two weeks, he died from his wounds and the five men were sentenced to 106 counts of murder, robbery and weapons possession, receiving the maximum sentence of 25 years to life.

All but one have since died in prison. Russell Carroll (#82A0199), denied parole in February 2005, is scheduled for a parole hearing every two years. Carroll was on parole when he committed these crimes in 1980.

Please help my family and I keep this man in prison.

By affixing my signature to this letter, it is my request to the New York State Division of Parole to consider this a formal protest regarding any consideration of parole for this individual.