REDESIGNED MEDAL OF HONOR � 1973
Sixty years after the Medal of Honor replaced the Department Medal as the NYPD�s top award for valor, the department decided to change its design.
In 1972, a contest was announced to pick a design for a new medal. The winner was Ptl. Alfred Young, a police historian and later curator of the Police Museum. His design was based on the star-shaped badge worn by the New York City Municipal Police Department officers from 1845 to 1857. The medal hangs from a green ribbon on which 12 white stars are clustered. A top bar is inscribed with �Valor�. A gold palm leaf on the ribbon indicates a second award. Since 1997, the medal has been made of gold.
The first presentation of the new medals were made on October 23, 1973, to the widows of five officers: Gregory Foster and Rocco Laurie, 9 Pct., Elijah Stroud, 88 Pct., Phillip Cardillo, 28 Pct., and Det. William Capers, 16 B/L Sqd, who were slain in the line of duty during 1972. Two other awards of the Medal of Honor were also made that day to Sgt. William Manos, ESD 4, and Officer Frank Buono, Bx. FSA.
At the 1985 Medal Day ceremonies the first awards of the NYPD Medal of Honor to a female police officer were made to PO Tanya Braithwaite, 41 Pct, and PO Sharon Fields, 40 Pct. Each officer had engaged in a shootout with a gunman who had just murdered another police officer.
It is noted that in 1984, a female police officer with the NYC Transit Police Department, Irma Lozada, was killed in the line of duty and awarded the Transit Police� Medal of Honor posthumously.
Since 1921, when posthumous awards were first made, approximately 70% of the Medals of Honor awarded have been to officers who died in the line of duty, with the majority killed in shooting incident.
IN MEMORIAM: PTL. DANIEL NEVILLE
On August 27, 1921 Ptl. Daniel J. Neville of the 23rd Precinct (Midtown South) was killed in the line of duty.
Ptl. Neville entered a lot at 39th St. and Eleventh Ave. to investigate a report that a group of young gangsters were using the watchman�s shanty for card games and for the distribution of drugs. When he was about five foot from the shanty he was shot in the left chest, which resulted in his death. Witnesses had reported that they saw one man run out of the yard and that two men were seen climbing over the fence of the year after the shot.
Ptl. Neville was appointed to the NYPD in 1907; he was married and the father of five children. Ptl. Neville was Posthomously awarded the NYPD Medal of Honor.
(Special Note: In 1918, One of Ptl. Neville�s former partners, Ptl. Joseph Nolan, was killed in front of 526 W. 39th Street by a brick thrown from the roof ).
IDENTITY THEFT INVESTIGATORS GUIDE AVAILABLE
A recently release publication by the national Institute of Justice focuses on the ever increasing problem of Identity Theft.
Law Enforcement Agencies and Identity Theft, (NCJ 205701) a 64 page booklet, is a new COPS POP Guide, addresses the problem of identity theft, and reviews the factors that increase the risk of it. Identity theft is a new crime, facilitated through established, underlying crimes such as forgery, counterfeiting, check and credit card fraud, computer fraud, impersonation, pickpocketing, and even terrorism.
You Can Access full text at COPS Online:
http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/mime/open.pdf?Item=1271
CRIME BEAT, BY MICHAEL CONNELLY
Michael Connelly is better known as the best-selling author of the Harry Bosch series of crime novels, all taking place in Los Angeles. His more popular works include THE CLOSERS and THE NARROWS, along with the bestselling novels THE LINCOLN LAWYER and BLOOD WORK.
Connelly got his start as a journalist, working as a crime reporter in South Florida covering the detectives who worked the homicide beat.
His latest book is a collection of some of his true crime stories, taken from these earlier newspaper pieces. It will make a decent �summer read�, as I found it to be somewhat interesting, but probably a lot more so for someone who doesn�t do this every day for a living.
I particularly found interesting two items that he mentions early on in this book, in his first chapter, taken from the story he wrote for the Florida Sun-Sentinel in 1987 after spending a week with the Ft Lauderdale Homicide Squad.
He describes homicides in two categories � �whodunit� cases and �smoking gun� cases. These are the cases I have heard referred to as �mysteries� and �ground balls�.
No matter where you are some things never change when it comes to homicide investigations.
One of them is time.
�There is a rule to murder investigations; as more time elapses in a case, the chances of solving it grow slimmer�.
This is one of the key points I try to bring out when teaching at the Homicide Course and instructing new detectives. He also states that �whenever possible, depending on constrictions of time, the overtime budget, fatigue and so on, all available hands are put on the initial stages of a case�.
That�s the very point I make when I discuss the �24 & 72 Rule� of homicide investigations � go back on your victim�s last 24 hours to help decipher the motive, and the suspect; and the effort you put into the first 72 hours of the investigation will lay the foundation for success or failure in your investigation.
The second item of interest is one that many of the veteran detectives will also appreciate, and one that Ret. Capt. Frank Bolz brought to my attention several years ago.
On the wall in the Ft. Lauderdale Homicide Squad�s office was a sign that says �Get off your ass and knock on doors.�
GOYAKOD, the sign that Frank remembered hanging on the squad room wall when he started as a new detective in the 81 Squad back in the early 60�s, and the sign that hangs on the Brooklyn North Homicide Squad office today.
Rule number one in detective work � getting someone to talk to you and tell you what happened. Sometimes the only way to do this is to �pound the pavement�, doing what �gumshoe� work is all about � knocking on doors and talking to people!
Some things never change.
SGT. PATRICK BENEVENTI HONORED
As noted in a recent NY POST article, on June 16, 2004, Sgt. Patrick Beneventi of the 109 Pct. was recently honored.
On June 16, 2004 Police Commissioner Ray Kelly presented the Theodore Roosevelt Award - which honors NYPD cops who survive a medical hardship - to a Queens sergeant who fought back against cancer.
"I had a little bad luck with my health. Thank God everything is OK. I had a little surgery and I feel fine now," said Sgt. Patrick Beneventi.
Beneventi became ill in July 1999 and underwent surgery to remove a malignant tumor from his spine. He returned to work - only to be twice diagnosed with prostate cancer, but he has been cancer-free since March 2003.
The Roosevelt Award honors the legacy of the former NYPD commissioner and childhood asthma victim who became the 26th president.
Kelly lauded Beneventi not only for beating his illness, but for supervising three cops from the 109th Precinct who have had a remarkable impact upon crime in Flushing.
The trio - Officers Brian McCloskey, Dennis Kim and Jerry Svoronos - logged 366 arrests in 2003, an average of an arrest a day. Through March of this year, they had nabbed 157 suspected criminals, a rate nearly twice that of last year.
IF YOGI BERRA WAS A DETECTIVE
The following statements, taken from DD5s, could easily have been written by Yogi Berra if he was a detective.
�They were living domesticatally.
They�re habitating at �
Seeking the location of his whereabouts�
He was of Jamaican assessment.
Seeking to identify his identification.
Identified a pattern of unrelated incidents.
Was wearing a multi-colored white tee shirt
Known to congregate by himself.
The eyewitness is blind and did not see anything.
They went into a feet pursuit.
He has numerical arrests on his rap sheet.
The bus driver was working off duty at the time.
The information was received from an anonymous CI.
His sister states that she is not related to her brother.
The suspicious package was examined and determined to be not suspicious.
The unarmed security guard fired two shots at the perp.
All the calls that day happened another day.
Also, does anyone know when the word �conversating� became a recognized word in the English language?
�LEST WE FORGET�� NYPD Memorial
�It is not how they died that makes them a hero, but how they lived their lives�.
Aug 1, 1913 Ptl Bernard O�Rourke, 146 Pct, Dragged by horse
Aug 2, 1922 Lt Albert Duffy, HQDiv, Explosion investigation
Aug 2, 1966 Ptl Edward Monzillo, Mcy2, Auto pursuit
Aug 2, 1979 Sgt Michael Russell, 75 Pct A/C, Shot:Off duty arrest
Aug 4, 1851 Sgt Michael Foster, NFI
Aug 4, 1913 Ptl Patrick Cotter, 65 Pct, Shot making arrest
Aug 4, 1928 Ptl Arthur Fash, 52 Pct, Electrocuted
Aug 4, 1953 Ptl Henry Ergen, 79 Pct, Assaulted
Aug 5, 1927 Ptl Hubert Allen, 52 Pct, Auto accident on patrol
Aug 6, 1861 Ptl David Martin, 2 Pct, Stabbed during burglary
Aug 6, 1917 Ptl Robert Holmes, 38 Pct, Shot, robbery in progress
Aug 6, 1925 Det Richard Heneberry, DD, Shot-GLA arrest
Aug 6, 1926 Ptl Oscar Oehlerking, 9 Pct, Shot-robbery in progress
Aug 6, 1935 Ptl Thomas Burns, 5 Pct, Injured on patrol
Aug 7, 1927 Ptl. William Goddy, 7 Pct, Line of duty injury
Aug 7, 1928 Sgt James Barry, 9A Pct, Auto accident on patrol
Aug 8, 1926 Ptl Frank Murphy, Mcy Dist, Shot-GLA arrest
Aug 9, 1930 Det Harry Bloomfield, 44 Sq, Shot by prisoner
Aug 11, 1926 Det John Singer, DD, Shot by prisoner
Aug 11, 1937 Det Isadore Astel, MODD, Shot � Robbery in Progress
Aug 11, 1937 Ptl John Bosworth 43 Pct, Trolley Car accident
Aug 11, 1937 Ptl Joseph McBreen ESS10, Building collapse
Aug 11, 1949 Ptl George Connelly 19 Pct, Line of duty accident
Aug 12, 1952 Ptl James McGillion 34 Pct, Shot during investigation
Aug 12, 1966 Ptl Harold Levine Mcy2, Motorcycle accident
Aug 14, 1924 Ptl Frederick Thomas 9 Pct, Shot-robbery investigation
Aug 14, 1980 PO Harry Ryman 60 Pct, Shot-investigation
Aug 15, 1865 Ptl Thomas Walken 29 Pct, Arrest-assault
Aug 16, 1988 PO Joseph Galapo BSNarco, Shot during arrest
Aug 17, 1947 Ptl Thomas Gargan 6 Pct, Shot-burglary in progress
Aug 17, 1969 Sgt Cornelius McGowan 114 Pct, Line of duty heart attack
Aug 17, 1979 PO Thomas Schimenti, MTS Pct, Shot-robberyAug 19, 1974 Ptl Thomas Pegues, TPF, Shot-auto checkAug 20, 1971 Ptl Kenneth Nugent, 103 Pct, Shot-robberyAug 20, 1987 Det Myron Parker, BxNarco, AssaultedAug 21, 1931 Ptl Walter Webb, 40 Pct, Shot-Robbery in progressAug 21, 1931 Ptl Edwin Churchill, McyDist, Shot-robbery in progressAug 22, 1924 Ptl Harry Blumberg, 10 Pct, Auto accident on patrolAug 22, 1925 Ptl David Sheehan, 4 Pct, Shot-burglary arrestAug 22, 1941 Ptl Harold King, TrafficB, Shot-GLA arrest
August 25, 1864 Ptl John OBrien, 19 Pct, Arrest-robbery
August 25, 1928 Ptl Joseph Dursee, 8A Pct, Shot-robbery in progress
August 25, 1946 Ptl Michael Zawoltk, Traffic K, Shot during arrest
August 26, 1918 Ptl William Barrett, 13 Pct, Thrown from horse
August 26, 1936 Ptl Richard McCormack, 20 Pct, Injured on patrol
August 26, 1971 Sgt Joseph Morabito, 1Div Narco, Shot during investigation
August 27, 1921 Ptl Daniel Neville, 23 Pct, Shot during investigation
August 28, 1939 Ptl Clarence Mihlheiser, Hwy3, Auto accident on patrol
August 28, 2002 PO Disdale Enton, 113 Pct, LOD injury chasing perp
August 29, 1977 Det Joseph Taylor, 83 Pct, Shot during investigation
August 31, 1962 Ptl Nicholas Panico, 62 Pct, Shot by EDP
August 31, 1969 Ptl Kenneth Keller, 19 Pct, LOD heart attack
Thursday, August 24, 2006
Friday, July 21, 2006
MAGNUM PI
How can you forget the television series that ran for 8 years, highlighting the glamorous life of Private Investigator Thomas Sullivan Magnum III?
Magnum was a private investigator with an enviable arrangement.
Starring Tom Selleck as the star, Magnum was provided with free living quarters at the rambling beachfront property on Oahu's north shore, in return for helping with the security arrangements for guarding the estate of wealthy writer Robin Masters (never seen on the show). Masters was never seen on the show, as he was always away, leaving his stuffy British manservant, Higgins, to run the estate. The laid-back life-style of Magnum was in direct opposition to the strict military discipline that ruled Higgins' life, and there was constant bickering between them.
One of the reasons for this series being set in Hawaii is that CBS did not want to close its Hawaii production offices when the TV series "Hawaii Five-O" ceased production in 1980.
The Magnum show started production that same year and contains occasional references to Steve McGarrett and "Hawaii Five-O", although McGarrett was never shown.
Magnum lived in the guest house and got to drive the red Ferrari 308 GTS that the estate�s owner left behind for him to get around. He was a Private Investigator, not a P.I., as he liked to remind people.
Magnum, an Annapolis graduate, was a Viet Nam vet who left the Navy Seals to live out this fantastic arrangement as a private investigator in Hawaii.
Two of his old Navy buddies lived in Hawaii as well. Orville "Rick" Wright (Larry Manetti) was the manager of the exclusive King Kamehameha Club, where Higgins was a board member. Rick had some connections with the mob as he was close to a big hood named "Ice Pick."The other war buddy was Theodore "TC" Calvin (Roger E. Mosely). TC owned the Island Hoppers helicopter service. Magnum was always putting the touch on TC for free use of his chopper. TC always referred to Higgins as "Higgy Baby".
Part of the success of Magnum, P.I. stemmed from the combination of familiar hard-boiled crime action with an exotic locale.
Just as important perhaps, the series was one of the first to regularly explore the impact of the Vietnam War on the American cultural psyche.
Tom Selleck, a Detroit Tigers fan, took to wearing a Tigers baseball cap on the show, which did a lot for Tigers cap sales � not so much for the Tigers baseball record, though. He also was fond of wearing the basic Hawaiian colorful print shirt, which also added nicely to the sales of the Paradise Found line of clothing. (The Minister prefers Tommy Bahama, just in case you were wondering).
A special guest star appeared on the show in its seventh season. When Frank Sinatra agreed to do a guest part on the show, producers sent Sinatra a list of story ideas they were considering and Sinatra chose the idea he wanted to do. The episode was well received by Sinatra fans.
I�m still waiting for the offer to guard a millionaire�s estate, afforded the use of his luxury sports car while I jaunt around in beach ware. So far, no offers.
YOU�VE GOT TO UNDERSTAND THE VERNACULAR
Phrase meanings from the Squad Room in Brooklyn North.
PHRASE MEANING
Acting in concrete... Acting in concert
Athletic flips with conversions... Epileptic fit with convulsions
Colossal bag... Colostomy
Diabolic... Diabetic
Electrocution school... Electrician school
Get indicated... Get indicted
Getting paid... Doing robberies
Fireballs in eucharist... Fibrosis of the uterus
Leg Iron Street... Legion Street
Lincoln Townhouse... Lincoln Town Car
Mongo Merry Street... Montgomery Street
Monogrammed headache... Migraine headache
Onions on the feet... Bunions
Persecuted... Prosecuted
Provoked... Revoked
Roaches of the liver... Cirrhosis of the liver
Singing merry Jesus... Spinal meningitis
Smoke insulation... Smoke inhalation
Statue of liberties... Statute of limitations
Streeticide... Outdoors homicide
Subway farez... Savoir faire
Throwing asparagus... Casting aspersions
Veranda rights... Miranda rights
Very closed veins... Varicose Veins
Virginia... Vagina
DID YOU KNOW?
That on May 26, 1855, the N.Y.C. Municipal Police Department had its first ever police parade and review, along with a medal day ceremony on the steps of City Hall?
Almost the entire department, somewhere between 900 to a 1,000 police officers, attended the ceremonies, where seven silver medals were awarded by Mayor Fernando Wood and NYC�s first 'Chief of Police' George W. Matsell.
Later that night their was a formal dinner to honor these seven medal winners and induct them into the newly minted NYC Police �Legion of Honor�
SPARKY THE TRANSIT COP
If you�ve ever worked in Transit, you�ll appreciate � and fully understand � the following story, and probably have a handful of your own.
I was working as a newly graduated rookie Transit cop myself when the story unfolds, working with the people involved, and recall it very clearly.
The story, related by another Transit cop, describes how another of us got his nickname, that would stay with him through his 20 year career � �Sparky�.
Back in 1982 or early 1983, we were all working in District 33 on patrol. There was another PO named Mike O'Halloran working there.
Well one day Mike goes out on patrol and with him he has his lunch wrapped intin foil in his back pocket.
I think he was at Nostrand Ave on the A Line, �playing� for farebeats from a TA electric room. A common occurrence for an active cop looking for some activity.
Well I think you can see where this story is going.
Mike backs into one of the electric panels and zaps himself with the tin foil, getting electrocuted, not to the point of serious damage, but at least to the point where he had to go to the hospital.
Needless to say, when he got back to work � and for the next 20 years - his new nickname was "Sparky".
Besides these electrical rooms, the heavy-duty electric heaters that were found inside the Porter�s Room, and even on the mezzanine, were also known to provide some problems.
I recall a cold winters night on a late tour, taking off my duty jacket (you remember that duty jacket, that seemed to be made of vinyl and provided absolutely no warmth in the winter?) and placing it on a chair near the heater. Taking a personal, trying to get warm, stretching your feet, and re-arranging the gun belt that always seemed to carry too many items but not anything you could do without.
What�s that smell?
The duty jacket starting to melt in the back where it was positioned too close to the heater!
How many gray duty gloves were lost to those heaters? Trying to warm them up just enough to the point where they would actually feel like gloves, placing them on the heater while you used the toilet or just � once again, re-arranged that gun belt � only to have them start to melt from the heat.
I remember being warned by a Training Officer on one of my first tours that placing that cumbersome gun belt over a heater would NOT be a good idea. There was some legendary cop who did so and had his extra rounds go off from the heat, or so the legend went � whether or not it was true, or merely a Transit urban legend I�m not sure.
I can, though, testify to the truth of the following story, which exhibits quite well the ingenuity of a detective, and what man will do for a good meal.
I remember bringing a collar into District 32 while working in the Citywide Task Force.
At the time, District 32 was housed in the �77 Annex� on Washington Avenue, where Brooklyn Robbery and Special Victims is today. This was before that building was refurbished, and while District 32 at the Franklin Avenue IRT station was being rebuilt.
The Transit District was on the 2nd floor � I�m not quite sure what was on the first floor besides an always half-asleep Restricted Duty cop.
