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A Cop's Tale--NYPD: The Violent Years: A Detectives Firsthand Account of Murder and Mayhem
A Cop's TaleNYPD The Violent Years A Detectives Firsthand Account of Murder and Mayhem
Author: Jim O'Neil, Mel Fazzino
A Cop's Tale by Jim O'Neil and Mel Fazzino delivers a rare look into the bare-bones brand of law enforcement from the 1960s to 1980s in New York City. O'Neil describes the thrill of putting LeRoy "Nicky" Barnes out of business and his key role helping the DEA end Frank Lucas's grip on the Harlem drug trade; and his experience at the "Dog Day Aft...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781569803721
ISBN-10: 1569803722
Publication Date: 9/25/2009
Pages: 288
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Publisher: Barricade Books
Book Type: Hardcover
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This story takes you from the time the author/cop, Det. Sgt. O'Neil becomes a rookie until retirement. I quite liked it. A realistic tale of how policing was in the 60s, 70s and into the 80s before perpetrators got the power, all the rights and control. You read about his rise to detective and working the murder cases in the old days when justice was swift and meted out on the street instead of in courts and with lawyers, the way it is now. It is not justice anymore but the law and it sides with the criminals, not the victims. Most of all I loved it when he was working for IA and was quizzed by them regarding informing. His answer to them is great. You'll have to read it to see.


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