A nice homage to John Timoney in the New York Times. Among other things: In 1972, New York officers fired 2,510 bullets and killed 66 people. By 2014, there were 288 shots fired and eight people killed. What happened? Mr. Timoney said that in 1972, the department put restrictions on when officers should shoot their…
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Western District Officer McAndrew retires after 50 years of service. From the Sun: He had no idea that he would carry this passion for 50 years of service. Asked how many police commissioners he had served under, McAndrew smiled, and said: Everyone. (anybody know his sequence number!?)
Here’s a great interview from Investigative Voice with Baltimore homicide detectives Irving Bradley and David Hollingsworth. You had to be an actor. I had to convince you, what I was telling you to do was the right thing to do. Even though before I got you, you had torn out every window in the neighborhood,…
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The Boston Globehad a nice tribute to Boston Police Officer Walter Fahey, who died in October. [Update: I just received a very gracious email from Walter Fahey’s son. He mentions this piece in particular as capturing the spirit of his father. As my father wrote before he recently passed away: We shall never see their…
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I just received this email. It’s an interesting take on on the concept of being “real police.” “Real police” is both a concept and a compliment. It’s what in the NYPD they call a “cop’s cop.” Also, when you actually say “real police,” you have to stress “real” and the first syllable of “police.” Otherwise…
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