Anyway, as I walked up the stairs with my partner and a prisoner, the distinct smell of fish was overpowering. Overpowering in a strange way � not quite foul, almost in a good way as when you walk into a fried fish store � but certainly out of place for the surrounding.
I was soon to learn the creativeness of two Detectives working in the District.
It seems that the radiators on the 2nd floor were unbelievably hot. There apparently was no problem getting heat into this otherwise broken down, should-have-been-condemned building, and the detectives found a way to take advantage.
On top of the radiator just inside their office they had placed a flat metal pan � looked to be stainless steel � and were cooking fish on top of this plate, on the radiator!
Now this was no small time operation � they had onions and butter over the fish, and a tea pot next to it keeping the water hot.
I kid you not. They may not have been making a lot of collars, or doing much in the way of getting statements on robbery enhancements � but they made some great fish!
BROOKLYN POLICE DEPARTMENT
Here�s some more information on the location of old Brooklyn Police precincts, continued from a previous posting to this site.
In 1887, the Brooklyn Population was estimated as 765,000, and the police force of the Brooklyn Police Department consisted of 930.
Location of Brooklyn Police Station Houses 1887.
Pct: Location:
1st Adams St. near Myrtle Ave. (1st floor of Police Court House.)
2nd York & Jay Sts.
3rd Butler St. just off Court St.
4th Corner of Myrtle & Vanderbilt Aves. It was 44th Pct. in the Metropolitan P.D.
5th Corner of North 1st St. & Bedford Ave. This was a 3 story brick building, built 1859/1860 by Cornelius Woglon- a carpenter, who later joined the Brooklyn P.D. and was Captain of this Precinct.
6th S/E corner of Stagg St. & Bushwick Ave. This building was erected about 1860 for a court house.
6th-Sub. Graham Ave., between Frost & Richardson Sts.
7th Corner Greenpoint & Manhattan Aves.
8th Corner 5th Ave. & 16th St.
8th-Sub. 3rd Ave. near corner of 35th St.
9th Near corner of Gates & Marcy Aves.
10th N/W corner of Bergen St. & 6th Ave.
11th Corner of Van Brunt & Seabring Sts. This was built as a 4 story brick dwelling house, made into a S.H. on April 19, 1876.
12th South side of Fulton St., just above Schenectady Ave.
13th Bartlett St. & Flushing Ave.
14th No location given. This was an old 2 story wooden building: In July 1887, a new S.H. at 16 Ralph Ave. was opened.
15th Congress St. near Columbia St.
16th Clymer St. near Kent Ave. This was built as a tenement house, later became the 5th-Sub. Pct. S.H; then became 16th Pct. S.H. July 15, 1885.
17th Bradford St. near Atlantic Ave., New Lots. This was a 2 story brick building, and was originally occupied by the New Lots Police Department on Dec. 11, 1873. On Aug. 1, 1886, the New Lots Police Department was annexed (merged in today�s term) to the Brooklyn Police Department, and became the 26th Ward; the S.H. became 17th Pct.
NOTORIOUS NEW YORK
Little Italy, SoHo, the Lower East Side, Chinatown � tourist attractions for sure.
But this is also where crime � New York style � originated more than 200 years ago.
Here is where the immigrants came to settle, and where the city�s first street gangs formed.
In the middle of it all, at the intersection of what is now Bayard and Mulberry, was The Collect, a swamp the town fathers paved over to make way for a slum.
So began crime�s Eden, a place for young thugs to rape, rob and pillage � that is, until some of them earned enough to pay other poor slobs to do the dirty work.
The good old days, when SoHo was known as Hell�s Hundred Acres, and Mott Street was a shooting gallery for the Chinese tongs.
It was here, at the intersection of Bayard, Park, Worth, Mulberry, and Baxter Streets that the infamous known as Five Points was located.
This area, a world-famous slum where the earliest street gangs roamed, was home to the Roach Guards, Plug Uglies and Dead Rabbit gangs. It was here that it was estimated there was one murder committed every night for fifteen years! (That was way before Compstat)!
A PRESIDENTIAL PARDON?
If you, or a loved one, are in need of a Presidential Pardon, the proper way to obtain one is as follows.
Submit all such requests to:
Pardon Attorney, Department of Justice
You can call for more info, or check the web site:
www.usdoj.gov/pardon
If you�ve recently made the �Top 400� list, you may want to explore this.
SOME LESSER KNOW ORGANIZATIONS
Did you know that there is an International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators? If you�re looking into the private sector, or seeking assistance or background on such crimes, they may be of some help.
You can check them out at:
www.iafci.org
There is also an International Association of Undercover Officers.
They can be found at:
www.undercovercops.org
I was just wondering, though, about this organization. Do they publish a membership guide? What do they call their Annual meeting? I can�t imagine walking into a hotel lobby with the welcoming sign �Welcome to All Undercover Officers�. What would you do, attend with a mask on? Does the hotel have 250 people registered as John Johnson?
This just doesn�t seem to be a job role that would lend itself to public programs.
WHAT�S THAT PHONE NUMBER?
If you ever have reason to try and decipher a telephone number from a recording of touch-tones, there is help available.
You can find free software called WinTone 2.0 which can be installed onto your computer. By conducting a �Google� search for the software you should be able to find a site for this.
Most spy shops sell these decoders, which are known as DTMF recorders.
Another inexpensive, poor man�s DTMF decoder can be found with an old fashioned pager.
Call the pager number and play the recorded tones over the phone. The decoded tones should then appear on your pager�s display.
You are probably asking yourself � �What the heck is DTMF�?
Well, what is commonly referred to as �touch-tone� is actually DTMF � Dual tone multi frequency.
See, you learn something new everyday!
INTERESTING WEB SITES
http://a836-acris.nyc.gov/Scripts/Coverpage.dll/index_
ACRIS: A very valuable tool that can be used to locate individuals; actual microfiche copies of land transactions.
http://www.arrangeonline.com
National Obituary Archives
BEST WISHES, LESTER!
Today was Lester Kakol's last day as a Second Grade Dedtective for NYPD.
Lester entered retired life, leaving Brooklyn North Homicide, after working the past twenty years for the City and its people.
You will surely be missed, Lester. Here's wishing you all the best, from all your friends in Brooklyn North. Maybe you'll have time to take the Larry Eggers Reality Tour!
I'm hopin your new found freedom will leave you the time to watch this years World Series from a front row seat at Shea Stadium!
Best wishes, Lester.
(By the way, there really IS a Larry Eggers Reality Tour - more on this later!)
How can you forget the television series that ran for 8 years, highlighting the glamorous life of Private Investigator Thomas Sullivan Magnum III?
Magnum was a private investigator with an enviable arrangement.
Starring Tom Selleck as the star, Magnum was provided with free living quarters at the rambling beachfront property on Oahu's north shore, in return for helping with the security arrangements for guarding the estate of wealthy writer Robin Masters (never seen on the show). Masters was never seen on the show, as he was always away, leaving his stuffy British manservant, Higgins, to run the estate. The laid-back life-style of Magnum was in direct opposition to the strict military discipline that ruled Higgins' life, and there was constant bickering between them.
One of the reasons for this series being set in Hawaii is that CBS did not want to close its Hawaii production offices when the TV series "Hawaii Five-O" ceased production in 1980.
The Magnum show started production that same year and contains occasional references to Steve McGarrett and "Hawaii Five-O", although McGarrett was never shown.
Magnum lived in the guest house and got to drive the red Ferrari 308 GTS that the estate�s owner left behind for him to get around. He was a Private Investigator, not a P.I., as he liked to remind people.
Magnum, an Annapolis graduate, was a Viet Nam vet who left the Navy Seals to live out this fantastic arrangement as a private investigator in Hawaii.
Two of his old Navy buddies lived in Hawaii as well. Orville "Rick" Wright (Larry Manetti) was the manager of the exclusive King Kamehameha Club, where Higgins was a board member. Rick had some connections with the mob as he was close to a big hood named "Ice Pick."The other war buddy was Theodore "TC" Calvin (Roger E. Mosely). TC owned the Island Hoppers helicopter service. Magnum was always putting the touch on TC for free use of his chopper. TC always referred to Higgins as "Higgy Baby".
Part of the success of Magnum, P.I. stemmed from the combination of familiar hard-boiled crime action with an exotic locale.
Just as important perhaps, the series was one of the first to regularly explore the impact of the Vietnam War on the American cultural psyche.
Tom Selleck, a Detroit Tigers fan, took to wearing a Tigers baseball cap on the show, which did a lot for Tigers cap sales � not so much for the Tigers baseball record, though. He also was fond of wearing the basic Hawaiian colorful print shirt, which also added nicely to the sales of the Paradise Found line of clothing. (The Minister prefers Tommy Bahama, just in case you were wondering).
A special guest star appeared on the show in its seventh season. When Frank Sinatra agreed to do a guest part on the show, producers sent Sinatra a list of story ideas they were considering and Sinatra chose the idea he wanted to do. The episode was well received by Sinatra fans.
I�m still waiting for the offer to guard a millionaire�s estate, afforded the use of his luxury sports car while I jaunt around in beach ware. So far, no offers.
YOU�VE GOT TO UNDERSTAND THE VERNACULAR
Phrase meanings from the Squad Room in Brooklyn North.
PHRASE MEANING
Acting in concrete... Acting in concert
Athletic flips with conversions... Epileptic fit with convulsions
Colossal bag... Colostomy
Diabolic... Diabetic
Electrocution school... Electrician school
Get indicated... Get indicted
Getting paid... Doing robberies
Fireballs in eucharist... Fibrosis of the uterus
Leg Iron Street... Legion Street
Lincoln Townhouse... Lincoln Town Car
Mongo Merry Street... Montgomery Street
Monogrammed headache... Migraine headache
Onions on the feet... Bunions
Persecuted... Prosecuted
Provoked... Revoked
Roaches of the liver... Cirrhosis of the liver
Singing merry Jesus... Spinal meningitis
Smoke insulation... Smoke inhalation
Statue of liberties... Statute of limitations
Streeticide... Outdoors homicide
Subway farez... Savoir faire
Throwing asparagus... Casting aspersions
Veranda rights... Miranda rights
Very closed veins... Varicose Veins
Virginia... Vagina
DID YOU KNOW?
That on May 26, 1855, the N.Y.C. Municipal Police Department had its first ever police parade and review, along with a medal day ceremony on the steps of City Hall?
Almost the entire department, somewhere between 900 to a 1,000 police officers, attended the ceremonies, where seven silver medals were awarded by Mayor Fernando Wood and NYC�s first 'Chief of Police' George W. Matsell.
Later that night their was a formal dinner to honor these seven medal winners and induct them into the newly minted NYC Police �Legion of Honor�
SPARKY THE TRANSIT COP
If you�ve ever worked in Transit, you�ll appreciate � and fully understand � the following story, and probably have a handful of your own.
I was working as a newly graduated rookie Transit cop myself when the story unfolds, working with the people involved, and recall it very clearly.
The story, related by another Transit cop, describes how another of us got his nickname, that would stay with him through his 20 year career � �Sparky�.
Back in 1982 or early 1983, we were all working in District 33 on patrol. There was another PO named Mike O'Halloran working there.
Well one day Mike goes out on patrol and with him he has his lunch wrapped intin foil in his back pocket.
I think he was at Nostrand Ave on the A Line, �playing� for farebeats from a TA electric room. A common occurrence for an active cop looking for some activity.
Well I think you can see where this story is going.
Mike backs into one of the electric panels and zaps himself with the tin foil, getting electrocuted, not to the point of serious damage, but at least to the point where he had to go to the hospital.
Needless to say, when he got back to work � and for the next 20 years - his new nickname was "Sparky".
Besides these electrical rooms, the heavy-duty electric heaters that were found inside the Porter�s Room, and even on the mezzanine, were also known to provide some problems.
I recall a cold winters night on a late tour, taking off my duty jacket (you remember that duty jacket, that seemed to be made of vinyl and provided absolutely no warmth in the winter?) and placing it on a chair near the heater. Taking a personal, trying to get warm, stretching your feet, and re-arranging the gun belt that always seemed to carry too many items but not anything you could do without.
What�s that smell?
The duty jacket starting to melt in the back where it was positioned too close to the heater!
How many gray duty gloves were lost to those heaters? Trying to warm them up just enough to the point where they would actually feel like gloves, placing them on the heater while you used the toilet or just � once again, re-arranged that gun belt � only to have them start to melt from the heat.
I remember being warned by a Training Officer on one of my first tours that placing that cumbersome gun belt over a heater would NOT be a good idea. There was some legendary cop who did so and had his extra rounds go off from the heat, or so the legend went � whether or not it was true, or merely a Transit urban legend I�m not sure.
I can, though, testify to the truth of the following story, which exhibits quite well the ingenuity of a detective, and what man will do for a good meal.
I remember bringing a collar into District 32 while working in the Citywide Task Force.
At the time, District 32 was housed in the �77 Annex� on Washington Avenue, where Brooklyn Robbery and Special Victims is today. This was before that building was refurbished, and while District 32 at the Franklin Avenue IRT station was being rebuilt.
The Transit District was on the 2nd floor � I�m not quite sure what was on the first floor besides an always half-asleep Restricted Duty cop.
Anyway, as I walked up the stairs with my partner and a prisoner, the distinct smell of fish was overpowering. Overpowering in a strange way � not quite foul, almost in a good way as when you walk into a fried fish store � but certainly out of place for the surrounding.
I was soon to learn the creativeness of two Detectives working in the District.
It seems that the radiators on the 2nd floor were unbelievably hot. There apparently was no problem getting heat into this otherwise broken down, should-have-been-condemned building, and the detectives found a way to take advantage.
On top of the radiator just inside their office they had placed a flat metal pan � looked to be stainless steel � and were cooking fish on top of this plate, on the radiator!
Now this was no small time operation � they had onions and butter over the fish, and a tea pot next to it keeping the water hot.
I kid you not. They may not have been making a lot of collars, or doing much in the way of getting statements on robbery enhancements � but they made some great fish!
BROOKLYN POLICE DEPARTMENT
Here�s some more information on the location of old Brooklyn Police precincts, continued from a previous posting to this site.
In 1887, the Brooklyn Population was estimated as 765,000, and the police force of the Brooklyn Police Department consisted of 930.
Location of Brooklyn Police Station Houses 1887.
Pct: Location:
1st Adams St. near Myrtle Ave. (1st floor of Police Court House.)
2nd York & Jay Sts.
3rd Butler St. just off Court St.
4th Corner of Myrtle & Vanderbilt Aves. It was 44th Pct. in the Metropolitan P.D.
5th Corner of North 1st St. & Bedford Ave. This was a 3 story brick building, built 1859/1860 by Cornelius Woglon- a carpenter, who later joined the Brooklyn P.D. and was Captain of this Precinct.
6th S/E corner of Stagg St. & Bushwick Ave. This building was erected about 1860 for a court house.
6th-Sub. Graham Ave., between Frost & Richardson Sts.
7th Corner Greenpoint & Manhattan Aves.
8th Corner 5th Ave. & 16th St.
8th-Sub. 3rd Ave. near corner of 35th St.
9th Near corner of Gates & Marcy Aves.
10th N/W corner of Bergen St. & 6th Ave.
11th Corner of Van Brunt & Seabring Sts. This was built as a 4 story brick dwelling house, made into a S.H. on April 19, 1876.
12th South side of Fulton St., just above Schenectady Ave.
13th Bartlett St. & Flushing Ave.
14th No location given. This was an old 2 story wooden building: In July 1887, a new S.H. at 16 Ralph Ave. was opened.
15th Congress St. near Columbia St.
16th Clymer St. near Kent Ave. This was built as a tenement house, later became the 5th-Sub. Pct. S.H; then became 16th Pct. S.H. July 15, 1885.
17th Bradford St. near Atlantic Ave., New Lots. This was a 2 story brick building, and was originally occupied by the New Lots Police Department on Dec. 11, 1873. On Aug. 1, 1886, the New Lots Police Department was annexed (merged in today�s term) to the Brooklyn Police Department, and became the 26th Ward; the S.H. became 17th Pct.
NOTORIOUS NEW YORK
Little Italy, SoHo, the Lower East Side, Chinatown � tourist attractions for sure.
But this is also where crime � New York style � originated more than 200 years ago.
Here is where the immigrants came to settle, and where the city�s first street gangs formed.
In the middle of it all, at the intersection of what is now Bayard and Mulberry, was The Collect, a swamp the town fathers paved over to make way for a slum.
So began crime�s Eden, a place for young thugs to rape, rob and pillage � that is, until some of them earned enough to pay other poor slobs to do the dirty work.
The good old days, when SoHo was known as Hell�s Hundred Acres, and Mott Street was a shooting gallery for the Chinese tongs.
It was here, at the intersection of Bayard, Park, Worth, Mulberry, and Baxter Streets that the infamous known as Five Points was located.
This area, a world-famous slum where the earliest street gangs roamed, was home to the Roach Guards, Plug Uglies and Dead Rabbit gangs. It was here that it was estimated there was one murder committed every night for fifteen years! (That was way before Compstat)!
A PRESIDENTIAL PARDON?
If you, or a loved one, are in need of a Presidential Pardon, the proper way to obtain one is as follows.
Submit all such requests to:
Pardon Attorney, Department of Justice
You can call for more info, or check the web site:
www.usdoj.gov/pardon
If you�ve recently made the �Top 400� list, you may want to explore this.
SOME LESSER KNOW ORGANIZATIONS
Did you know that there is an International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators? If you�re looking into the private sector, or seeking assistance or background on such crimes, they may be of some help.
You can check them out at:
www.iafci.org
There is also an International Association of Undercover Officers.
They can be found at:
www.undercovercops.org
I was just wondering, though, about this organization. Do they publish a membership guide? What do they call their Annual meeting? I can�t imagine walking into a hotel lobby with the welcoming sign �Welcome to All Undercover Officers�. What would you do, attend with a mask on? Does the hotel have 250 people registered as John Johnson?
This just doesn�t seem to be a job role that would lend itself to public programs.
WHAT�S THAT PHONE NUMBER?
If you ever have reason to try and decipher a telephone number from a recording of touch-tones, there is help available.
You can find free software called WinTone 2.0 which can be installed onto your computer. By conducting a �Google� search for the software you should be able to find a site for this.
Most spy shops sell these decoders, which are known as DTMF recorders.
Another inexpensive, poor man�s DTMF decoder can be found with an old fashioned pager.
Call the pager number and play the recorded tones over the phone. The decoded tones should then appear on your pager�s display.
You are probably asking yourself � �What the heck is DTMF�?
Well, what is commonly referred to as �touch-tone� is actually DTMF � Dual tone multi frequency.
See, you learn something new everyday!
INTERESTING WEB SITES
http://a836-acris.nyc.gov/Scripts/Coverpage.dll/index_
ACRIS: A very valuable tool that can be used to locate individuals; actual microfiche copies of land transactions.
http://www.arrangeonline.com
National Obituary Archives
BEST WISHES, LESTER!
Today was Lester Kakol's last day as a Second Grade Dedtective for NYPD.
