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Book Case Files of the NYPD

    Book Details:
  • Author : Bernard Whalen
  • Publisher : Black Dog & Leventhal
  • Release : 2018-09-04
  • ISBN : 0762465581
  • Pages : 320 pages

Download or read book Case Files of the NYPD written by Bernard Whalen and published by Black Dog & Leventhal. This book was released on 2018-09-04 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Characters galore, both good guys and gangsters, leap from the pages" (The New York Times) in this irresistible, authentic look at 175 years of true crime cases from the NYPD archives, packed with photos, artifacts and expert revelations. From atrocities that occurred before the establishment of New York's police force in 1845 through the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in 2001 to the present day, this chronological visual history is an insider's look at more than 80 real-life crimes that shocked the nation, from arson to gangland murders, robberies, serial killers, bombings, and kidnappings, including: Architect Stanford White's fatal shooting at Madison Square Garden over his deflowering of a teenage chorus girl. The anarchist bombing of Wall Street in 1920, which killed 39 people and injured hundreds more with flying shrapnel. Kitty Genovese's 1964 senseless stabbing, famously witnessed by dozen of bystanders who did not intervene. Robert Chambers, the handsome, wealthy ex-Choate student, who murdered Jennifer Levin in Central Park, called "The Preppy Murder Case." Son of Sam, a serial killer who eluded police for months while terrorizing the city, was finally apprehended through a simple parking ticket. Perfect for crime buffs, urban historians, and fans of American Crime Story, this riveting collection details New York's most startling and unsettling crimes through behind-the-scenes analysis of investigations and more than 250 revealing photographs.

Book Undisclosed Files of the Police

Download or read book Undisclosed Files of the Police written by Bernard Whalen and published by Black Dog & Leventhal. This book was released on 2016-09-27 with total page 876 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 175 years of true crimes culled from the city's police blotter, told through startling, rarely seen images and insightful text by two NYPD officers and a NYC crime reporter. From atrocities that occurred before the establishment of New York's police force in 1845 through the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in 2001 to the present day, this visual history is an insider's look at more than 80 real-life crimes that shocked the nation, from arson to gangland murders, robberies, serial killers, bombings, and kidnappings, including: Architect Stanford White's fatal shooting at Madison Square Garden over his deflowering of a teenage chorus girl. The anarchist bombing of Wall Street in 1920, which killed 39 people and injured hundreds more with flying shrapnel. The 1928 hit at the Park Sheraton Hotel on mobster Arnold Rothstein, who died refusing to name his shooter. Kitty Genovese's 1964 senseless stabbing, famously witnessed by dozen of bystanders who did not intervene. Son of Sam, a serial killer who eluded police for months while terrorizing the city, was finally apprehended through a simple parking ticket. Perfect for crime buffs, urban historians, and fans of Serial and Making of a Murderer, this riveting collection details New York's most startling and unsettling crimes through behind-the-scenes analysis of investigations and more than 500 revealing photographs.

Book The NYPD Tapes

    Book Details:
  • Author : Graham A. Rayman
  • Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
  • Release : 2013-08-06
  • ISBN : 1137381272
  • Pages : 357 pages

Download or read book The NYPD Tapes written by Graham A. Rayman and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2013-08-06 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In May 2010, NYPD officer Adrian Schoolcraft made national headlines when he released a series of secretly recorded audio tapes exposing corruption and abuse at the highest levels of the police department. But, according to a lawsuit filed by Schoolcraft against the City of New York, instead of admitting mistakes and pledging reform Schoolcraft's superiors forced him into a mental hospital in an effort to discredit the evidence. In The NYPD Tapes, the reporter who first broke the Schoolcraft story brings his ongoing saga up to date, revealing the rampant abuses that continue in the NYPD today, including warrantless surveillance and systemic harassment. Through this lens, he tells the broader tale of how American law enforcement has for the past thirty years been distorted by a ruthless quest for numbers, in the form of CompStat, the vaunted data-driven accountability system first championed by New York police chief William Bratton and since implemented in police departments across the country. Forced to produce certain crime stats each quarter or face discipline, cops in New York and everywhere else fudged the numbers, robbing actual crime victims of justice and sweeping countless innocents into the police net. Rayman paints a terrifying picture of a system gone wild, and the pitiless fate of the whistleblower who tried to stop it.

