PBA fighting parole OK for ’71 cop killer

THE CITY’S police union wants a new hearing to block the parole of cop killer Herman Bell, saying that his victim’s relatives never had the chance to object to his release.

The brother of Waverly Jones, one of two officers executed by Bell in 1971, only found out about Bell’s pending release as early as April after reading about it this week in the Daily News.

The Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association contends he should have had the chance to object.

Bell, a member of the Black Liberation Army, and two others lured Jones and Officer Joseph Piagentini to a Harlem housing project and shot Jones in the back of the head in 1971. Piagentini was tortured and shot 22 times.

Bell also pleaded guilty in 2009 to killing San Francisco police officer John Young.

Jones’ son, Waverly Jr., wrote the Parole Board saying the family had forgiven Bell, but the slain cop’s brother, Manny Jones, told The News that the son doesn’t represent the family’s wishes.

The board also never reviewed records of Bell’s initial sentencing hearing, nor did it say whether it reviewed a recent victim-impact statement from Piagentini’s widow, the PBA contends.

The union on Wednesday requested state parole officials suspend Bell’s release until a new hearing can be held.