Lester entered retired life, leaving Brooklyn North Homicide, after working the past twenty years for the City and its people.
You will surely be missed, Lester. Here's wishing you all the best, from all your friends in Brooklyn North. Maybe you'll have time to take the Larry Eggers Reality Tour!
I'm hopin your new found freedom will leave you the time to watch this years World Series from a front row seat at Shea Stadium!
Best wishes, Lester.
(By the way, there really IS a Larry Eggers Reality Tour - more on this later!)
Friday, July 14, 2006
IDENTITY THEFT UPDATE
The No. 1 state for identity theft is Arizona, where one in six adults has had his or her identity stolen in the past five years.
Why? Blame it on two things, according to Javelin Strategy and Research, a private research firm that conducted the study:
(1)A large number of methamphetamine users in the state.
(2)A decision by local governments to post public records on the Internet.
This is how bad it is in Arizona: Identity theft there is double the national average. And it's being fueled by meth addicts.
James Van Dyke, president of Javelin, calls it a "supply-chain effect." Van Dyke told ABC News reporter Leslie Yeransian, "Meth users will take your bills in the mail and sell your bank statements as a form of payment. Then the [meth-]maker will use those bank statements to go into an existing account or make a new account off that information or sell your statements to an identity theft specialist."
The police admit that methamphetamine use and identity theft are a tightly linked problem. "Every time we find a meth lab, we also find identity theft," Detective Tony Morales of the Phoenix Police Department told ABC News. "These meth freaks like to hang together, and they learn about identity theft tricks together."
How are the meth addicts getting such sensitive data? They aren't just stealing it out of dumpsters or your mailbox. Often, they are getting it from the government--with a click of a mouse on the Internet.
That's especially true in Arizona where counties put very private information on very public Web sites for the convenience of county employees. Two treasure troves for ID criminals are divorce decrees and tax liens.
Still, Van Dyke says the greatest risk to innocent people is the old-fashioned paper trail. "They should be more worried about documents going through the mail. We found in our research that only 9 percent of identity theft can be traced to Internet use and billing," he told ABC News. "If you follow normal precautions on the Internet you are actually better off than using mail."
Top five states for identity theft:1. Arizona2. Nevada3. California4. Texas 5. Colorado
DEPARTMENT HONORS: 1855
Thanks to the research conducted by Michale Bosak, Retired Sergeant and department historian extraordinaire, the following is excerpted regarding the departments first ceremony to honor heroic acts by its members. (Note that this is copyrighted material).
It was on Saturday, May 26, 1855.
�The day turned out to be bright, sunny and warm, without being unpleasantly so. Long before the scheduled 2 pm ceremony, a vast multitude, well over fifteen thousand of New York�s most prominent citizens gathered in City Hall Park to watch the first time ever assembly of almost the entire Municipal Police Department in uniform for a grand review and parade.
For the mayor and New York�s first Chief of Police George W. Matsell, this day would be the culmination of long planning and many months of hard work. After ten long years, the Municipal Police had finally come into its own. The department, for the first time ever, was now fully uniformed, spiffily dressed in gray pants with 1� black strips, dark blue coats and blue caps.
Moreover, many of its men had performed heroically, some making newsworthy arrests at great personal risk; others under imminent danger to themselves had performed valiant rescues. The �Star Police� were now setting the standards for exemplary and meritorious service to the city.
So acting upon the recommendations of George Matsell, Mayor Fernando Wood decided that it was now time to honor the department and its heroes.
To do this, Wood and Matsell decided that there should be a grand parade and review with a ceremony to honor the finest of the �Stars� for �Heroic� or �Meritorious conduct.�
Seven deserving patrolmen would be awarded silver �medals of merit� at this ceremony and would be the first members of the department to be inducted into a �Legion of Honor� to be made up of the very finest that the Municipal Police Department had to offer. Six of the patrolmen would be honored for �Heroic Conduct�, and one would be honored for �Meritorious Conduct.�
To accomplish this honor, Mayor Wood, using his own personal money graciously purchased these first solid silver medals for the department.
So at the Board of Aldermen�s meeting on Wednesday, May 23, 1855, the mayor, acting on the recommendations of Chief George Matsell, introduced a resolution for the above mentioned parade, ceremony and honors. He also formally nominated the names of those first patrolmen to be awarded these medals and inducted into the �Legion of Honor�.
The resolution ratifying the same passed unanimously.
So at 3:00 pm on Saturday, May 26, 1855, to the accompaniment of a 37-piece band and an hour behind schedule because of the huge throngs of joyous spectators cramming the park and its outlying areas, the department�s 22 ward corps, plus its reserve corps - almost the entire Municipal Police Department, over 900 men strong, proudly marched into the park, trumpets blaring and drums beating, ramrod straight and in perfect order. Each command was led by its captain.
They then formed up in front of City Hall, with the right resting on Chatham Street (Park Row) and the left on Broadway. His honor, after being notified that all was in order, proceeded to personally inspect the men.
This being concluded, the twenty-three uniformed corps formations, all in a very credible manner, to the accompaniment of music, then wheeled and proceeded to march and countermarch under the command of Chief Matsell. Very smartly, they executed flank movements and other military exercises that pleased the cheering crowds.
In short order, the surging multitudes proved too much for the men assigned to crowd control. Vast throngs near the dignitaries on the front steps of city hall rushed forward and obstructed their view and interrupted the ceremony.
The entire force, all 23 corps, was then ordered to form a semi-circle four deep and push the crowds back in order to create a sufficient space to allow for the ceremonies to begin. This they did in short order, and then with precision and on command turned and faced the mayor and the front of City Hall.
The mayor then complimented the men of the department on their fidelity and trustworthiness.
After that, the 'Chief of Police' George W. Matsell then began the ceremony by calling up the six patrolmen present that had been singled out to be decorated and formally installed into the �Legion of Honor� for performing �special services� to the city.
NOTE: One, Ptl. Swain Lindsey, was incapacitated and confined to his bed. He was unable to attend the ceremony due to the injuries he had heroically incurred performing his police duty.
Just before pinning the medals on each of the patrolmen, the mayor read the accounts of each patrolman�s noteworthy deeds and Matsell pinned the medal on the patrolman�s breast.
Each of the �Medals of Merit� being awarded to the patrolmen were all identical. They were all made of pure silver and were hung from a solid blue ribbon. The medal itself was in the shape of a shield, surmounted by a spread eagle, bearing a scroll inscribed with the first half of the Municipal Police Department�s motto, "Fiat justitia ruat coelum." The shield itself was decorated with stars and inscribed with the words, "New York Police." Below the �New York Police� inscription, the second element of the above aphorism, "Partum est Merito", was extolled.
Roughly translated the first Latin phrase means, �let justice be done although the heavens may fall�, expressing a commitment to do what is honorable or right regardless of the consequences. The second phrase�s literal translation is: "The duty is deserving,� expressing the thought that police duty or law enforcement in and by itself is meritorious or rewarding. Putting the two phases together, it expresses the thought, �Let justice be done, regardless of the consequences. The duty in and by itself is the reward.�
On the reverse side, the medal bore the inscription: �Presented to______ by F. Wood, Esq., Mayor, 1855 and 1856.�
As mentioned before, these valuable medals were made out of pure high grade silver and paid for by the mayor out of his own pocket.�
FOR HEROIC ACTIONS: SHADOW KINNER
One of those honored at this first medal ceremony was Ptl. Jesse Kinner of the 3rd Patrol District.
Mike Bosak�s research discovers that Kinner was a Detective � known in those days as a �Shadow�.
Ptl. Jesse C. Kinner was honored for having performed a highly commendable feat on the morning of the 17th of February, 1854, in which he nearly lost his life.
�He was on detective duty, and observed two suspicious persons before daylight on that morning, at the corner of Broadway and John Street. He watched them until satisfied they were burglars, and there with the intention of robbery.
He then made an effort to arrest them both.
One of them struck him with a jimmy in the jaw, cutting it severely, and the other at the same time cut him on the head with a chisel. He, however, made a desperate fight and succeeded after a long chase in capturing them both, though suffering much from loss of blood and the injuries he had received.
The burglars have since been sentenced to the State prison.�
Ret. Sgt. Bosak�s research indicates that �Shadow� Kinner was an extremely active detective, who was frequently in the newspapers, regularly making really great collars.
At the ceremony and in the newspapers, Shadow Kinner was literally the star of the show. By the way, on the date of the arrest that Kinner was honored for, Kinner was detailed to the �Reserve Corps� as a �Shadow� (Detective - Chief of Police George Matsell�s Office)�.
THE NYPD: 1855
In 1855, the Department numbered 1165 sworn � members of the force,� all male.
Over 900 �members of the force� participated in the police parade and review that day.
The Department Ranks at that time were as follows.
�Doorman� � There was one to each corps. He took care of the cells and other various chores around the station house. Annual salary - $550.
Patrolman (1011): He was either a �Star� (Uniformed) or �Shadow� (Detective). Both received the same salary. However, by law the uniformed �Star� was required to live in the ward he worked in. Salary was $700 annually, except for those assigned to a detail (Reserve Corps).
They were all paid by law $100 less annually. In other words, if you were on patrol, you got paid a 17% premium for being on the street and going around the clock. There was no pension or insurance system to provide for a patrolman�s family, should he be killed or disabled in the line of duty.
�Sergeants� � None were assigned to patrol commands (police district). All sergeants were assigned to one of the reserve corps� 21 squads. They were paid exactly the same as a patrolman - $700 annually.
Lieutenant (44) � There were two assigned to each patrol district. � One 1st lieutenant and one 2nd lieutenant - forty-four lieutenants for the whole department. Annual salary - $800.
Captain (22) - One assigned to each �police district� as its commanding officer. Annual salary � $900.
Some other interesting terms pertaining to the department structure include:
Corps: What today would be called a precinct, in 1855 was called a �Police District�. Each district had the same geographical boundaries as the ward it took its number from. The alderman from that ward recommended to the mayor who should be appointed to that ward�s corps. Patrolmen from that police district or ward were required to be residents of that ward and were appointed for a term of good behavior. Consequently that ward�s corps resembled the ethnic makeup of that ward. Even though they worked out of a certain �Police District� they would say they were assigned to that (the number) �Corps� rather than say they worked out of a certain precinct.
There were twenty two wards in the city, each had its own �police districts� or �corps�.
The Reserve Corps: Chief Matsell established the �Reserve Corps� in 1853 as an elite unit of approximately 100 of the best and most competent patrolmen and sergeants. By 1855 it numbered approximately 150 men. They were assigned to the chief�s office and other high profile assignments such as detective duty, the courts and various other details, etc.
On occasion, the reserve corps would fly to various areas of the city and were used for duties similar to those performed by today�s Borough Task Forces.
CODIS, DNA, AND THE DATABASES
The FBI Laboratory�s Combined DNA Index System is better known as CODIS.
CODIS blends forensic science and computer technology into an effective tool for solving violent crimes. CODIS enables federal, state, and local crime labs to exchange and compare DNA profiles electronically, thereby linking crimes to each other and to convicted offenders.
Originally a pilot project begun in 1990, CODIS has evolved from its origination as serving 14 state and local laboratories to its current nationwide level. The DNA Identification Act of 1994 formalized the FBI�s authority to establish a national DNA index for law enforcement purposes.
It was in October 1998 that the FBI�s National DNA Index System � NDIS � became operational.
CODIS is implemented as a distributed database with three levels � local, state, and national.
NDIS is the highest level in the CODIS Program, exchanging information on a national level. All DNA profiles originate at the local level (LDIS), then flow to the state (SDIS) and national (NDIS) levels.
CODIS generates investigative leads using two indexes: the forensic and the offender indexes.
The Forensic Index contains DNA profiles from crime scene evidence.
The Offender Index contains DNA profiles of individuals convicted of sex offenses and other violent crimes which are included in the DNA requirements of the particular local and state agencies.
Matches in the Forensic Index can link crime scenes from different jurisdictions, possibly identifying serial offenders. Police agencies can coordinate their respective investigations, sharing leads they may have developed independently, when a Forensic Index match occurs.
Matches between the Forensic and the Offender Index provide investigators with an identity of the culprit.
It is noted that all states are participating in the National DNA Index System (NDIS), except for Mississippi, Rhode Island, and Hawaii.
DNA evidence collected at a crime scene is analyzed by a forensic laboratory at the local level; in our case, In New York City, the local lab is the NYC Medical Examiner�s Office. Once typed, the profile is then run against the convicted-offender DNA profiles in the State Databank to attempt to make a match. In addition, profiles from other unsolved cases are compared against it to identify serial crimes.
If no match occurs at the state level the profile is uploaded to the Federal DNA Index System for comparison with DNA profiles from other states. DNA profiles remain in the Federal Databank and are regularly searched against new profiles as they are added to the system.
It is important to remember, as an investigator, that once a match is made of the suspected profile the search will usually end. If there is no �match� locally, it is submitted to the state; if no match in the state, then it is submitted to the federal database. This is important to keep in mind. The investigator should keep in contact with the ME�s Office analyst; this will ensure that the appropriate checks which you want done are so completed.
TO CONTACT THE MINISTER OF INVESTIGATION�
Send an e-mail to:
Ltjac77@yahoo.com
�LEST WE FORGET�� THE NYPD MEMORIAL
July 11, 1938 Ptl Angelo Favata, 85 Pct, Auto accident on patrol
July 12, 1924 Det Timothy Connell, DetDiv, Shot:Robbery
July 13, 1868 Ptl Henry Corlett, 32 Pct, Drowned during rescue
July 14, 1922 Ptl Frank Mundo, TrafficDiv, Auto accident in pursuit
July 14, 1936 Det Lawrence Gallagher, 47 Pct, Shot
July 14, 1941 Ptl Norman Dixon, 120 Pct, Auto accident on patrol
July 14, 1980 Det Abraham Walton, SCU, Shot:Robbery,off duty
July 15, 1977 PO Edward Mitchell, 34 Pct, Shot:Robbery
July 16, 1987 PO George Scheu, 115 Pct, Shot:Robbery,off duty
July 17, 1938 Ptl Harry Padian, 32 Pct, Shot by prisoner
July 17, 2000 PO John Kelly, PBSI, Auto accident on patrol
July 18, 1992 PO Paul Heidelberger, PSA4, Shot:Off duty
July 20, 1857 Ptl Eugene Anderson, 14 Pct, Shot:Burglary in progress
July 20, 1964 Ptl John Polarolo, Harbor, Auto accident on patrol
July 21, 1950 Ptl Alfred Loreto, 24 Pct, Shot:Off duty pursuit
July 22, 1921 Ptl Charles Potter, 27 Pct, Drowned during rescue
July 22, 1922 Ptl Arthur Loewe, 78 Pct, Shot:Robbery in progress
July 22, 1983 PO James Rowley, Aviation, Helicopter accident
July 23, 1983 PO Charles Trojahn, Aviation, Helicopter accident
July 24, 1876 Sgt James McGiven, 17 Pct, Stabbed, Robbery
July 24, 1951 Ptl Albert Polite, 94 Pct, Motorcycle accident
July 24, 1971 Ptl Robert Denton, 73 Pct, Stabbed during investigation
July 26, 1923 Ptl Frank Romanella, 29 Pct, Shot during investigation
July 26, 1923 Ptl Charles Reynolds, 116 Pct, Shot
July 26, 1924 Ptl John Hyland, 42A Pct, Shot:Robbery in progress
July 26, 1957 Ptl Edward O�Leary, 7 Div, Auto accident transporting prisoner
July 27, 1942 Ptl Michael Keene, Traffic A, Auto accident on patrol
July 27, 1950 Ptl Roderick O�Connor, Mcy2, Motorcycle accident on patrol
July 27, 1964 Ptl Richard Walburger, 9 Pct, Shot:Burglary in progress
July 28, 1929 Ptl William Kerlin, ESU, Auto accident on patrol
July 28, 1930 Ptl Dominick Caviglia, 20 Pct, Shot:Burglary in progress
July 28, 1930 Det Thomas Hill, 48 Sq, Shot during investigation
July 29, 1906 Ptl William Hederman, 35 Pct, Drowned during rescue
July 30, 1945 Ptl Howard Hegerich, 28 Pct, shot during investigation
July 31, 1947 Ptl William Panczyk, Traffic Unit, Auto accident on patrol
July 31, 1965 Ptl. Maitland Mercer, 76 Pct, Shot-off duty arrest
NOTE TO ALL: An EXCELLENT web site to check out, that honors all members of the department who have given the ultimate sacrifice, is:
http://www.nypdangels.com/
I have noted this site in the past, but would just like to do so again as a reminder. If you are familiar with the site then you are aware of the excellent work that Dee Cook does on this site.
What you may not know, though, is that she was served with legal papers by the City�s Law Department ordering her to �cease and desist� from using the PD logo on this site, as that logo is copyrighted by the city.
Believe it or not!
It made me wonder about all those souvenir stands in Midtown selling baseball hats and t-shirts with the NYPD patch on it � that can be purchased by anyone on the street � are those sales protected under the copyright? Is the city making money on selling the copyright for these items, so that any Tom, Dick or Harry can walk around with �Police� items?
Just a thought.
Anyway, check out the web site, and let Dee know you support her work.
Hoping everyone is enjoying the summer!
The No. 1 state for identity theft is Arizona, where one in six adults has had his or her identity stolen in the past five years.
Why? Blame it on two things, according to Javelin Strategy and Research, a private research firm that conducted the study:
(1)A large number of methamphetamine users in the state.
(2)A decision by local governments to post public records on the Internet.
This is how bad it is in Arizona: Identity theft there is double the national average. And it's being fueled by meth addicts.
James Van Dyke, president of Javelin, calls it a "supply-chain effect." Van Dyke told ABC News reporter Leslie Yeransian, "Meth users will take your bills in the mail and sell your bank statements as a form of payment. Then the [meth-]maker will use those bank statements to go into an existing account or make a new account off that information or sell your statements to an identity theft specialist."
The police admit that methamphetamine use and identity theft are a tightly linked problem. "Every time we find a meth lab, we also find identity theft," Detective Tony Morales of the Phoenix Police Department told ABC News. "These meth freaks like to hang together, and they learn about identity theft tricks together."
How are the meth addicts getting such sensitive data? They aren't just stealing it out of dumpsters or your mailbox. Often, they are getting it from the government--with a click of a mouse on the Internet.
That's especially true in Arizona where counties put very private information on very public Web sites for the convenience of county employees. Two treasure troves for ID criminals are divorce decrees and tax liens.
Still, Van Dyke says the greatest risk to innocent people is the old-fashioned paper trail. "They should be more worried about documents going through the mail. We found in our research that only 9 percent of identity theft can be traced to Internet use and billing," he told ABC News. "If you follow normal precautions on the Internet you are actually better off than using mail."