Book Witchblade Case Files  1

Download or read book Witchblade Case Files 1 written by Ryan Cady and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2014-10-15 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a look into the personal files of Sara Pezzini! 19 years and 180 issues of juggling her career as both a law enforcement officer and the Balance of Good and Evil means a whole lot of crooks, ne'er-do-wells, and straight-up monsters, and we've got the scoop on the worst of them. Includes a never-before-seen backup story from Talent Hunt runners-up!

Book Circle of Six

    Book Details:
  • Author : Randy Jurgensen
  • Publisher : Red Wheel Weiser
  • Release : 2007-09-01
  • ISBN : 1934708852
  • Pages : 436 pages

Download or read book Circle of Six written by Randy Jurgensen and published by Red Wheel Weiser. This book was released on 2007-09-01 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The Mosque case of 1972 is the most famous case amongst the rank and file of the NYPD and Circle of Six holds no punches.” —Joe “Donnie Brasco” Pistone, former FBI special agent Circle of Six is the true story of what is perhaps the most notorious case in the history of the New York Police Department. It details Randy Jurgensen’s determined effort to bring to justice the murderer of Patrolman Phillip Cardillo, who was shot and killed inside Harlem’s Mosque #7 in 1972, in the midst of an all-out assault on the NYPD from the Black Liberation Army. The New York of this era was a place not unlike the Wild West, in which cops and criminals shot it out on a daily basis. Despite the mayhem on the streets and the Machiavellian corridors of Mayor Lindsay’s City Hall, Detective Jurgensen single-handedly took on the Black Liberation Army, the Nation of Islam, NYPD brass, and City Hall, capturing Cardillo’s killer, Lewis 17X Dupree. He broke the case with an unlikely accomplice, Foster 2X Thomas, a member of the Nation of Islam who became Jurgensen’s witness. The relationship they formed during the time before trial gave each of the two men a greater perspective of the two sides in the street war and changed them forever. In the end, Jurgensen had to settle for a conviction on other charges, and Dupree served a number of years. The murder case is still officially unsolved. In 2006 the NYPD re-opened the case, and it is once again an active investigation with full media attention. The book has received acclaim from former New York City Police Commissioners Ray Kelly and William Bratton.

Book The Restless Sleep

    Book Details:
  • Author : Stacy Horn
  • Publisher : Penguin
  • Release : 2006-07-25
  • ISBN : 1440649243
  • Pages : 320 pages

Download or read book The Restless Sleep written by Stacy Horn and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-07-25 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1985 and 2004 a staggering 8,894 unsolved homicides were committed in New York City. Here is the first ever inside look at the elite NYPD squad that cracks these “unsolvable” cases. In this fascinating, in-depth narrative, Stacy Horn uses her unprecedented access to the NYPD Cold Case Squad to immerse herself into four unsolved murder cases—cases going back as far as 1951—investigated by three indefatigable Cold Case detectives. Each detective uses his own contacts, informants, and resources and sifts through decades-old evidence, searching for new leads, looking for what others missed, and uncovering any possible connections. These Cold Case detectives are on a constant hunt for the needle in the haystack, and Stacy Horn puts you there every step of the way. From the grisly circumstances and desperate reconstructions of the crimes, through the endless legwork, the scientific advances that don’t always yield hoped-for answers, and the harrowing politics and tangled history of the storied NYPD, Horn depicts the drama of each case, and lays out the puzzle as seen through the eyes of the detectives. At once contemplative and energetic, The Restless Sleep is a completely addictive, fly-on-the-wall story of a subculture of crime solving, and of the people who must beat the odds to offer a final resolution for the unavenged.

Book NYPD Case Files  the Basket Case

Download or read book NYPD Case Files the Basket Case written by Cherry Lipz and published by . This book was released on 2014-01-20 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two erotic spoof crime noir novels introducing NYPD Detective Eddie Bumfelt and his nemesis, the serial killer known as Basket Case.In the city that never sleeps, somebody is getting laid to rest. The dark and mean streets of New York can be a dangerous place and when more bodies begin to pile up, it is down to Detective Bumfelt to investigate the murders and bring the killer to justice.Nothing and nobody are what they seem and as the investigation develops is Bumfelt closing in on the killer or is the killer closing in on him?Reader discretion is required as these two stories contain over-the-top erotica, violence and bad language.

Book The NYPD Tapes

Download or read book The NYPD Tapes written by Graham Rayman and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-08-06 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts NYPD officer Adrian Schoolcraft's 2010 release of secret recordings of corruption and abuse at the highest levels of the police department, and describes how his revelations have rendered him a subject of slander.

