Michael Valva biography: 10 things about ex-NYPD officer

Michael Valva is a former police officer in New York City, New York, United States. Here are 10 more things about him:

1. He is a New York City Police Department (NYPD) veteran.
2. He lived in Center Moriches, Long Island, New York with his then fiancée Angela Pollina and his sons Anthony Valva and Thomas Valva, who are both on the autism spectrum.
3. He is 2 years younger than his former fiancée Angela Pollina.
4. In 2010, Justyna Zubko-Valva gave birth to their son Anthony.
5. In 2012, Zubko-Valva gave birth to their son Thomas.
6. In 2018, Zubko-Valva lost custody of their sons Anthony and Thomas.
7. On January 15, 2020, he and Pollina allegedly forced Anthony and Thomas to sleep on the floor of their unheated garage in Center Moriches.
8. On January 17, 2020, he hosed down Thomas with freezing water. Later that day, he called 911 to report that Thomas had fallen while waiting for his school bus outside their house in Center Moriches. Thomas was rushed to Long Island Community Hospital in East Patchogue, New York where he was pronounced dead. Thomas died of hypothermia. 
9. On November 4, 2022, a jury at Suffolk County Court in Riverhead, Long Island unanimously found him guilty of second-degree murder and four counts of child endangerment.
10. He was 43 years old when he was convicted on November 4, 2022 on five charges. On December 8, 2022, he will be sentenced.