Top five states for identity theft:1. Arizona2. Nevada3. California4. Texas 5. Colorado
DEPARTMENT HONORS: 1855
Thanks to the research conducted by Michale Bosak, Retired Sergeant and department historian extraordinaire, the following is excerpted regarding the departments first ceremony to honor heroic acts by its members. (Note that this is copyrighted material).
It was on Saturday, May 26, 1855.
�The day turned out to be bright, sunny and warm, without being unpleasantly so. Long before the scheduled 2 pm ceremony, a vast multitude, well over fifteen thousand of New York�s most prominent citizens gathered in City Hall Park to watch the first time ever assembly of almost the entire Municipal Police Department in uniform for a grand review and parade.
For the mayor and New York�s first Chief of Police George W. Matsell, this day would be the culmination of long planning and many months of hard work. After ten long years, the Municipal Police had finally come into its own. The department, for the first time ever, was now fully uniformed, spiffily dressed in gray pants with 1� black strips, dark blue coats and blue caps.
Moreover, many of its men had performed heroically, some making newsworthy arrests at great personal risk; others under imminent danger to themselves had performed valiant rescues. The �Star Police� were now setting the standards for exemplary and meritorious service to the city.
So acting upon the recommendations of George Matsell, Mayor Fernando Wood decided that it was now time to honor the department and its heroes.
To do this, Wood and Matsell decided that there should be a grand parade and review with a ceremony to honor the finest of the �Stars� for �Heroic� or �Meritorious conduct.�
Seven deserving patrolmen would be awarded silver �medals of merit� at this ceremony and would be the first members of the department to be inducted into a �Legion of Honor� to be made up of the very finest that the Municipal Police Department had to offer. Six of the patrolmen would be honored for �Heroic Conduct�, and one would be honored for �Meritorious Conduct.�
To accomplish this honor, Mayor Wood, using his own personal money graciously purchased these first solid silver medals for the department.
So at the Board of Aldermen�s meeting on Wednesday, May 23, 1855, the mayor, acting on the recommendations of Chief George Matsell, introduced a resolution for the above mentioned parade, ceremony and honors. He also formally nominated the names of those first patrolmen to be awarded these medals and inducted into the �Legion of Honor�.
The resolution ratifying the same passed unanimously.
So at 3:00 pm on Saturday, May 26, 1855, to the accompaniment of a 37-piece band and an hour behind schedule because of the huge throngs of joyous spectators cramming the park and its outlying areas, the department�s 22 ward corps, plus its reserve corps - almost the entire Municipal Police Department, over 900 men strong, proudly marched into the park, trumpets blaring and drums beating, ramrod straight and in perfect order. Each command was led by its captain.
They then formed up in front of City Hall, with the right resting on Chatham Street (Park Row) and the left on Broadway. His honor, after being notified that all was in order, proceeded to personally inspect the men.
This being concluded, the twenty-three uniformed corps formations, all in a very credible manner, to the accompaniment of music, then wheeled and proceeded to march and countermarch under the command of Chief Matsell. Very smartly, they executed flank movements and other military exercises that pleased the cheering crowds.
In short order, the surging multitudes proved too much for the men assigned to crowd control. Vast throngs near the dignitaries on the front steps of city hall rushed forward and obstructed their view and interrupted the ceremony.
The entire force, all 23 corps, was then ordered to form a semi-circle four deep and push the crowds back in order to create a sufficient space to allow for the ceremonies to begin. This they did in short order, and then with precision and on command turned and faced the mayor and the front of City Hall.
The mayor then complimented the men of the department on their fidelity and trustworthiness.
After that, the 'Chief of Police' George W. Matsell then began the ceremony by calling up the six patrolmen present that had been singled out to be decorated and formally installed into the �Legion of Honor� for performing �special services� to the city.
NOTE: One, Ptl. Swain Lindsey, was incapacitated and confined to his bed. He was unable to attend the ceremony due to the injuries he had heroically incurred performing his police duty.
Just before pinning the medals on each of the patrolmen, the mayor read the accounts of each patrolman�s noteworthy deeds and Matsell pinned the medal on the patrolman�s breast.
Each of the �Medals of Merit� being awarded to the patrolmen were all identical. They were all made of pure silver and were hung from a solid blue ribbon. The medal itself was in the shape of a shield, surmounted by a spread eagle, bearing a scroll inscribed with the first half of the Municipal Police Department�s motto, "Fiat justitia ruat coelum." The shield itself was decorated with stars and inscribed with the words, "New York Police." Below the �New York Police� inscription, the second element of the above aphorism, "Partum est Merito", was extolled.
Roughly translated the first Latin phrase means, �let justice be done although the heavens may fall�, expressing a commitment to do what is honorable or right regardless of the consequences. The second phrase�s literal translation is: "The duty is deserving,� expressing the thought that police duty or law enforcement in and by itself is meritorious or rewarding. Putting the two phases together, it expresses the thought, �Let justice be done, regardless of the consequences. The duty in and by itself is the reward.�
On the reverse side, the medal bore the inscription: �Presented to______ by F. Wood, Esq., Mayor, 1855 and 1856.�
As mentioned before, these valuable medals were made out of pure high grade silver and paid for by the mayor out of his own pocket.�
FOR HEROIC ACTIONS: SHADOW KINNER
One of those honored at this first medal ceremony was Ptl. Jesse Kinner of the 3rd Patrol District.
Mike Bosak�s research discovers that Kinner was a Detective � known in those days as a �Shadow�.
Ptl. Jesse C. Kinner was honored for having performed a highly commendable feat on the morning of the 17th of February, 1854, in which he nearly lost his life.
�He was on detective duty, and observed two suspicious persons before daylight on that morning, at the corner of Broadway and John Street. He watched them until satisfied they were burglars, and there with the intention of robbery.
He then made an effort to arrest them both.
One of them struck him with a jimmy in the jaw, cutting it severely, and the other at the same time cut him on the head with a chisel. He, however, made a desperate fight and succeeded after a long chase in capturing them both, though suffering much from loss of blood and the injuries he had received.
The burglars have since been sentenced to the State prison.�
Ret. Sgt. Bosak�s research indicates that �Shadow� Kinner was an extremely active detective, who was frequently in the newspapers, regularly making really great collars.
At the ceremony and in the newspapers, Shadow Kinner was literally the star of the show. By the way, on the date of the arrest that Kinner was honored for, Kinner was detailed to the �Reserve Corps� as a �Shadow� (Detective - Chief of Police George Matsell�s Office)�.
THE NYPD: 1855
In 1855, the Department numbered 1165 sworn � members of the force,� all male.
Over 900 �members of the force� participated in the police parade and review that day.
The Department Ranks at that time were as follows.
�Doorman� � There was one to each corps. He took care of the cells and other various chores around the station house. Annual salary - $550.
Patrolman (1011): He was either a �Star� (Uniformed) or �Shadow� (Detective). Both received the same salary. However, by law the uniformed �Star� was required to live in the ward he worked in. Salary was $700 annually, except for those assigned to a detail (Reserve Corps).
They were all paid by law $100 less annually. In other words, if you were on patrol, you got paid a 17% premium for being on the street and going around the clock. There was no pension or insurance system to provide for a patrolman�s family, should he be killed or disabled in the line of duty.
�Sergeants� � None were assigned to patrol commands (police district). All sergeants were assigned to one of the reserve corps� 21 squads. They were paid exactly the same as a patrolman - $700 annually.
Lieutenant (44) � There were two assigned to each patrol district. � One 1st lieutenant and one 2nd lieutenant - forty-four lieutenants for the whole department. Annual salary - $800.
Captain (22) - One assigned to each �police district� as its commanding officer. Annual salary � $900.
Some other interesting terms pertaining to the department structure include:
Corps: What today would be called a precinct, in 1855 was called a �Police District�. Each district had the same geographical boundaries as the ward it took its number from. The alderman from that ward recommended to the mayor who should be appointed to that ward�s corps. Patrolmen from that police district or ward were required to be residents of that ward and were appointed for a term of good behavior. Consequently that ward�s corps resembled the ethnic makeup of that ward. Even though they worked out of a certain �Police District� they would say they were assigned to that (the number) �Corps� rather than say they worked out of a certain precinct.
There were twenty two wards in the city, each had its own �police districts� or �corps�.
The Reserve Corps: Chief Matsell established the �Reserve Corps� in 1853 as an elite unit of approximately 100 of the best and most competent patrolmen and sergeants. By 1855 it numbered approximately 150 men. They were assigned to the chief�s office and other high profile assignments such as detective duty, the courts and various other details, etc.
On occasion, the reserve corps would fly to various areas of the city and were used for duties similar to those performed by today�s Borough Task Forces.
CODIS, DNA, AND THE DATABASES
The FBI Laboratory�s Combined DNA Index System is better known as CODIS.
CODIS blends forensic science and computer technology into an effective tool for solving violent crimes. CODIS enables federal, state, and local crime labs to exchange and compare DNA profiles electronically, thereby linking crimes to each other and to convicted offenders.
Originally a pilot project begun in 1990, CODIS has evolved from its origination as serving 14 state and local laboratories to its current nationwide level. The DNA Identification Act of 1994 formalized the FBI�s authority to establish a national DNA index for law enforcement purposes.
It was in October 1998 that the FBI�s National DNA Index System � NDIS � became operational.
CODIS is implemented as a distributed database with three levels � local, state, and national.
NDIS is the highest level in the CODIS Program, exchanging information on a national level. All DNA profiles originate at the local level (LDIS), then flow to the state (SDIS) and national (NDIS) levels.
CODIS generates investigative leads using two indexes: the forensic and the offender indexes.
The Forensic Index contains DNA profiles from crime scene evidence.
The Offender Index contains DNA profiles of individuals convicted of sex offenses and other violent crimes which are included in the DNA requirements of the particular local and state agencies.
Matches in the Forensic Index can link crime scenes from different jurisdictions, possibly identifying serial offenders. Police agencies can coordinate their respective investigations, sharing leads they may have developed independently, when a Forensic Index match occurs.
Matches between the Forensic and the Offender Index provide investigators with an identity of the culprit.
It is noted that all states are participating in the National DNA Index System (NDIS), except for Mississippi, Rhode Island, and Hawaii.
DNA evidence collected at a crime scene is analyzed by a forensic laboratory at the local level; in our case, In New York City, the local lab is the NYC Medical Examiner�s Office. Once typed, the profile is then run against the convicted-offender DNA profiles in the State Databank to attempt to make a match. In addition, profiles from other unsolved cases are compared against it to identify serial crimes.
If no match occurs at the state level the profile is uploaded to the Federal DNA Index System for comparison with DNA profiles from other states. DNA profiles remain in the Federal Databank and are regularly searched against new profiles as they are added to the system.
It is important to remember, as an investigator, that once a match is made of the suspected profile the search will usually end. If there is no �match� locally, it is submitted to the state; if no match in the state, then it is submitted to the federal database. This is important to keep in mind. The investigator should keep in contact with the ME�s Office analyst; this will ensure that the appropriate checks which you want done are so completed.
TO CONTACT THE MINISTER OF INVESTIGATION�
Send an e-mail to:
Ltjac77@yahoo.com
�LEST WE FORGET�� THE NYPD MEMORIAL
July 11, 1938 Ptl Angelo Favata, 85 Pct, Auto accident on patrol
July 12, 1924 Det Timothy Connell, DetDiv, Shot:Robbery
July 13, 1868 Ptl Henry Corlett, 32 Pct, Drowned during rescue
July 14, 1922 Ptl Frank Mundo, TrafficDiv, Auto accident in pursuit
July 14, 1936 Det Lawrence Gallagher, 47 Pct, Shot
July 14, 1941 Ptl Norman Dixon, 120 Pct, Auto accident on patrol
July 14, 1980 Det Abraham Walton, SCU, Shot:Robbery,off duty
July 15, 1977 PO Edward Mitchell, 34 Pct, Shot:Robbery
July 16, 1987 PO George Scheu, 115 Pct, Shot:Robbery,off duty
July 17, 1938 Ptl Harry Padian, 32 Pct, Shot by prisoner
July 17, 2000 PO John Kelly, PBSI, Auto accident on patrol
July 18, 1992 PO Paul Heidelberger, PSA4, Shot:Off duty
July 20, 1857 Ptl Eugene Anderson, 14 Pct, Shot:Burglary in progress
July 20, 1964 Ptl John Polarolo, Harbor, Auto accident on patrol
July 21, 1950 Ptl Alfred Loreto, 24 Pct, Shot:Off duty pursuit
July 22, 1921 Ptl Charles Potter, 27 Pct, Drowned during rescue
July 22, 1922 Ptl Arthur Loewe, 78 Pct, Shot:Robbery in progress
July 22, 1983 PO James Rowley, Aviation, Helicopter accident
July 23, 1983 PO Charles Trojahn, Aviation, Helicopter accident
July 24, 1876 Sgt James McGiven, 17 Pct, Stabbed, Robbery
July 24, 1951 Ptl Albert Polite, 94 Pct, Motorcycle accident
July 24, 1971 Ptl Robert Denton, 73 Pct, Stabbed during investigation
July 26, 1923 Ptl Frank Romanella, 29 Pct, Shot during investigation
July 26, 1923 Ptl Charles Reynolds, 116 Pct, Shot
July 26, 1924 Ptl John Hyland, 42A Pct, Shot:Robbery in progress
July 26, 1957 Ptl Edward O�Leary, 7 Div, Auto accident transporting prisoner
July 27, 1942 Ptl Michael Keene, Traffic A, Auto accident on patrol
July 27, 1950 Ptl Roderick O�Connor, Mcy2, Motorcycle accident on patrol
July 27, 1964 Ptl Richard Walburger, 9 Pct, Shot:Burglary in progress
July 28, 1929 Ptl William Kerlin, ESU, Auto accident on patrol
July 28, 1930 Ptl Dominick Caviglia, 20 Pct, Shot:Burglary in progress
July 28, 1930 Det Thomas Hill, 48 Sq, Shot during investigation
July 29, 1906 Ptl William Hederman, 35 Pct, Drowned during rescue
July 30, 1945 Ptl Howard Hegerich, 28 Pct, shot during investigation
July 31, 1947 Ptl William Panczyk, Traffic Unit, Auto accident on patrol
July 31, 1965 Ptl. Maitland Mercer, 76 Pct, Shot-off duty arrest
NOTE TO ALL: An EXCELLENT web site to check out, that honors all members of the department who have given the ultimate sacrifice, is:
http://www.nypdangels.com/
I have noted this site in the past, but would just like to do so again as a reminder. If you are familiar with the site then you are aware of the excellent work that Dee Cook does on this site.
What you may not know, though, is that she was served with legal papers by the City�s Law Department ordering her to �cease and desist� from using the PD logo on this site, as that logo is copyrighted by the city.
Believe it or not!
It made me wonder about all those souvenir stands in Midtown selling baseball hats and t-shirts with the NYPD patch on it � that can be purchased by anyone on the street � are those sales protected under the copyright? Is the city making money on selling the copyright for these items, so that any Tom, Dick or Harry can walk around with �Police� items?
Just a thought.
Anyway, check out the web site, and let Dee know you support her work.
Hoping everyone is enjoying the summer!
Monday, June 12, 2006
�Things are not always as they appear to be. Keep an open mind, conduct a thorough investigation, and remember that teamwork is essential�.
Vernon Geberth, Practical Homicide Investigation
ANOTHER FRIEND WALKS OFF � LOUDLY
I am at a loss, and the department will sorely miss, as MARK POURIA has performed his last tour of duty for the NYPD. Mark has left us for retirement � albeit a forced one due to a medical condition � but way too soon nonetheless.
I will forever recall the good times and laughter we shared, with Mark working with me in the 77 Squad as my RAM Sergeant, helping me to ease into the role of the squad commander at the same time. While everyone who knows Mark affectionately refers to him with the apropos nickname, LOUD, I refer to him as my �brother� � more than just that of the co-worker, �brother officer� term, but the more heartwarming �brother� so few others share.
Mark most recently has been the mucilage that has helped keep the 75 Squad running smoothly, an asset and an aid to Paddy Johnston now, and Joe Ferrara before him. A true leader in every sense of the word.
Not that Mark didn�t know how to enjoy work.
Working with Mark would always assure you of two things � the work would get done in an extremely competent manner, and you�d have a good time getting there. Can anyone who has worked with Mark deny this?
When Mark learned of a growth on his heart some time ago, and that treatment would involve his use of blood thinners for the rest of his life, he realized that way too soon his NYPD career would come to an end. Too bad; there�s much more positive work coming out of Mark than over half the MOS around. To say that Mark will be missed does not say enough.
I just feel badly for all the people that will be affected by his departure � and his new found freedom of time, for as long as it lasts. Mark will surely become an excellent worker very soon for someone else � he can�t stay �retired� for long � but in the meantime he�s sure to take advantage of this free time.
I suggest Jimmy Leake stock up on food and drink in his bagel store, as Mark will surely become a more frequent visitor to our younger brother at his shop. The bagel staff at the nice little bagel shop next to Suffolk�s 1st Precinct will understand very clearly why Mark is known to most as simply �Loud�.
It was fitting that Mark, who started his career on patrol in the 75 Precinct, to perform his last tour of duty in the 75 Squad.
Missed: every day. Forgotten: never.
Be well and stay safe, my brother, and best wishes in your next career.
INTERESTING WEB SITES
Here�s an interesting site to check out.
http://www.oihweb.com/
This link is applicable for anyone who does online investigative or
Intelligence research.
FROM THE DEATH INVESTIGATORS NOTEBOOK
OVERKILL:
In some attacks, the level of violence is particularly pronounced.
Overkill is often seen with several categories of assailant: intimate relationship to deceased (spouse/significant other), stimulant drug use (cocaine, amphetamine, etc), and
psychological disorder (schizoid).
The concentrated attack to the face may suggest a form of depersonalization and/or a direct attack targeted at this specific individual and may suggest the victim was well known to the assailant.
ANOTHER STICKUP ARTIST TALE
I received this tidbit from a retired MOS who spent time in the 77 Squad as its squad commander, years back, and who is also a friend of Retired Det Captain Frank Bolz, a regular reader and contributor to this site.
Roger Zimmermann notes that he came onto the department in 1955, in the class after Frank Bolz. In addition he retired from the 77th Squad where he was its squad commander, and then ran a training facility attached to a community college where Frank and Harvey Schlossberg presented programs on Hostage Negotiations.
Here�s a little tidbit for another of those �You Can�t Make This Stuff Up� categories.
In the 77th Precinct, several years ago, there was a stickup man by the name of Bobby Jones.
His specialty was robbing gas stations.
He would give the attendant, when there were attendants, a note saying: "this is a hole up. gimme all your money." He would then sign the note, Bobby Jones.
In the detective squad at that time there was a Street Name file � handwritten index card type, way before computers. The gumshoes looked up his name, and sure enough, there he was.
Contacting him with a ruse to come into the squad office, he was asked to come in and when he did, he was asked if he would write a note for them. "Sure," he said, "I ain't got nothin' to hide."
He was asked to write: "this is a hold up, give me all your money." He complied writing "this is a hole up, gimme all your money," and, without being asked, he signed his name.