Book Homicides In Harlem

    Book Details:
  • Author : Paul Merlino
  • Publisher : Independently Published
  • Release : 2020-08-10
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 202 pages

Download or read book Homicides In Harlem written by Paul Merlino and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-08-10 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Walt is a new detective assigned to one of the most dangerous precincts in 1950's New York. Spanish Harlem was a cauldron of poverty, crime and racial tension. These true stories trace the beginning of Walt's career, before the Second World War and span the turbulent years of New York City's slow decline. Walt encountered everything from horrific murders and domestic violence to systemic corruption and even an unexpected brush with the paranormal.As his career in the NYPD takes its toll, Walt deteriorates from one of the most decorated police officers of the era to an impotent bystander as the economic and social changes transformed the country. His interactions with these changes that unfolded were both tragic and humourous and no one saw this better than his son... the author.TRIGGER WARNINGThese stories contain undoctored accounts of arrests, shootings and the investigations of homicides. There is profanity and disturbing imagery throughout the book. While the stories are real, the names that appear in the book have been altered.

Book The Secret Files

    Book Details:
  • Author : Michael Hayes
  • Publisher : Kingston Imperial
  • Release : 2023-02-21
  • ISBN : 1954220456
  • Pages : 334 pages

Download or read book The Secret Files written by Michael Hayes and published by Kingston Imperial. This book was released on 2023-02-21 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unprecedented breakdown of the NYPD’s powerful network of police unions, pro-police lawyers, and top brass who work relentlessly to shield police officers from any real accountability For readers of long-form, hard-hitting journalistic exposés like We Own This City, a compelling look at how we do—and don't—hold police responsible in America, by an award-winning progressive reporter covering the NYPD police beat In 2018, reporter Michael Hayes uncovered a major story about how the NYPD was not only turning a blind eye to police misconduct, but also allowing hundreds of officers with severe misconduct charges to remain on the force. In the aftermath of that story, then-Mayor Bill de Blasio attempted to reform the department only to abandon his plans. While de Blasio may have suffered a political setback, it’s New Yorkers who are the true victims of this failure to deliver accountability and transparency. The state has a law that specifically prevents the public from learning about concealed police records. New Yorkers are increasingly distrustful of the police after witnessing their loved ones being targeted, brutalized, and murdered with near impunity. Hayes takes readers inside decades of police corruption and controversial laws, chronicling the stories of the families and activists who have had enough. He makes a compelling case for the limits of reform in the aftermath of the major Black Lives Matter rallies following the murder of George Floyd and growing calls to defund the police.

Book Jammed Up

    Book Details:
  • Author : Robert J. Kane
  • Publisher : NYU Press
  • Release : 2012-01-01
  • ISBN : 0814748414
  • Pages : 240 pages

Download or read book Jammed Up written by Robert J. Kane and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drugs, bribes, falsifying evidence, unjustified force and kickbacks: there are many opportunities for cops to act like criminals. Jammed Up is the definitive study of the nature and causes of police misconduct. While police departments are notoriously protective of their own—especially personnel and disciplinary information—Michael White and Robert Kane gained unprecedented, complete access to the confidential files of NYPD officers who committed serious offenses, examining the cases of more than 1,500 NYPD officers over a twenty year period that includes a fairly complete cycle of scandal and reform, in the largest, most visible police department in the United States. They explore both the factors that predict officer misconduct, and the police department’s responses to that misconduct, providing a comprehensive framework for understanding the issues. The conclusions they draw are important not just for what they can tell us about the NYPD but for how we are to understand the very nature of police misconduct. ACTUAL MISCONDUCT CASES »» An off-duty officer driving his private vehicle stops at a convenience store on Long Island, after having just worked a 10 hour shift in Brooklyn, to steal a six pack of beer at gun point. Is this police misconduct? »» A police officer is disciplined no less than six times in three years for failing to comply with administrative standards and is finally dismissed from employment for losing his NYPD shield (badge). Is this police misconduct? »» An officer was fired for abusing his sick time, but then further investigation showed that the officer was found not guilty in a criminal trial during which he was accused of using his position as a police officer to protect drug and prostitution enterprises. Which is the example of police misconduct?

Book Beware the Night

    Book Details:
  • Author : Ralph Sarchie
  • Publisher : Macmillan
  • Release : 2001-10-14
  • ISBN : 0312977379
  • Pages : 333 pages

Download or read book Beware the Night written by Ralph Sarchie and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2001-10-14 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sixteen-year NYPD veteran Ralph Sarchie investigates cases of demonic possession and assists in the exorcisms. Now he discloses for the first time his investigations into incredible true crimes and inhuman evil that were never explained, solved, or understood by anyone except Sarchie and his partner. Photos.

