As police departments and communities get ready to submit their police reform plans this week, some concerns are being raised in Ithaca about the selection of one member of its police advisory group.
It was 1981, Richard Rivera was 16-years-old when he shot and killed, execution-style, an off-duty New York City Police Department Officer, Robert Walsh, who was also a father of four.
After spending 39 years in prison, the now 57-year-old Rivera is helping to shape Ithaca's Police Reform plan as a community board member.
In an interview with NewsChannel 9's Adrienne Smith, Rivera says he believes his past can help make systematic change when it comes to police reform.
