TOWN OF LLOYD – Police Chief Jim Janso, a 34-year veteran of law enforcement and the head of the Lloyd police department, like thousands of other officers, is mourning the murder of NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller. The 31-year-old Long Island resident was working in Queens on Monday when an armed suspect with a criminal history opened fire on Diller, with a bullet entering his torso, just below his protective Kevlar vest.
Chief Janso argues that Diller, a married father of a one-year-old, on the job since 2021, was murdered by “a career criminal who should never been allowed to walk around freely in our society.”
Police say that Guy Rivera, 34, is the suspect who shot Diller. Records indicate Rivera has a lengthy criminal history, including 21 arrests by the NYPD. Nine of those arrests were for felony charges. He was released from prison in September 2021 following nearly five years in prison for criminal sale of a controlled substance. Rivera was in prison from 2011 to 2014 for an assault conviction.
“This officer’s death is directly due to the failed New York State bail reform and our state government’s quiet whispers to have criminals not held accountable for their actions and to pander for political votes,” the frustrated Chief Janso said. “Officer Diller’s death is solely in the hands of our governor and her lawmakers that sit in Albany. They allowed this to happen without any action. For too many years our state government has worried about the rights of criminals above our taxpayers and law-abiding citizens,” Janso said.
Janso is encouraging individuals that share his point of view to express their concerns to lawmakers. “It’s time to speak up New Yorkers and let your representative in the New York State government know that the murder of Police Officer Diller will not be tolerated or forgotten. Our state government must be held accountable.”
Janso extended an open invitation to Governor Hochul and lawmakers to spend a day riding with him or one of his officers to experience police work with their own eyes. “See firsthand what you don’t want to see,” he said.