Book Nyc

    Nyc

    Book Details:
  • Author : Loraine Scott
  • Publisher : Caleb Warnock
  • Release : 2010-08-19
  • ISBN : 1605740020
  • Pages : 99 pages

Download or read book Nyc written by Loraine Scott and published by Caleb Warnock. This book was released on 2010-08-19 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Senior LDS missionary couple Elder and Sister Winter discover a body in the New York South Mission office. Retired from the LAPD, Elder Winter is willing to let the NYPD decide what to do. But Sister Winter gets the sleuthing bug, and together the couple investigate using unofficial channels and unorthodox methods.

Book Chief

    Book Details:
  • Author : Albert A. Seedman
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2011-04
  • ISBN : 9781450279727
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Chief written by Albert A. Seedman and published by . This book was released on 2011-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Cigar-chomping Albert Seedman rose to become the NYPD's Chief of Detectives in 1971, displaying an uncanny knack for "catching" the biggest cases: the murder of Kitty Genovese, the assassinations of Mafia bosses Joe Gallo and Joe Colombo, the cop executions by the Black Liberation Army, and the explosion of a Greenwich Village townhouse turned into a bomb factory by Weathermen radicals. Seedman solved them all, and these are his gripping stories, told with co-author Peter Hellman."-- Amazon.com.

Book Police Corruption in the NYPD

Download or read book Police Corruption in the NYPD written by Steven V. Gilbert and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-07-27 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Police Corruption in the NYPD: From Knapp to Mollen explores how the New York Police Department experienced two major investigations within a quarter of a century. It compares the states of corruption within the NYPD during the Knapp and Mollen commissions, examining why corruption continued and why the revealed ethical breaches became more serious

Book NYPD Red 4

    Book Details:
  • Author : James Patterson
  • Publisher : Little, Brown
  • Release : 2016-01-25
  • ISBN : 0316288721
  • Pages : 266 pages

Download or read book NYPD Red 4 written by James Patterson and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2016-01-25 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York's most elite police force chases a ruthless murderer with an uncontrollable lust for money and blood. It's another glamorous night in the heart of Manhattan: at a glitzy movie premiere, a gorgeous starlet dripping in millions of dollars' worth of jewelry makes her way past a horde of fans and paparazzi. But then there's a sudden loud noise, an even louder scream, and a vicious crime with millions of witnesses and no suspect. Enter NYPD Red: the elite task force assigned to protect the rich and famous in the city where crime never sleeps. Detective Zach Jordan and his partner and former girlfriend, Kylie MacDonald, are the best that Red has to offer: brilliant and tireless investigators who will stop at nothing to crack a case, even if it means putting their own complicated lives on the back burner. From celebrity penthouses to the depths of Manhattan's criminal underworld, Zach and Kylie are soon in hot pursuit of a cold-blooded killer with everything to lose, and millions to gain if he can just shake the detectives on his trail. With the city on edge, the mayor out of patience, and the flames of their personal relationship threatening to reignite and ruin everything, Zach and Kylie are facing down their worst fears-and their most dangerous enemy yet.

Book Bronx Justice

    Book Details:
  • Author : Bob Martin
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Release : 2016-12-04
  • ISBN : 9781540793614
  • Pages : 354 pages

Download or read book Bronx Justice written by Bob Martin and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-12-04 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The gritty sidewalks, crumbling tenements, and trash-strewn alleyways of the Bronx have become dumping grounds for the bullet-riddled bodies of known drug dealers. Behind the carnage, one vicious drug gang is empire building. Led by a complete sociopath, they are cornering the crack-cocaine market. The madman's lust for fortune and power expands as he produces and directs the ingenious kidnappings of competitors for huge ransoms and, aided by tentacles into the NYPD, is riding free. Detective John McGuire is catching all these cases, but is he being smothered by them? World-weary and on the verge of drowning in Johnny Barleycorn, the once superstar of the detective bureau now finds himself the target of an Internal-Affairs witch hunt. McGuire must throw off his baggage, re-focus, and find the redemption he so needs within The Job that is his whole life. He must go to war on two fronts against two raging monsters. One that comes in a bottle, and one that is painting the sidewalks of the Bronx red with blood.