Tag, Bobby, you're it.
TIP ON REVERSE PHONE NUMBER INQUIRIES
You can conduct a basic reverse telephone number inquiry rather quickly, on your cell phone, through a recent service that Google has added.
Most telephones (other than those provided by the NYPD) can perform �Text Messaging�. This reverse phone search is conducted through a text-messaging message sent to Google at a special location established for this purpose.
Google has established a �short code: to provide this information.
This short-code, the location that you send the message �To�, is: 46645
Type in the �To� section this number: 46645
Then, in the �Message� section type in the phone number, including the area code and dashes, of the number you are seeking the reverse look-up. The phone number should look like this in the �message� section:
212-555-1234
You will receive, in a short time, the results of this reverse phone search. Keep in mind, though, that this search utilizes white pages and yellow page directories, and is NOT a web-based search.
Results may be limited to those phone numbers that are listed, however, it may be helpful to you.
NOTES ON FASHION
I received a nice response from Retired Det. Captain FRANK BOLZ after the last posting of this blog.
Frank commented on the fashionable detective piece, noting that there were definitely some problems with being a "fashionable detective" on the other side of the river, even back in the 60�s.
Brooklyn North gumshoe attire was always a sport jacket and slacks. After ripping the trousers of a good suit, even those with two pair of pants, most detectives retreated to inexpensive slacks, Those inexpensive slacks at that timer might have cost as much as $5.00 a pair! Nothing was sacred, even plaid pants were part of the wardrobe at times, but, he noted, they always wore the fedora.
It was Frank Bolz who noted in the past that when he was getting promoted to Detective he was told to �get a hat� before he went to see the Chief of Detectives. Of course, the �hat� referred to a classic fedora.
It was when Frank moved across the river to that island of Manhattan that he was exposed to they style of the Manhattan Sleuth. He noted that some Manhattan South Detectives even got manicures.
When Frank eventually got to be the 2nd -Second Whip (the one without the money) in the 17th Squad that he saw some pretty nice working conditions, a little different to what he had become used to in the Brooklyn North Detective commands.
After I mentioned referring to myself as an �Old Timer� Frank had to put me in my place, remarking how he must feel, one who was sworn in on December 31, 1954 � effective January 1, 1955, so that no one had to work on New Years Day. Retirement seems to be suiting Frank just well � something we all can look forward to in time.
FOLLOW UP TO THE FINNEGAN & FALLON CASE
A recent posting to this site noted an �In Memoriam� entry on the line of duty deaths of two detectives, on May 18, 1962, Det Luke Fallon & Det John Finnegan, both of the 70 Sqd, who were shot in a robbery.
Frank Bolz commented his recall as being a young Detective in the 81 Sqd, being on vacation, and responding "off duty" with about 90 to 100 other Off-Duty detectives to assist in the case.
Al Seedman, who would later rise to become Chief of Detectives, was the Detective Captain who was pictured in a local paper, after the arrest was made, holding Jerry Rosenberg, the killer, by the hair. Seedman caught hell for that, and was help up being promoted to DI.
There was no overtime pay in those days, though there was always a lot of "over time" on your cases until you made a collar.
MORE OF PHILIP MARLOWE�S GUIDE TO LIFE
Here are some more of the classic gumshoe Philip Marlowe�s insight on life. Marlowe is the quintessential American detective of hard-boiled detective novels, written by Raymond Chandler, and glorified in both writing and on the big screen.
On Women�s Clothing:
�She was wearing a white wool skirt, a burgundy silk blouse and a black velvet over-jacket with short sleeves. Her hair was hot sunset. She wore a golden topaz bracelet and topaz earrings and a topaz dinner ring in the shape of a shield. Her fingernails matched her blouse exactly. She looked as if it would take a couple of weeks to get her dressed.� (The Little Sister)
On Trouble:
�Terry Lennox made me plenty of trouble. But after all, that�s my line of work.� (The Long Goodbye)
TIPS ON RESTORING DRY CIGARS
Detectives have been known to smoke a few cigars in the past, as they have worn a fedora. Some things may change, evolve as it may, but I still know plenty of detectives who smoke cigars. (a lot fewer who still wear a fedora, but more on that later!)
Here�s some advice on restoring dry cigars.
One of the most important steps in restoring dry cigars is patience, and lots of it.
It�s always good to remember that if moisture can escape from a cigar, it can be put back in it. If a cigar is dry it can be revived, but it may be difficult. The most important thing to remember is that this is a slow process, and the cigars need to go through a couple of phases of thawing and/or a slow introduction back to humidity before it can be put into a functioning humidor or exposed to any sort of higher humidity
levels.
Some people store their cigars in the freezer. This is something that many people do but is not advisable as it can easily damage a cigar.
Freezing cigars prevents aging, it will dry them out and the cigars will need to be returned to normal temperature slowly before they can be smoked, (otherwise they could
split or crack).
The cigars should have a solid two to three weeks at the proper temperature in a humidified environment before lighting them up in order to ensure the best possible smoking experience.
Restoring dry cigars can be done, but even with effort, in the end they may not be as good as they could have been if stored properly in a humidified environment from the beginning.
After taking a cigar from the freezer, put it in the refrigerator. This will allow it to thaw
at a slower rate, putting less risk on damaging the cigars.
After the cigars have been in the refrigerator long enough to thaw, take them out and put them in Tupperware or plastic bag and let them come up to room temperature.
After that is achieved, you can add a damp towel or let them rest in a slightly dry
humidor for a few days so the cigars can start to absorb some of the humidity. If using a humidor go back and fill the humidification system only part way, letting the cigars rest for another week before fully charging the humidity regulator. This method ensures a slow absorption of moisture, preventing the cigars from getting too much humidity too soon, which can result in splitting or cracking making the cigars un-smokeable.
If you don�t store your cigars in a freezer and they dried out at room temperature, a great method is to place a box inside a plastic bag. Be sure the bag is not completely closed because some airflow is actually desired.
A dampened sponge with water or 50/50 solution should be placed in the bag.
This process can take several weeks or a month. Rotate the cigars every few
days, bringing the ones on the bottom to the top, etc. If this is done properly
the result is usually successful and pleasurable.
If a cigar box is not available, other containers like Tupperware may be used. Put the dry cigars in the container and seal it for a couple days - this traps any moisture left in the cigars.
On the third day a damp sponge can be added, but don�t over-saturate the sponge so the cigars become moist too quickly. Keep the lid propped open in one corner so air can circulate.
When cigars lose moisture, they also lose much of their bouquet, and which together results in a cigar not tasting as good as one that has been properly humidified.
The most important factor that needs to be reiterated, is this is a slow process. With patience the wait is usually always worth it.
�LEST WE FORGET�� THE NYPD MEMORIAL
June 2, 1973 PO Robert Laurenson, 20 Pct, Shot- robbery
June 2, 1989 PO Jeff Herman, 71 Pct, Shot- investigation
June 2, 1853 Det George Trenchard, NYMunicPD, Fire rescue
June 3, 1938 Ptl James Fisher, 73 Pct, Shot- accidental discharge
June 4, 1927 Sgt Benjamin Cantor, DetDiv, Shot- robbery arrest
June 4, 1932 Ptl Thomas Burns, McyUnit, Injured on patrol
June 5, 1973 PO Sid Thompson, TD12, Shot- arrest
June 6, 1939 Ptl Emmitt Cassidy, 120 Pct, Shot- off duty incident
June 8, 1958 Ptl Herman Corn, 52 Pct, Auto accident on patrol
June 9, 1931 Sgt William O�Shaughnessy, 28 Pct, Shot- robbery in progress
June 9, 1939 Ptl Alexander Stult, ESU, Asphyxiated during rescue
June 9, 1969 Sgt Edward Henninger, AIS, LOD Heart Attack
June 11, 1925 Ptl James Cullen, 37 Pct, Motorcycle accident on patrol
June 12, 1991 PO Kenneth Hansen, Harbor, Drowned
June 14, 1960 Ptl William Ramos Jr, 80 Pct, Shot- robbery
June 15, 1944 Ptl Eliote Holmes, 13DetSq, Line of duty injury
June 15, 1967 Ptl Walter Ferguson, DetDiv, LOD heart attack
June 15, 1979 PO Ted Donald, PSA7, Shot- burglary arrest
June 15, 1980 PO John Patwell, 43 Pct, Assaulted
June 15, 1983 PO John Mandia, 25 Pct, Fell under train
June 15, 1984 PO Juan Andino, 40 Pct, Shot- robbery arrest
Vernon Geberth, Practical Homicide Investigation
ANOTHER FRIEND WALKS OFF � LOUDLY
I am at a loss, and the department will sorely miss, as MARK POURIA has performed his last tour of duty for the NYPD. Mark has left us for retirement � albeit a forced one due to a medical condition � but way too soon nonetheless.
I will forever recall the good times and laughter we shared, with Mark working with me in the 77 Squad as my RAM Sergeant, helping me to ease into the role of the squad commander at the same time. While everyone who knows Mark affectionately refers to him with the apropos nickname, LOUD, I refer to him as my �brother� � more than just that of the co-worker, �brother officer� term, but the more heartwarming �brother� so few others share.
Mark most recently has been the mucilage that has helped keep the 75 Squad running smoothly, an asset and an aid to Paddy Johnston now, and Joe Ferrara before him. A true leader in every sense of the word.
Not that Mark didn�t know how to enjoy work.
Working with Mark would always assure you of two things � the work would get done in an extremely competent manner, and you�d have a good time getting there. Can anyone who has worked with Mark deny this?
When Mark learned of a growth on his heart some time ago, and that treatment would involve his use of blood thinners for the rest of his life, he realized that way too soon his NYPD career would come to an end. Too bad; there�s much more positive work coming out of Mark than over half the MOS around. To say that Mark will be missed does not say enough.
I just feel badly for all the people that will be affected by his departure � and his new found freedom of time, for as long as it lasts. Mark will surely become an excellent worker very soon for someone else � he can�t stay �retired� for long � but in the meantime he�s sure to take advantage of this free time.
I suggest Jimmy Leake stock up on food and drink in his bagel store, as Mark will surely become a more frequent visitor to our younger brother at his shop. The bagel staff at the nice little bagel shop next to Suffolk�s 1st Precinct will understand very clearly why Mark is known to most as simply �Loud�.
It was fitting that Mark, who started his career on patrol in the 75 Precinct, to perform his last tour of duty in the 75 Squad.
Missed: every day. Forgotten: never.
Be well and stay safe, my brother, and best wishes in your next career.
INTERESTING WEB SITES
Here�s an interesting site to check out.
http://www.oihweb.com/
This link is applicable for anyone who does online investigative or
Intelligence research.
FROM THE DEATH INVESTIGATORS NOTEBOOK
OVERKILL:
In some attacks, the level of violence is particularly pronounced.
Overkill is often seen with several categories of assailant: intimate relationship to deceased (spouse/significant other), stimulant drug use (cocaine, amphetamine, etc), and
psychological disorder (schizoid).
The concentrated attack to the face may suggest a form of depersonalization and/or a direct attack targeted at this specific individual and may suggest the victim was well known to the assailant.
ANOTHER STICKUP ARTIST TALE
I received this tidbit from a retired MOS who spent time in the 77 Squad as its squad commander, years back, and who is also a friend of Retired Det Captain Frank Bolz, a regular reader and contributor to this site.
Roger Zimmermann notes that he came onto the department in 1955, in the class after Frank Bolz. In addition he retired from the 77th Squad where he was its squad commander, and then ran a training facility attached to a community college where Frank and Harvey Schlossberg presented programs on Hostage Negotiations.
Here�s a little tidbit for another of those �You Can�t Make This Stuff Up� categories.
In the 77th Precinct, several years ago, there was a stickup man by the name of Bobby Jones.
His specialty was robbing gas stations.
He would give the attendant, when there were attendants, a note saying: "this is a hole up. gimme all your money." He would then sign the note, Bobby Jones.
In the detective squad at that time there was a Street Name file � handwritten index card type, way before computers. The gumshoes looked up his name, and sure enough, there he was.
Contacting him with a ruse to come into the squad office, he was asked to come in and when he did, he was asked if he would write a note for them. "Sure," he said, "I ain't got nothin' to hide."
He was asked to write: "this is a hold up, give me all your money." He complied writing "this is a hole up, gimme all your money," and, without being asked, he signed his name.
Tag, Bobby, you're it.
TIP ON REVERSE PHONE NUMBER INQUIRIES
You can conduct a basic reverse telephone number inquiry rather quickly, on your cell phone, through a recent service that Google has added.
Most telephones (other than those provided by the NYPD) can perform �Text Messaging�. This reverse phone search is conducted through a text-messaging message sent to Google at a special location established for this purpose.
Google has established a �short code: to provide this information.
This short-code, the location that you send the message �To�, is: 46645
Type in the �To� section this number: 46645
Then, in the �Message� section type in the phone number, including the area code and dashes, of the number you are seeking the reverse look-up. The phone number should look like this in the �message� section:
212-555-1234
You will receive, in a short time, the results of this reverse phone search. Keep in mind, though, that this search utilizes white pages and yellow page directories, and is NOT a web-based search.
Results may be limited to those phone numbers that are listed, however, it may be helpful to you.
NOTES ON FASHION
I received a nice response from Retired Det. Captain FRANK BOLZ after the last posting of this blog.
Frank commented on the fashionable detective piece, noting that there were definitely some problems with being a "fashionable detective" on the other side of the river, even back in the 60�s.
Brooklyn North gumshoe attire was always a sport jacket and slacks. After ripping the trousers of a good suit, even those with two pair of pants, most detectives retreated to inexpensive slacks, Those inexpensive slacks at that timer might have cost as much as $5.00 a pair! Nothing was sacred, even plaid pants were part of the wardrobe at times, but, he noted, they always wore the fedora.
It was Frank Bolz who noted in the past that when he was getting promoted to Detective he was told to �get a hat� before he went to see the Chief of Detectives. Of course, the �hat� referred to a classic fedora.
It was when Frank moved across the river to that island of Manhattan that he was exposed to they style of the Manhattan Sleuth. He noted that some Manhattan South Detectives even got manicures.
When Frank eventually got to be the 2nd -Second Whip (the one without the money) in the 17th Squad that he saw some pretty nice working conditions, a little different to what he had become used to in the Brooklyn North Detective commands.
After I mentioned referring to myself as an �Old Timer� Frank had to put me in my place, remarking how he must feel, one who was sworn in on December 31, 1954 � effective January 1, 1955, so that no one had to work on New Years Day. Retirement seems to be suiting Frank just well � something we all can look forward to in time.
FOLLOW UP TO THE FINNEGAN & FALLON CASE
A recent posting to this site noted an �In Memoriam� entry on the line of duty deaths of two detectives, on May 18, 1962, Det Luke Fallon & Det John Finnegan, both of the 70 Sqd, who were shot in a robbery.
Frank Bolz commented his recall as being a young Detective in the 81 Sqd, being on vacation, and responding "off duty" with about 90 to 100 other Off-Duty detectives to assist in the case.
Al Seedman, who would later rise to become Chief of Detectives, was the Detective Captain who was pictured in a local paper, after the arrest was made, holding Jerry Rosenberg, the killer, by the hair. Seedman caught hell for that, and was help up being promoted to DI.
There was no overtime pay in those days, though there was always a lot of "over time" on your cases until you made a collar.
MORE OF PHILIP MARLOWE�S GUIDE TO LIFE
Here are some more of the classic gumshoe Philip Marlowe�s insight on life. Marlowe is the quintessential American detective of hard-boiled detective novels, written by Raymond Chandler, and glorified in both writing and on the big screen.
On Women�s Clothing:
�She was wearing a white wool skirt, a burgundy silk blouse and a black velvet over-jacket with short sleeves. Her hair was hot sunset. She wore a golden topaz bracelet and topaz earrings and a topaz dinner ring in the shape of a shield. Her fingernails matched her blouse exactly. She looked as if it would take a couple of weeks to get her dressed.� (The Little Sister)
On Trouble:
�Terry Lennox made me plenty of trouble. But after all, that�s my line of work.� (The Long Goodbye)
TIPS ON RESTORING DRY CIGARS
Detectives have been known to smoke a few cigars in the past, as they have worn a fedora. Some things may change, evolve as it may, but I still know plenty of detectives who smoke cigars. (a lot fewer who still wear a fedora, but more on that later!)
Here�s some advice on restoring dry cigars.
One of the most important steps in restoring dry cigars is patience, and lots of it.
It�s always good to remember that if moisture can escape from a cigar, it can be put back in it. If a cigar is dry it can be revived, but it may be difficult. The most important thing to remember is that this is a slow process, and the cigars need to go through a couple of phases of thawing and/or a slow introduction back to humidity before it can be put into a functioning humidor or exposed to any sort of higher humidity
levels.
Some people store their cigars in the freezer. This is something that many people do but is not advisable as it can easily damage a cigar.
Freezing cigars prevents aging, it will dry them out and the cigars will need to be returned to normal temperature slowly before they can be smoked, (otherwise they could
split or crack).
The cigars should have a solid two to three weeks at the proper temperature in a humidified environment before lighting them up in order to ensure the best possible smoking experience.
Restoring dry cigars can be done, but even with effort, in the end they may not be as good as they could have been if stored properly in a humidified environment from the beginning.
After taking a cigar from the freezer, put it in the refrigerator. This will allow it to thaw
at a slower rate, putting less risk on damaging the cigars.
After the cigars have been in the refrigerator long enough to thaw, take them out and put them in Tupperware or plastic bag and let them come up to room temperature.
After that is achieved, you can add a damp towel or let them rest in a slightly dry
humidor for a few days so the cigars can start to absorb some of the humidity. If using a humidor go back and fill the humidification system only part way, letting the cigars rest for another week before fully charging the humidity regulator. This method ensures a slow absorption of moisture, preventing the cigars from getting too much humidity too soon, which can result in splitting or cracking making the cigars un-smokeable.
If you don�t store your cigars in a freezer and they dried out at room temperature, a great method is to place a box inside a plastic bag. Be sure the bag is not completely closed because some airflow is actually desired.
A dampened sponge with water or 50/50 solution should be placed in the bag.
This process can take several weeks or a month. Rotate the cigars every few
days, bringing the ones on the bottom to the top, etc. If this is done properly
the result is usually successful and pleasurable.
If a cigar box is not available, other containers like Tupperware may be used. Put the dry cigars in the container and seal it for a couple days - this traps any moisture left in the cigars.
On the third day a damp sponge can be added, but don�t over-saturate the sponge so the cigars become moist too quickly. Keep the lid propped open in one corner so air can circulate.
When cigars lose moisture, they also lose much of their bouquet, and which together results in a cigar not tasting as good as one that has been properly humidified.
The most important factor that needs to be reiterated, is this is a slow process. With patience the wait is usually always worth it.
