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NEW CITY – Judith Clark, who was sentenced to 75 years to life in state prison for her role in the Brinks armored car holdup in Rockland County in 1981 that left two police officers and a security guard dead, has been granted parole by the state parole board.
Clark’s previous efforts to gain parole were denied, but on Wednesday, the state agency granted her freedom.
Larry Ayers, president of the Rockland County PBA expressed his members’ “utter disgust and disappointment” over the parole board’s decision.
Killed in the infamous heist by the Weather Underground were Police Officer Waverly “Chip” Brown, Sergeant Edward O’Grady and Brinks Guard Peter Paige.
“This group’s anti-American sentiment was the driving force behind their terroristic activities,” Ayers said.
Rockland County Executive Edwin Day, a retired cop, said the parole board’s ruling “is a cruel and unjust slap in the face to the families” of the fallen officers. “This perversion of justice is a sad continuation of the deadly assault on police officers happening across our nation and signals to the criminal element that it is open season on cops.”
Brinks robber Judith Clark gets parole