A former volunteer safety patrol member from Rockland County who pleaded guilty to bribing New York City police officers to get gun permits has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison.

Alex “Shaya” Lichtenstein was sentenced Thursday by Southern District Judge Sidney Stein, who said Lichtenstein must serve two years, eight months incarceration after weakening the faith New York City residents have in their police department. He also must forfeit $230,000.