�LEST WE FORGET�� THE NYPD MEMORIAL
June 2, 1973 PO Robert Laurenson, 20 Pct, Shot- robbery
June 2, 1989 PO Jeff Herman, 71 Pct, Shot- investigation
June 2, 1853 Det George Trenchard, NYMunicPD, Fire rescue
June 3, 1938 Ptl James Fisher, 73 Pct, Shot- accidental discharge
June 4, 1927 Sgt Benjamin Cantor, DetDiv, Shot- robbery arrest
June 4, 1932 Ptl Thomas Burns, McyUnit, Injured on patrol
June 5, 1973 PO Sid Thompson, TD12, Shot- arrest
June 6, 1939 Ptl Emmitt Cassidy, 120 Pct, Shot- off duty incident
June 8, 1958 Ptl Herman Corn, 52 Pct, Auto accident on patrol
June 9, 1931 Sgt William O�Shaughnessy, 28 Pct, Shot- robbery in progress
June 9, 1939 Ptl Alexander Stult, ESU, Asphyxiated during rescue
June 9, 1969 Sgt Edward Henninger, AIS, LOD Heart Attack
June 11, 1925 Ptl James Cullen, 37 Pct, Motorcycle accident on patrol
June 12, 1991 PO Kenneth Hansen, Harbor, Drowned
June 14, 1960 Ptl William Ramos Jr, 80 Pct, Shot- robbery
June 15, 1944 Ptl Eliote Holmes, 13DetSq, Line of duty injury
June 15, 1967 Ptl Walter Ferguson, DetDiv, LOD heart attack
June 15, 1979 PO Ted Donald, PSA7, Shot- burglary arrest
June 15, 1980 PO John Patwell, 43 Pct, Assaulted
June 15, 1983 PO John Mandia, 25 Pct, Fell under train
June 15, 1984 PO Juan Andino, 40 Pct, Shot- robbery arrest
Friday, May 12, 2006
THE ITALIAN ANTIQUE POLICE
It seems in Italy they have an Antique Police Force.
I don�t mean a police force consisting of older members, but an entire police force dedicated to preventing the theft and tracking of stolen ancient artifacts.
Highlighted in a recent Wall Street Journal article written by Stephanie Gruner, the Carabinieri for the Protection of Cultural Patrimony is perhaps the largest armed force of its kind anywhere, and most surely the world�s most effective.
There are over 300 of the country�s 120,000 carabinieri, in 11 offices from Venice to Palermo, leading the anti-looting and recovery efforts for this country�s antiquities.
�Each morning a report arrives on the desk of Col. Giovanni Pastore, second in command of a military police unit charged with protecting Italy�s cultural patrimony. The few pages list everything from antique watches to Renaissance paintings that were either ripped off or recovered the day before.�
A recent report listed that �robbers entered a church in Ascoli Piceno and left with two ancient wood pews, the better for making fake antique furniture. A burglar at a church farther north in Novara had just enough time to break the wooden arm off of a baby Jesus, as it lay cradled in the arms of the Virgin Mary, before making an escape. Thieves stole a cache of marble statues from a family villa elsewhere. On a bright note, more than two dozen sculptures, antiques and paintings were recovered just one month after their theft from a villa outside Milan.�
These antiques gumshoes have become internationally well-regarded, and have served as experts and trainers in Iraq, Kosovo, Cuba and Peru. Representatives from countries such as Greece and Hungary have traveled to Italy to learn how these officers work.
In an average week, carabinieri fly helicopters over archaeological sites taking aerial photographs to reveal illegal diggings. They go on offshore dives to prevent unauthorized underwater excavations. They also lecture at schools, universities and conferences �to convince Italians that looting and trafficking in their own cultural heritage isn�t just against the law, but against their own interests. Still other officers in their stylish black-and-red uniforms show up unannounced at antiques shops, auction houses and outdoor markets to videotape items for sale to match against the more than 2.5 million missing objects cataloged in the art squad�s vast database.�
They don�t stop there. There are others poring through other databases that list sales at auction houses such as Sotheby�s and Christie�s, and also surfing the internet to find hot antiquities for sale. They also utilize wire-tapping, satellites, and other modern technological devices in their battle to track down stolen goods.
What detective force would exist without its �sources of information� � paid and unpaid.
Archaeologists, museum curators, and the anonymous source all contribute to their success. �Sometimes it�s a tombaroli with a grudge against a competitor who tips them off. Other times word arrives out of the blue � like the email received recently with a link to an auction on eBay, listing for sale an Etruscan urn missing since the summer of 2004.�
Between 1970 and 2005, according to the organization�s own figures, 845,838 objects were reported stolen, while less than a third of that number were recovered and only 4,159 arrests were made. In addition, according to Col. Pastore, the number of robberies at private properties has decreased from 673 in 2003 to 619 in 2005. This unit has also confiscated over 228,000 counterfeit works since 1970.
Despite the odds, this unit is credited with doing an outstanding job.
The quantity of potential targets is quite astounding. Italy has some 6,000 registered archaeological sites, 100,000 or so churches, more than 45,000 castles and gardens, and roughly 35,000 historic residences � not to mention thousands of miles of coastline, beneath which lie yet more buried treasure. All are potential targets.
Some of the obstacles that arise include the issue that many of these valuabvles aren�t cordoned off behind ropes or protected by glass walls, much less watched around the clock by guards or cameras. �Italy is not a country of museums�, says a cultural ministry employee. �It�s a museum in itself, a large open-air museum.�
Not surprisingly, funding is another issue that often stands in the way.
Financing for cultural affairs have been drastically reduced by the government � by over 20% in just the past two years alone. While these cuts have hit protection efforts, it was also noted by the ministry official that �no matter how much money Italy has for art protection, preservation and anti-looting, it�s never enough.�
Not only protecting the theft of these antique items from their Italian home, the unit spends a considerable amount of time fighting the demand for these objects overseas. In the United States alone, hundreds of museum pieces remain under dispute as to their rightful ownership.
The squad�s operational headquarters, in Rome, houses the loot collected in their crime fighting efforts. A recent visit their showed art work from Picasso, Dali, Miros and a delicate Degas ballerina line up along the floor � all fakes. The seller applied for and got an export license for his �masterpieces� but they were stopped at the border � all counterfeit.
FOR THE FASHIONABLE DETECTIVE
A recent issue of GQ Magazine has noted a few �Commandments of Style� that may be of value to some of our more fashionable gumshoes.
The first commandment mentioned was to �Honor thy Tailor�. Finding a good tailor is so important � don�t leave it for the clothing hack in the dry cleaners, find a good tailor who will make what you wear look like it belongs on you.
Match your socks with your suit. Your socks should be a shade darker than your suit but not quite as dark as your shoes. Leave the socks with cartoon adornments in the drawer.
Put your wallet on a diet. Purge what�s not needed; carry your money in a money clip, and leave the other nonsense either in your desk drawer or in your (leather) briefcase.
Wear brown shoes with nearly everything. Brown shoes have become very underrated. Brown shoes knock your style up a notch; people notice them. They go best with gray, khaki, or navy. Dark brown shoes are easier to pull off than light brown shoes.
A pocket square, or white cloth handkerchief in the breast pocket dresses up the suit immeasurably. Don�t, however, use a matching square and tie. The pocket square should coordinate with your tie, but not be an exact match.
Despite our innate need to show affiliation, such as the �apple� or benevolent association pin, there really is no room for a lapel pin on a well dressed suit. That being said, the wearing of the distinctive �DB� pin in NYPD circles is an exception that The Minister is willing to make. (As the DB pin was once an award of merit and not attendance, and will especially be noted in its absence by esteemed retired Chiefs of Detectives!).
And, if I may mention another fashionable tip � a plaid sport jacket is best worn� in the closet. Right next to the sport coats with leather elbow pads.
Note by The Minister: Although he did not provide any material for this piece, I am quite sure that Ret. Det JOHN CANTWELL, himself a gumshoe at Conde Nast, publisher of GQ and other renowned publications, is quite familiar and continues to follow the commandments of the fashionable detective. The picture of a true "Manhattan Detective"!
INNOVATIONS IN SECURITY
Noted in a recent issue of SECURITY MANAGEMENT magazine, the expansion of CCTV cameras is booming in almost every aspect of everyday life.
In the area of public transportation, CCTV cameras have been introduced not only to stations, tunnels and passageways, but is now seeing the introduction inside of train cars as well.
These expanded applications are being seen in various areas of the country.
Public buses in Cincinnati and Chicago already have surveillance systems on board. In Houston, wireless transmission onto video in real time from buses to a control center has already been put in place.
The light rail system under construction in Phoenix will have several cameras per car.
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) just began installing cameras on its subway trains. It has a goal of four cameras per car.
New York�s MTA, it is noted, is not one of the systems on board with these cameras, though.
Although the MTA is �in the midst of a massive security upgrade that includes an integrated electronic security system, biometrics for access control, and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear detection, it has no immediate plans for cameras on trains.� That�s due, in large part, to networking issues.
The MTA is, however, beginning a pilot project in which cameras will be installed on buses, but issues involving trade unions still need to be settled. These issues with unions apparently are strong enough for the MTA President for Capital Construction, Mysore Nagaraja, to note that �eventually we�re going to get (cameras), but I don�t know if it will be in my lifetime.�
Until a major incident strikes the transit system, I guess these trade union issues will be enough to prevent the advancement of cameras into the security component of the MTA.
KITTY GENOVESE
On March 13th, 1964, one of one of the most infamous crimes in American history occurred in the Kew Gardens neighborhood of Queens, New York. At around 3 AM, 28-year-old Catherine "Kitty" Genovese was attacked, sexually assaulted, and murdered as she walked from her parked car.
The assault lasted thirty-five minutes and occurred outside of an apartment building where a reported 38 witnesses either heard or saw the attack and did nothing to stop it.
A front-page article in the New York Times sparked an avalanche of press and weeks of national soul searching. The case has lived on in plays, musicals, TV dramas -- it even spawned a whole new branch of psychology.
Today the name Kitty Genovese remains synonymous with public apathy.
REFLECTIONS
I sometimes find myself reflecting over the past twenty-five years, on my career in policing as it stands thus far.
I sometimes get reminded, not always in the kindest of ways, that I have become one of the �old timers� around here. Although I can�t for the life of me understand how, and don�t for even a second believe it, but it�s hard not to realize it when you stand and talk to a group of new recruits fresh out of the Academy.
Heck, I find myself looking at some Sergeant�s and wondering if their mother�s know they�re out so late!
I�ve been driving the Belt Parkway to the Conduit and Atlantic Avenue for 25 years!
I can remember being a rookie in District 33, taking the same route, and passing by Pitkin Avenue & the Conduit every morning observing a young blonde male panhandling in the street. Wonder whatever happened to him? He was probably a lot older than he appeared � how did he ever make out?
Remember the short black male who would work along Atlantic Avenue, panhandling for money as he rubbed his stomach in a circle to indicate he was hungry? He was around for a while as well � then just seemed to disappear one day. As did the white female with short hair who weighed about 75 pounds; when I was in Warrants back ten years ago I recall seeing her BCI photo attached to a prost warrant. Not very surprised.
Then there was the black male with a plastic jug on his head who would dance up and down at Atlantic Ave near Schenectady, with a large stick in his hand. I believe he passed on some years ago.
As I was saying, though, without a blink of an eye I�ve become an old-timer. (But I don�t want to be an old timer!) It just happens that way.
I�m talking to a group of new white-shield detectives coming into the Bureau, trying to extend a bit of orientation to the new job, and recalling my own days seated in those seats in a reversed role. Then, it was Tommy Burke talking to a group of 20 newly assigned white-shield Transit Detectives. We were in Gold Street, when that building housed a major part of the Transit Police Department�s offices � including the Detective Division and Training. Tommy told us all the �big secret� of being a Detective � which is just as true today as it was in 1985. �Getting people to tell you what happened, and then acting on that information�. I use that today in the training I also conduct � and it is just as important as ever.
I was in the white-shield class with Jerry Lyons, who would eventually end up as my partner later in the Robbery Squad. We shared a lot of laughs, and a lot of good successful case investigations � as I did with Mike Sapraicone and Jeff Aiello.
I share a Combat Cross with Jerry, as we were sharing a bag of peanuts in the porters room at Cleveland Street on the J line in a booth robbery stake-out. The perps in the pattern hit on the day I returned from vacation, with Glenn Davidson and Freddie Crocket in our backup car in the street. We made them sorry they came to rob our token booth that night.
Mike Sapraicone, a great detective, and an even greater entrepreneur. Can you believe I learned my �people skills� from Jerry and Mike? Working with those guys personified that saying, �the more I learn, the more I realize that I need to learn�. Times past�
I drive up and down Bushwick Avenue daily, and recall the times I did so with Willy Melendez in the car with me, as Detective partners in District 33. Willy was a lot like another detective I was to meet years later � he could get anywhere, as long as he started at Bushwick Avenue! Carol Sciannameo almost came to blows with him one time when she demanded, �if you drive down Bushwick Avenue one more time I�ll strangle you�. Willy was the senior detective in the team, and as such he demanded to always drive the car. It didn�t matter whether he knew where he was going or not.
Then there was Clarence Surgeon in the Robbery Squad. Bob Nardi noted that driving with Clarence was like a Mister Magoo adventure � he�d drive around in circles, eventually getting where you needed to go.
Bob Nardi was great at recognizing people in a crowd. Like the time he recognized Rod Carew hailing a cab in Times Square, or when he noticed Yoko Ono crossing our path as we drove through Central Park. Bob is still chasing crooks up in the Bronx, as far as I know.
Some people pop into my mind every now and then, and it�s usually because I recall some happy times we shared. I can�t ever remember a time with Gamon Stewart when I wasn�t either laughing, or learning a lot about being a detective. Or ever having a bad time on patrol in Anti-Crime with Louie Mauro in District 33. Louie had a story for everything, and taught me a lot about working anti-crime and decoys. A great cop, Louie made a robbery collar as he left the command on his last tour before official retirement. True to form.
I think often about Fran Lozada, and the times we shared on patrol in District 33. The time that we were teamed up in Anti-Crime for summons enforcement, for The Duke to see how we�d work out, and we came writing a book of (personal C) summonses each, and two collars. Fran should have been here nearing her 25 years, certainly with a gold shield � a life cut way too short.
Hey, as it�s been said, �this is the life we chose�. And, by the way, Bushwick Avenue is still a *&?!@ to drive on!
INTERESTING WEB SITES
Property tax search http://nycserv.nyc.gov/NYCServInquiry/NYCSERVMain
NYS Professions: Online Verifications http://www.op.nysed.gov/opsearches.htm
HOAXBUSTERS HomePage
http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/HoaxBustersHome.html
�LEST WE FORGET�� THE NYPD MEMORIAL
May 10, 1922 Ptl Henry Pohndorf, 38 Pct, Shot- robbery arrest
May 10, 1979 PO Robert Soldo, 108 Pct, Shot- off duty incident
May 11, 1959 Ptl Harry Hafner, Hwy3, Motorcycle accident
May 12, 1925 Ptl Charles Godfrey, 16 Pct, Shot- arrest
May 12, 1932 Sgt Theodore Werdann, 87 Pct, Injured on patrol
May 12, 1944 Ptl Joseph Curtis, Mtd, Line of duty injury
May 12, 1951 Ptl Harold Randolph, 75 Pct, shot- off duty incident
May 13, 1913 Ptl Charles Teare, 12 Pct, Shot- arrest
May 15, 1934 Ptl John Morrissey, Telegrph Bur, Injured- assaulted
May 16, 1864 Ptl George Duryea, 19 Pct, Arrest-robbery
May 16, 1947 Ptl Frank Golden, 108 Pct, Shot- accidental discharge
May 17, 1927 Det Morris Borkin, DetDiv, Shot- burglary arrest
May 17, 1930 Ptl William Duncan, 18 Pct, Shot- GLA arrest
May 18, 1922 Ptl Douglas Hay, 49 Pct, Assaulted
May 18, 1962 Det Luke Fallon & Det John Finnegan, 70 Sqd � Shot-robbery
May 19, 1931 Ptl William O�Connor, Mtd, Shot
May 19, 1997 PO Anthony Sanchez, 13 Pct, Shot- robbery
May 20, 1920 Ptl John Fitzpatrick, DetDiv, Shot-GLA arrest
May 21, 1968 Det Richard Rolanz, 103 Pct, Line of duty heart attack
May 21, 1971 Ptl Joseph Piagentini & Ptl Waverly Jones, 32 Pct � Assasinated
May 21, 1996 PO Vincent Guidice, 50 Pct, Arrest- Cut by glass, assaulted
May 23, 1919 Ptl Emil Carbonell, Mcy, Auto accident on patrol
May 23, 1927 Ptl Walter Wahl, 7 Pct, Fire rescue
May 23, 1939 Ptl Nicholas Moreno, 87 Pct, Shot- investigation
May 25, 1970 PO Miguiel Sirvent, 71 Pct, Shot- robbery
May 26, 1924 Det Bernardino Grottano, DetDiv, Shot- burglary in progress
May 26, 1947 Ptl Phillip Fitzpatrick, Mtd, Shot- robbery
May 26, 1998 PO Anthony Mosomillo, 67 Pct, Shot- arrest, warrant
May 28, 1948 Ptl Charles Meyer, Hwy3, LOD injury
May 28, 1966 Ptl John Bannon, 110 Pct, Shot- off duty incident
May 28, 1970 Ptl Lawrence Stefane, 9 Pct, Stabbed by EDP
May 28, 2000 PO David Regan, 62 Pct, Auto accident on patrol
Note from The Minister: Some observations upon reviewing the listing of Line of Duty Deaths needs to be mentioned, concerning some deaths with a significant impact on this writers life.
Det's Fallon & Finnegan, of the 70 Squad, killed in the line of duty 44 years ago in 1962 when they interrupted a robbery in progress in a tobacco store. Their deaths have been noted previously on this web site.
The assasination deaths of Patrolmen Piagentini and Jones in Harlem's 32 Precinct in 1971, 25 years ago, during the terrible 70's and the BLA efforts.
The death of PO Anthony Mosomillo of the 67 Precinct, a precinct warrant officer killed while apprehending a subject on a warrant.
We pledge that all those officers killed in the line of duty will NOT be forgotten. Take a moment to remember these brother and sister officers, and their families, as you continue on your day to day activities. May they rest in peace.
NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL REMINDER:
Just a short reminder that May 15 is National Law Enforcement Officers Day, and that the Law Enforcement Officers Memorial services will be conducted this weekend in Washington D.C.
It seems in Italy they have an Antique Police Force.
I don�t mean a police force consisting of older members, but an entire police force dedicated to preventing the theft and tracking of stolen ancient artifacts.
Highlighted in a recent Wall Street Journal article written by Stephanie Gruner, the Carabinieri for the Protection of Cultural Patrimony is perhaps the largest armed force of its kind anywhere, and most surely the world�s most effective.
There are over 300 of the country�s 120,000 carabinieri, in 11 offices from Venice to Palermo, leading the anti-looting and recovery efforts for this country�s antiquities.
