Month: August 2018

QPP 32: The Changes Are Upon Us

In this episode, Peter and Nick announce the big change that Nick mentioned a couple of episodes ago: this is Nick’s last episode. Episode: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/15540615 Now, now, it’s not that they had a spat (which is a good thing, since they are now close-by neighbors), but rather that Nick has taken a new job at…
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QPP 31: Interview with Peter’s Mom

For about a year, we’ve tried to bring you interviews with people at the leading edge of law enforcement who speak with us about issues we think are important. It’s been our hope that in doing so, and in discussing issues we think are of keen interest to our listeners. But our listeners are criminal…
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Every four or five years…

Just a brief note to commemorate the semi-decennial NYPD drug sweep at the Queensbridge Houses. I keep track of these things. (I live nearby.) 9 raids. 22 arrests. 4 handguns. Last time this happened was 2013. And that was preceded by similar raids in 2009 and 2005. Sometimes police get disparaged for conducting wack-a-mole policing.…
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