Michael J. Palladino, the president of the Detectives' Endowment Association, the union that represented the two men, said the death penalty prosecution was important.

Now the 5,200-member Detectives' Endowment Association has agreed to buy the building for about $1.25 million.

He also criticized the Detectives' Endowment Association, which he claimed tried to sidestep the issue.

Thomas J. Scotto, the president of the union, the Detectives' Endowment Association, said he expected the union's membership to ratify the contract.

Mr. Palladino, president of the Detectives' Endowment Association, has repeatedly said that the officers' actions were not criminal.

They were sent back to patrol duty, said Thomas Scotto, president of the Detectives' Endowment Association.

The president of the Policewomen's Endowment Association backed his action.

But the breath test idea was immediately criticized by Michael J. Palladino, president of the Detectives' Endowment Association.

Tom Scotto, president of the Detectives' Endowment Association, agreed.

Michael J. Palladino, the president of the Detectives' Endowment Association, said he had been told that the new witness testified yesterday.