�Each morning a report arrives on the desk of Col. Giovanni Pastore, second in command of a military police unit charged with protecting Italy�s cultural patrimony. The few pages list everything from antique watches to Renaissance paintings that were either ripped off or recovered the day before.�
A recent report listed that �robbers entered a church in Ascoli Piceno and left with two ancient wood pews, the better for making fake antique furniture. A burglar at a church farther north in Novara had just enough time to break the wooden arm off of a baby Jesus, as it lay cradled in the arms of the Virgin Mary, before making an escape. Thieves stole a cache of marble statues from a family villa elsewhere. On a bright note, more than two dozen sculptures, antiques and paintings were recovered just one month after their theft from a villa outside Milan.�
These antiques gumshoes have become internationally well-regarded, and have served as experts and trainers in Iraq, Kosovo, Cuba and Peru. Representatives from countries such as Greece and Hungary have traveled to Italy to learn how these officers work.
In an average week, carabinieri fly helicopters over archaeological sites taking aerial photographs to reveal illegal diggings. They go on offshore dives to prevent unauthorized underwater excavations. They also lecture at schools, universities and conferences �to convince Italians that looting and trafficking in their own cultural heritage isn�t just against the law, but against their own interests. Still other officers in their stylish black-and-red uniforms show up unannounced at antiques shops, auction houses and outdoor markets to videotape items for sale to match against the more than 2.5 million missing objects cataloged in the art squad�s vast database.�
They don�t stop there. There are others poring through other databases that list sales at auction houses such as Sotheby�s and Christie�s, and also surfing the internet to find hot antiquities for sale. They also utilize wire-tapping, satellites, and other modern technological devices in their battle to track down stolen goods.
What detective force would exist without its �sources of information� � paid and unpaid.
Archaeologists, museum curators, and the anonymous source all contribute to their success. �Sometimes it�s a tombaroli with a grudge against a competitor who tips them off. Other times word arrives out of the blue � like the email received recently with a link to an auction on eBay, listing for sale an Etruscan urn missing since the summer of 2004.�
Between 1970 and 2005, according to the organization�s own figures, 845,838 objects were reported stolen, while less than a third of that number were recovered and only 4,159 arrests were made. In addition, according to Col. Pastore, the number of robberies at private properties has decreased from 673 in 2003 to 619 in 2005. This unit has also confiscated over 228,000 counterfeit works since 1970.
Despite the odds, this unit is credited with doing an outstanding job.
The quantity of potential targets is quite astounding. Italy has some 6,000 registered archaeological sites, 100,000 or so churches, more than 45,000 castles and gardens, and roughly 35,000 historic residences � not to mention thousands of miles of coastline, beneath which lie yet more buried treasure. All are potential targets.
Some of the obstacles that arise include the issue that many of these valuabvles aren�t cordoned off behind ropes or protected by glass walls, much less watched around the clock by guards or cameras. �Italy is not a country of museums�, says a cultural ministry employee. �It�s a museum in itself, a large open-air museum.�
Not surprisingly, funding is another issue that often stands in the way.
Financing for cultural affairs have been drastically reduced by the government � by over 20% in just the past two years alone. While these cuts have hit protection efforts, it was also noted by the ministry official that �no matter how much money Italy has for art protection, preservation and anti-looting, it�s never enough.�
Not only protecting the theft of these antique items from their Italian home, the unit spends a considerable amount of time fighting the demand for these objects overseas. In the United States alone, hundreds of museum pieces remain under dispute as to their rightful ownership.
The squad�s operational headquarters, in Rome, houses the loot collected in their crime fighting efforts. A recent visit their showed art work from Picasso, Dali, Miros and a delicate Degas ballerina line up along the floor � all fakes. The seller applied for and got an export license for his �masterpieces� but they were stopped at the border � all counterfeit.
FOR THE FASHIONABLE DETECTIVE
A recent issue of GQ Magazine has noted a few �Commandments of Style� that may be of value to some of our more fashionable gumshoes.
The first commandment mentioned was to �Honor thy Tailor�. Finding a good tailor is so important � don�t leave it for the clothing hack in the dry cleaners, find a good tailor who will make what you wear look like it belongs on you.
Match your socks with your suit. Your socks should be a shade darker than your suit but not quite as dark as your shoes. Leave the socks with cartoon adornments in the drawer.
Put your wallet on a diet. Purge what�s not needed; carry your money in a money clip, and leave the other nonsense either in your desk drawer or in your (leather) briefcase.
Wear brown shoes with nearly everything. Brown shoes have become very underrated. Brown shoes knock your style up a notch; people notice them. They go best with gray, khaki, or navy. Dark brown shoes are easier to pull off than light brown shoes.
A pocket square, or white cloth handkerchief in the breast pocket dresses up the suit immeasurably. Don�t, however, use a matching square and tie. The pocket square should coordinate with your tie, but not be an exact match.
Despite our innate need to show affiliation, such as the �apple� or benevolent association pin, there really is no room for a lapel pin on a well dressed suit. That being said, the wearing of the distinctive �DB� pin in NYPD circles is an exception that The Minister is willing to make. (As the DB pin was once an award of merit and not attendance, and will especially be noted in its absence by esteemed retired Chiefs of Detectives!).
And, if I may mention another fashionable tip � a plaid sport jacket is best worn� in the closet. Right next to the sport coats with leather elbow pads.
Note by The Minister: Although he did not provide any material for this piece, I am quite sure that Ret. Det JOHN CANTWELL, himself a gumshoe at Conde Nast, publisher of GQ and other renowned publications, is quite familiar and continues to follow the commandments of the fashionable detective. The picture of a true "Manhattan Detective"!
INNOVATIONS IN SECURITY
Noted in a recent issue of SECURITY MANAGEMENT magazine, the expansion of CCTV cameras is booming in almost every aspect of everyday life.
In the area of public transportation, CCTV cameras have been introduced not only to stations, tunnels and passageways, but is now seeing the introduction inside of train cars as well.
These expanded applications are being seen in various areas of the country.
Public buses in Cincinnati and Chicago already have surveillance systems on board. In Houston, wireless transmission onto video in real time from buses to a control center has already been put in place.
The light rail system under construction in Phoenix will have several cameras per car.
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) just began installing cameras on its subway trains. It has a goal of four cameras per car.
New York�s MTA, it is noted, is not one of the systems on board with these cameras, though.
Although the MTA is �in the midst of a massive security upgrade that includes an integrated electronic security system, biometrics for access control, and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear detection, it has no immediate plans for cameras on trains.� That�s due, in large part, to networking issues.
The MTA is, however, beginning a pilot project in which cameras will be installed on buses, but issues involving trade unions still need to be settled. These issues with unions apparently are strong enough for the MTA President for Capital Construction, Mysore Nagaraja, to note that �eventually we�re going to get (cameras), but I don�t know if it will be in my lifetime.�
Until a major incident strikes the transit system, I guess these trade union issues will be enough to prevent the advancement of cameras into the security component of the MTA.
KITTY GENOVESE
On March 13th, 1964, one of one of the most infamous crimes in American history occurred in the Kew Gardens neighborhood of Queens, New York. At around 3 AM, 28-year-old Catherine "Kitty" Genovese was attacked, sexually assaulted, and murdered as she walked from her parked car.
The assault lasted thirty-five minutes and occurred outside of an apartment building where a reported 38 witnesses either heard or saw the attack and did nothing to stop it.
A front-page article in the New York Times sparked an avalanche of press and weeks of national soul searching. The case has lived on in plays, musicals, TV dramas -- it even spawned a whole new branch of psychology.
Today the name Kitty Genovese remains synonymous with public apathy.
REFLECTIONS
I sometimes find myself reflecting over the past twenty-five years, on my career in policing as it stands thus far.
I sometimes get reminded, not always in the kindest of ways, that I have become one of the �old timers� around here. Although I can�t for the life of me understand how, and don�t for even a second believe it, but it�s hard not to realize it when you stand and talk to a group of new recruits fresh out of the Academy.
Heck, I find myself looking at some Sergeant�s and wondering if their mother�s know they�re out so late!
I�ve been driving the Belt Parkway to the Conduit and Atlantic Avenue for 25 years!
I can remember being a rookie in District 33, taking the same route, and passing by Pitkin Avenue & the Conduit every morning observing a young blonde male panhandling in the street. Wonder whatever happened to him? He was probably a lot older than he appeared � how did he ever make out?
Remember the short black male who would work along Atlantic Avenue, panhandling for money as he rubbed his stomach in a circle to indicate he was hungry? He was around for a while as well � then just seemed to disappear one day. As did the white female with short hair who weighed about 75 pounds; when I was in Warrants back ten years ago I recall seeing her BCI photo attached to a prost warrant. Not very surprised.
Then there was the black male with a plastic jug on his head who would dance up and down at Atlantic Ave near Schenectady, with a large stick in his hand. I believe he passed on some years ago.
As I was saying, though, without a blink of an eye I�ve become an old-timer. (But I don�t want to be an old timer!) It just happens that way.
I�m talking to a group of new white-shield detectives coming into the Bureau, trying to extend a bit of orientation to the new job, and recalling my own days seated in those seats in a reversed role. Then, it was Tommy Burke talking to a group of 20 newly assigned white-shield Transit Detectives. We were in Gold Street, when that building housed a major part of the Transit Police Department�s offices � including the Detective Division and Training. Tommy told us all the �big secret� of being a Detective � which is just as true today as it was in 1985. �Getting people to tell you what happened, and then acting on that information�. I use that today in the training I also conduct � and it is just as important as ever.
I was in the white-shield class with Jerry Lyons, who would eventually end up as my partner later in the Robbery Squad. We shared a lot of laughs, and a lot of good successful case investigations � as I did with Mike Sapraicone and Jeff Aiello.
I share a Combat Cross with Jerry, as we were sharing a bag of peanuts in the porters room at Cleveland Street on the J line in a booth robbery stake-out. The perps in the pattern hit on the day I returned from vacation, with Glenn Davidson and Freddie Crocket in our backup car in the street. We made them sorry they came to rob our token booth that night.
Mike Sapraicone, a great detective, and an even greater entrepreneur. Can you believe I learned my �people skills� from Jerry and Mike? Working with those guys personified that saying, �the more I learn, the more I realize that I need to learn�. Times past�
I drive up and down Bushwick Avenue daily, and recall the times I did so with Willy Melendez in the car with me, as Detective partners in District 33. Willy was a lot like another detective I was to meet years later � he could get anywhere, as long as he started at Bushwick Avenue! Carol Sciannameo almost came to blows with him one time when she demanded, �if you drive down Bushwick Avenue one more time I�ll strangle you�. Willy was the senior detective in the team, and as such he demanded to always drive the car. It didn�t matter whether he knew where he was going or not.
Then there was Clarence Surgeon in the Robbery Squad. Bob Nardi noted that driving with Clarence was like a Mister Magoo adventure � he�d drive around in circles, eventually getting where you needed to go.
Bob Nardi was great at recognizing people in a crowd. Like the time he recognized Rod Carew hailing a cab in Times Square, or when he noticed Yoko Ono crossing our path as we drove through Central Park. Bob is still chasing crooks up in the Bronx, as far as I know.
Some people pop into my mind every now and then, and it�s usually because I recall some happy times we shared. I can�t ever remember a time with Gamon Stewart when I wasn�t either laughing, or learning a lot about being a detective. Or ever having a bad time on patrol in Anti-Crime with Louie Mauro in District 33. Louie had a story for everything, and taught me a lot about working anti-crime and decoys. A great cop, Louie made a robbery collar as he left the command on his last tour before official retirement. True to form.
I think often about Fran Lozada, and the times we shared on patrol in District 33. The time that we were teamed up in Anti-Crime for summons enforcement, for The Duke to see how we�d work out, and we came writing a book of (personal C) summonses each, and two collars. Fran should have been here nearing her 25 years, certainly with a gold shield � a life cut way too short.
Hey, as it�s been said, �this is the life we chose�. And, by the way, Bushwick Avenue is still a *&?!@ to drive on!
INTERESTING WEB SITES
Property tax search http://nycserv.nyc.gov/NYCServInquiry/NYCSERVMain
NYS Professions: Online Verifications http://www.op.nysed.gov/opsearches.htm
HOAXBUSTERS HomePage
http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/HoaxBustersHome.html
�LEST WE FORGET�� THE NYPD MEMORIAL
May 10, 1922 Ptl Henry Pohndorf, 38 Pct, Shot- robbery arrest
May 10, 1979 PO Robert Soldo, 108 Pct, Shot- off duty incident
May 11, 1959 Ptl Harry Hafner, Hwy3, Motorcycle accident
May 12, 1925 Ptl Charles Godfrey, 16 Pct, Shot- arrest
May 12, 1932 Sgt Theodore Werdann, 87 Pct, Injured on patrol
May 12, 1944 Ptl Joseph Curtis, Mtd, Line of duty injury
May 12, 1951 Ptl Harold Randolph, 75 Pct, shot- off duty incident
May 13, 1913 Ptl Charles Teare, 12 Pct, Shot- arrest
May 15, 1934 Ptl John Morrissey, Telegrph Bur, Injured- assaulted
May 16, 1864 Ptl George Duryea, 19 Pct, Arrest-robbery
May 16, 1947 Ptl Frank Golden, 108 Pct, Shot- accidental discharge
May 17, 1927 Det Morris Borkin, DetDiv, Shot- burglary arrest
May 17, 1930 Ptl William Duncan, 18 Pct, Shot- GLA arrest
May 18, 1922 Ptl Douglas Hay, 49 Pct, Assaulted
May 18, 1962 Det Luke Fallon & Det John Finnegan, 70 Sqd � Shot-robbery
May 19, 1931 Ptl William O�Connor, Mtd, Shot
May 19, 1997 PO Anthony Sanchez, 13 Pct, Shot- robbery
May 20, 1920 Ptl John Fitzpatrick, DetDiv, Shot-GLA arrest
May 21, 1968 Det Richard Rolanz, 103 Pct, Line of duty heart attack
May 21, 1971 Ptl Joseph Piagentini & Ptl Waverly Jones, 32 Pct � Assasinated
May 21, 1996 PO Vincent Guidice, 50 Pct, Arrest- Cut by glass, assaulted
May 23, 1919 Ptl Emil Carbonell, Mcy, Auto accident on patrol
May 23, 1927 Ptl Walter Wahl, 7 Pct, Fire rescue
May 23, 1939 Ptl Nicholas Moreno, 87 Pct, Shot- investigation
May 25, 1970 PO Miguiel Sirvent, 71 Pct, Shot- robbery
May 26, 1924 Det Bernardino Grottano, DetDiv, Shot- burglary in progress
May 26, 1947 Ptl Phillip Fitzpatrick, Mtd, Shot- robbery
May 26, 1998 PO Anthony Mosomillo, 67 Pct, Shot- arrest, warrant
May 28, 1948 Ptl Charles Meyer, Hwy3, LOD injury
May 28, 1966 Ptl John Bannon, 110 Pct, Shot- off duty incident
May 28, 1970 Ptl Lawrence Stefane, 9 Pct, Stabbed by EDP
May 28, 2000 PO David Regan, 62 Pct, Auto accident on patrol
Note from The Minister: Some observations upon reviewing the listing of Line of Duty Deaths needs to be mentioned, concerning some deaths with a significant impact on this writers life.
Det's Fallon & Finnegan, of the 70 Squad, killed in the line of duty 44 years ago in 1962 when they interrupted a robbery in progress in a tobacco store. Their deaths have been noted previously on this web site.
The assasination deaths of Patrolmen Piagentini and Jones in Harlem's 32 Precinct in 1971, 25 years ago, during the terrible 70's and the BLA efforts.
The death of PO Anthony Mosomillo of the 67 Precinct, a precinct warrant officer killed while apprehending a subject on a warrant.
We pledge that all those officers killed in the line of duty will NOT be forgotten. Take a moment to remember these brother and sister officers, and their families, as you continue on your day to day activities. May they rest in peace.
NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL REMINDER:
Just a short reminder that May 15 is National Law Enforcement Officers Day, and that the Law Enforcement Officers Memorial services will be conducted this weekend in Washington D.C.
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
�Nothing is impossible for those who don�t have to do the work.�
THE DETECTIVES FORTE: TALKING TO PEOPLE
A detective must be good at talking to people � all kinds of people. Complainants, witnesses, victim�s family, and suspects who we require a statement from.
One of the truly best at interviewing people is Retired Detective Gennaro (Jerry) Giorgio, of Manhattan North. In a recent book written by Professor Robert Jackle, titled �Street Stories� (which has been highlighted on this site previously), Giorgio provides his keys for interrogation.
It is certainly worth posting here.
"Detective Gennaro Giorgio, dressed to the nines and with his customary aplomb, testified about his cat-and-mouse interviews and conversations with (a suspect).
Giorgio�s rules for interrogation are simple and straightforward:
"Know the case from beginning to end, down to the smallest detail.
Specific knowledge is the key to successful interrogation.
Listen patiently to suspects. Never confront them in an accusatory way.
At first, write nothing, taking in everything a suspect says without challenge. Then go back over the suspect�s statement, writing it out carefully.
Read it back to the suspect and have him sign it.
Lock suspects into their statements, whether true or false.
Then key in on inconsistencies in the statements or on aspects of the statements one knows independently to be false.
Make careful notes of casual conversations with suspects. Sometimes suspects blurt out damning statements spontaneously at off-guard moments.
Observe the suspect�s demeanor carefully during the interview,especially when he is telling known lies. Make a mental note of any behavioral patterns that regularly accompany the known lies, such as facial tics, hand rubbing, head touching, turning away, licking lips, or displays of anger.
Point out the lies without, at first, letting the suspect know how one knows he is lying. Ask the suspect why he is lying.
Then point out some piece of actual evidence that contradicts his story. Insistently but quietly demand an explanation for the discrepancy. If none is forthcoming, move on to the next discrepancy.
If one has no tangible evidence on hand, use dodges, ruses, or tricks to elicit statements from suspects.
At a certain point, offer the suspect an out�a plausible explanation, justification, or excuse for his depredation, suppressing all personal moral revulsion and clearly indicating that one understands and indeed empathizes with such a motive or account.
In short, let suspects convict themselves with their own words. Denials of guilt are as useful legally as admissions or confessions if one has independent evidence to undermine the denials and thus the suspect�s credibility before a jury.
THE ROCKFORD FILES
The Rockford Files is generally regarded as one of the finest private eye series of the 1970s, and indeed of all time, consistently ranked at or near the top in polls of viewers, critics, and mystery writers.
The series offered superbly-plotted mysteries, with the requisite amounts of action, yet it was also something of a revisionist take on the hard-boiled detective genre, grounded more in character than crime, and infused with humor and realistic relationships. Driven by brilliant writing, an ensemble of winning characters, and the charm of its star, James Garner, the series went from prime-time Nielsen hit in the seventies, to a syndication staple with a loyal cult following in the eighties, spawning a series of made-for-TV movie sequels beginning in 1994.
The show�s concept originally sketched the premise of a private eye who only took on closed cases, but this was a concept quickly abandoned in the series.
The Rockford Files ran for five full seasons, 114 episodes running from 1974-1977. It came to a premature end in the middle of the sixth, when Garner left the show due to a variety of physical ailments brought on by the strenuous demands of the production. Yet Rockford never really left the air; not only has the series remained steadily popular in syndication and on cable, three of a projected six made-for-television reunion movies aired on CBS between 1994 and 1996 (the first scoring blockbuster ratings). In addition, a loyal cult following celebrates the series on the Rockford Files Web site, and Internet discussion groups.
Jim Rockford did indeed break the mold set by television's earlier two-fisted chivalric P.I.s. His headquarters was a mobile home parked at the beach rather than a shabby office off Sunset Boulevard; in lieu of a gorgeous secretary, an answering machine took his messages; he preferred to talk, rather than slug, his way out of a tight spot; and he rarely carried a gun. (When one surprised client asked why, Rockford replied, "Because I don't want to shoot anybody.")
No troubled loner, Jim Rockford spent much of his free time fishing or watching TV with his father Joe Rockford (Noah Beery, Jr.), a retired trucker with a vocal antipathy to "Jimmy's" chosen profession. Inspired by an episode of Mannix in which that tough-guy P.I. took on a child's case for some loose change and a lollipop, the producer decided to make Rockford "the Jack Benny of private eyes." Rockford always announced his rates up front: $200 a day, plus expenses (which he itemized with abandon). He was tenacious on the job, but business was business--and he had payments on the trailer.
The Rockford Files hewed closely to the hard-boiled tradition in style and theme.
The series' depiction of L.A.'s sun-baked streets and seamy underbelly rivals the novels of Raymond Chandler and Ross MacDonald. Chandler, in his essay "The Simple Art of Murder," could have been writing about Jim Rockford when he describes the hard-boiled detective as a poor man, a common man, a man of honor, who talks with the rude wit of his age.
Rockford's propensity for wisecracks, his fractious relationship with the police, and his network of shady underworld connections, lead straight back to the classic writing of Dashiell Hammett. As for his aversion to fisticuffs, Rockford was not a coward, but a pragmatist, different only by degree (if at all) from Philip Marlowe; when violence was inevitable, he was as tough as nails.
Most tellingly of all, he shared the same code as his L.A. predecessors Marlowe and Lew Archer: an unwavering sense of morality, and an almost obsessive thirst for the truth. Thus, despite his ostensible concern for the bottom line, in practice Rockford ended up doing as much or more charity work as any fictional gumshoe (as in "The Reincarnation of Angie," when the soft-hearted sleuth agrees to take on a distressed damsel's case for his "special sucker rate" of $23.74).
During its run the series was nominated for the Writer's Guild Award and the Mystery Writer's of America "Edgar" Award, in addition to winning the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series in 1978.
INTERESTING WEB SITE
Check out this site that allows you to generate a police sketch, its pretty cool:
http://flashface.ctapt.de/
NEW RESTRAINT � HANDCUFFS?
As I�ve said before, you can never tell what you may find in an old issue of Spring 3100.
The June 1957 issue of SPRING introduced a new restraint � handcuffs � that were being carried by MOS. (Or, at that time, would have been referred to as MOF).
All members appointed after June 1956 were required to carry handcuffs as official equipment. In addition, all MOS who desired to replace �worn-out, defective or lost nippers� were also encouraged to so equip themselves.
Prior to this, the authorized, required restraint device was a pair of �nippers�. These looked like a small chain with flat handles on each end that you could wrap around a prisoner�s wrist and tighten so as to restrain them. If you�ve ever seen a real pair of these nippers, you�d have to wonder how this task was ever safely accomplished.
The two-page photo spread on �how-to� use handcuffs was accompanied by this advice.
�Handcuffs are only to be used on a prisoner, to prevent escape, or on sufficiently disorderly or mentally disturbed persons to prevent injury to themselves or others. Only where absolutely necessary are they to be used on juveniles or women�. This closing line of precaution was also added: �Before employing the use of handcuffs, make certain that the key to open them is readily available�.
They also specifically mentioned the caution in handcuffing a prisoner to another patrolman! Prisoners should not be handcuffed to an officer�s gun hand, making it difficult if not impossible to draw his revolver if needed. He should only cuff himself to the prisoner �if another officer is accompanying him�.
I wonder how many calls ESU had that year to free someone from handcuffs?
(This particular issue of Spring 3100 has special meaning to The Minister of Investigation � this was the month / year I was born. My father, who would have just celebrated his 1 year anniversary on the job, would have had to break down and make sure he had a pair of handcuffs! Actually, his appointment class in the Academy would have been one of the first to have trained with, and been issued, handcuffs. My, how times change.)
What else of interest?
You could have bought a house in Atlantic City, complete with fruit trees, electric, on 2 acres of land for $8990. A 2-family home in St. Albans, complete with a finished basement and a hot water heater was selling for $21,990. And a 6 room house in upstate Walden, complete with �city water�, a new roof and a garage, probably neighbors to Billy Ponzio, was for sale for $11,000. A 2-family house that was way out there in Smithtown, on 1 acre of land, could have been yours for $17,000.
MOS VS. MOF
We are all aware of the phrase "MOS" used to refer to a "Member of the Service".
What is an "MOF"?
Sometime in the mid-1970's, the term "MOF" was replaced by "MOS". It's original meaning, "Member of the Force" referred to the Police Force - but when that term became too politically incorrect (the use of the word "force" was not likeable), the term was changed - and we became members of the "Police Service" and NO LONGER the "Police Force".
SECURITY FORCES
(Or maybe: Security Services??)
Many law enforcement practitioners find themselves retiring from policing to take a job in private security.
I found it interesting to discover, from a recent issue of SECURITY MANAGEMENT magazine, that the turnover in security force workers is estimated to be between 100 and 300 percent per year.
I had to read that over a few times � 100 to 300 percent per year turnover in security workers!
I would imagine the single biggest task you�d have as a security manager somewhere is hiring and training your �square-badge� force, while at the same time keeping your current staff motivated, while addressing the potential for problems occurring from disgruntled guards who have had access to your critical areas.
Sounds like fun, doesn�t it?
�LEST WE FORGET�� THE NYPD MEMORIAL
�It is not how they died that makes them a hero, but how they lived their lives�.
May 1, 1892 Ptl Robert Nichol, 20 Pct, Off duty fire rescue
May 1, 1964 Ptl Edmond Schrempf, TPF, assaulted
May 1, 1981 PO John Scarangella, 113 Pct, Shot- car stop
May 2, 1974 PO William O�Brien, 10 Pct, auto accident on patrol
May 3, 1913 Ptl William Heaney, 12 Pct, Shot- arrest
May 3, 1921 Ptl John Conk, 97 Pct, Struck by horse
May 3, 1931 Ptl Bernard Sherry, 15 Pct, Shot- burglary in progress
May 3, 1964 Det Joseph Greene, DetDiv, Auto accident on patrol
May 4, 1863 Ptl Francis Mallon, 4 Pct, Shot by EDP
May 4, 1914 Ptl Michael Kiley, 156 Pct, Shot- arrest
May 4, 1931 Ptl John Hoey, 40 Pct, Auto accident on patrol
May 4, 1938 Ptl Thomas Hackett, 4 Pct, Auto accident on patrol
May 4, 1968 Ptl Gerard Apuzzi, 107 Pct, Asphyxiated
May 4, 1981 Lt Jan Brinkers, PSA8, Shot- off duty robbery arrest
May 5, 1934 Ptl Arthur Rasmussen, 3 Pct, Shot- robbery in progress
May 5, 1971 Det Ivan Lorenzo, Narco Div, Shot- off duty incident
May 6, 1934 Ptl Lawrence Ward, 23 Pct, Shot-investigation
May 6, 1964 Ptl Stanley Schall, 70 Pct, Line of duty heart attack
May 7, 1931 Ptl John Ringhauser, 102 Pct, auto accident on patrol
May 8, 2000 PO David Regan, 62 Pct, Auto accident on patrol
May 9, 1939 Ptl William Holstein, Mcy2, Motorcycle accident
THE DETECTIVES FORTE: TALKING TO PEOPLE
A detective must be good at talking to people � all kinds of people. Complainants, witnesses, victim�s family, and suspects who we require a statement from.
One of the truly best at interviewing people is Retired Detective Gennaro (Jerry) Giorgio, of Manhattan North. In a recent book written by Professor Robert Jackle, titled �Street Stories� (which has been highlighted on this site previously), Giorgio provides his keys for interrogation.
It is certainly worth posting here.
"Detective Gennaro Giorgio, dressed to the nines and with his customary aplomb, testified about his cat-and-mouse interviews and conversations with (a suspect).
Giorgio�s rules for interrogation are simple and straightforward:
"Know the case from beginning to end, down to the smallest detail.
Specific knowledge is the key to successful interrogation.
Listen patiently to suspects. Never confront them in an accusatory way.
At first, write nothing, taking in everything a suspect says without challenge. Then go back over the suspect�s statement, writing it out carefully.
Read it back to the suspect and have him sign it.
Lock suspects into their statements, whether true or false.
Then key in on inconsistencies in the statements or on aspects of the statements one knows independently to be false.
Make careful notes of casual conversations with suspects. Sometimes suspects blurt out damning statements spontaneously at off-guard moments.
Observe the suspect�s demeanor carefully during the interview,especially when he is telling known lies. Make a mental note of any behavioral patterns that regularly accompany the known lies, such as facial tics, hand rubbing, head touching, turning away, licking lips, or displays of anger.
Point out the lies without, at first, letting the suspect know how one knows he is lying. Ask the suspect why he is lying.
Then point out some piece of actual evidence that contradicts his story. Insistently but quietly demand an explanation for the discrepancy. If none is forthcoming, move on to the next discrepancy.
If one has no tangible evidence on hand, use dodges, ruses, or tricks to elicit statements from suspects.
At a certain point, offer the suspect an out�a plausible explanation, justification, or excuse for his depredation, suppressing all personal moral revulsion and clearly indicating that one understands and indeed empathizes with such a motive or account.
In short, let suspects convict themselves with their own words. Denials of guilt are as useful legally as admissions or confessions if one has independent evidence to undermine the denials and thus the suspect�s credibility before a jury.
THE ROCKFORD FILES
The Rockford Files is generally regarded as one of the finest private eye series of the 1970s, and indeed of all time, consistently ranked at or near the top in polls of viewers, critics, and mystery writers.
The series offered superbly-plotted mysteries, with the requisite amounts of action, yet it was also something of a revisionist take on the hard-boiled detective genre, grounded more in character than crime, and infused with humor and realistic relationships. Driven by brilliant writing, an ensemble of winning characters, and the charm of its star, James Garner, the series went from prime-time Nielsen hit in the seventies, to a syndication staple with a loyal cult following in the eighties, spawning a series of made-for-TV movie sequels beginning in 1994.
The show�s concept originally sketched the premise of a private eye who only took on closed cases, but this was a concept quickly abandoned in the series.
The Rockford Files ran for five full seasons, 114 episodes running from 1974-1977. It came to a premature end in the middle of the sixth, when Garner left the show due to a variety of physical ailments brought on by the strenuous demands of the production. Yet Rockford never really left the air; not only has the series remained steadily popular in syndication and on cable, three of a projected six made-for-television reunion movies aired on CBS between 1994 and 1996 (the first scoring blockbuster ratings). In addition, a loyal cult following celebrates the series on the Rockford Files Web site, and Internet discussion groups.
Jim Rockford did indeed break the mold set by television's earlier two-fisted chivalric P.I.s. His headquarters was a mobile home parked at the beach rather than a shabby office off Sunset Boulevard; in lieu of a gorgeous secretary, an answering machine took his messages; he preferred to talk, rather than slug, his way out of a tight spot; and he rarely carried a gun. (When one surprised client asked why, Rockford replied, "Because I don't want to shoot anybody.")
No troubled loner, Jim Rockford spent much of his free time fishing or watching TV with his father Joe Rockford (Noah Beery, Jr.), a retired trucker with a vocal antipathy to "Jimmy's" chosen profession. Inspired by an episode of Mannix in which that tough-guy P.I. took on a child's case for some loose change and a lollipop, the producer decided to make Rockford "the Jack Benny of private eyes." Rockford always announced his rates up front: $200 a day, plus expenses (which he itemized with abandon). He was tenacious on the job, but business was business--and he had payments on the trailer.
The Rockford Files hewed closely to the hard-boiled tradition in style and theme.
The series' depiction of L.A.'s sun-baked streets and seamy underbelly rivals the novels of Raymond Chandler and Ross MacDonald. Chandler, in his essay "The Simple Art of Murder," could have been writing about Jim Rockford when he describes the hard-boiled detective as a poor man, a common man, a man of honor, who talks with the rude wit of his age.
Rockford's propensity for wisecracks, his fractious relationship with the police, and his network of shady underworld connections, lead straight back to the classic writing of Dashiell Hammett. As for his aversion to fisticuffs, Rockford was not a coward, but a pragmatist, different only by degree (if at all) from Philip Marlowe; when violence was inevitable, he was as tough as nails.
Most tellingly of all, he shared the same code as his L.A. predecessors Marlowe and Lew Archer: an unwavering sense of morality, and an almost obsessive thirst for the truth. Thus, despite his ostensible concern for the bottom line, in practice Rockford ended up doing as much or more charity work as any fictional gumshoe (as in "The Reincarnation of Angie," when the soft-hearted sleuth agrees to take on a distressed damsel's case for his "special sucker rate" of $23.74).
During its run the series was nominated for the Writer's Guild Award and the Mystery Writer's of America "Edgar" Award, in addition to winning the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series in 1978.
INTERESTING WEB SITE
Check out this site that allows you to generate a police sketch, its pretty cool:
http://flashface.ctapt.de/
NEW RESTRAINT � HANDCUFFS?
As I�ve said before, you can never tell what you may find in an old issue of Spring 3100.
The June 1957 issue of SPRING introduced a new restraint � handcuffs � that were being carried by MOS. (Or, at that time, would have been referred to as MOF).
All members appointed after June 1956 were required to carry handcuffs as official equipment. In addition, all MOS who desired to replace �worn-out, defective or lost nippers� were also encouraged to so equip themselves.
Prior to this, the authorized, required restraint device was a pair of �nippers�. These looked like a small chain with flat handles on each end that you could wrap around a prisoner�s wrist and tighten so as to restrain them. If you�ve ever seen a real pair of these nippers, you�d have to wonder how this task was ever safely accomplished.
The two-page photo spread on �how-to� use handcuffs was accompanied by this advice.
�Handcuffs are only to be used on a prisoner, to prevent escape, or on sufficiently disorderly or mentally disturbed persons to prevent injury to themselves or others. Only where absolutely necessary are they to be used on juveniles or women�. This closing line of precaution was also added: �Before employing the use of handcuffs, make certain that the key to open them is readily available�.
They also specifically mentioned the caution in handcuffing a prisoner to another patrolman! Prisoners should not be handcuffed to an officer�s gun hand, making it difficult if not impossible to draw his revolver if needed. He should only cuff himself to the prisoner �if another officer is accompanying him�.
I wonder how many calls ESU had that year to free someone from handcuffs?
(This particular issue of Spring 3100 has special meaning to The Minister of Investigation � this was the month / year I was born. My father, who would have just celebrated his 1 year anniversary on the job, would have had to break down and make sure he had a pair of handcuffs! Actually, his appointment class in the Academy would have been one of the first to have trained with, and been issued, handcuffs. My, how times change.)
What else of interest?
You could have bought a house in Atlantic City, complete with fruit trees, electric, on 2 acres of land for $8990. A 2-family home in St. Albans, complete with a finished basement and a hot water heater was selling for $21,990. And a 6 room house in upstate Walden, complete with �city water�, a new roof and a garage, probably neighbors to Billy Ponzio, was for sale for $11,000. A 2-family house that was way out there in Smithtown, on 1 acre of land, could have been yours for $17,000.
MOS VS. MOF
We are all aware of the phrase "MOS" used to refer to a "Member of the Service".
What is an "MOF"?
Sometime in the mid-1970's, the term "MOF" was replaced by "MOS". It's original meaning, "Member of the Force" referred to the Police Force - but when that term became too politically incorrect (the use of the word "force" was not likeable), the term was changed - and we became members of the "Police Service" and NO LONGER the "Police Force".
SECURITY FORCES
(Or maybe: Security Services??)
Many law enforcement practitioners find themselves retiring from policing to take a job in private security.
I found it interesting to discover, from a recent issue of SECURITY MANAGEMENT magazine, that the turnover in security force workers is estimated to be between 100 and 300 percent per year.
I had to read that over a few times � 100 to 300 percent per year turnover in security workers!
I would imagine the single biggest task you�d have as a security manager somewhere is hiring and training your �square-badge� force, while at the same time keeping your current staff motivated, while addressing the potential for problems occurring from disgruntled guards who have had access to your critical areas.
Sounds like fun, doesn�t it?
�LEST WE FORGET�� THE NYPD MEMORIAL
�It is not how they died that makes them a hero, but how they lived their lives�.
May 1, 1892 Ptl Robert Nichol, 20 Pct, Off duty fire rescue
May 1, 1964 Ptl Edmond Schrempf, TPF, assaulted
May 1, 1981 PO John Scarangella, 113 Pct, Shot- car stop
May 2, 1974 PO William O�Brien, 10 Pct, auto accident on patrol
May 3, 1913 Ptl William Heaney, 12 Pct, Shot- arrest
May 3, 1921 Ptl John Conk, 97 Pct, Struck by horse
May 3, 1931 Ptl Bernard Sherry, 15 Pct, Shot- burglary in progress
May 3, 1964 Det Joseph Greene, DetDiv, Auto accident on patrol
May 4, 1863 Ptl Francis Mallon, 4 Pct, Shot by EDP
May 4, 1914 Ptl Michael Kiley, 156 Pct, Shot- arrest
May 4, 1931 Ptl John Hoey, 40 Pct, Auto accident on patrol
May 4, 1938 Ptl Thomas Hackett, 4 Pct, Auto accident on patrol
May 4, 1968 Ptl Gerard Apuzzi, 107 Pct, Asphyxiated
May 4, 1981 Lt Jan Brinkers, PSA8, Shot- off duty robbery arrest
May 5, 1934 Ptl Arthur Rasmussen, 3 Pct, Shot- robbery in progress
May 5, 1971 Det Ivan Lorenzo, Narco Div, Shot- off duty incident
May 6, 1934 Ptl Lawrence Ward, 23 Pct, Shot-investigation
May 6, 1964 Ptl Stanley Schall, 70 Pct, Line of duty heart attack
May 7, 1931 Ptl John Ringhauser, 102 Pct, auto accident on patrol
May 8, 2000 PO David Regan, 62 Pct, Auto accident on patrol
May 9, 1939 Ptl William Holstein, Mcy2, Motorcycle accident
