Buddy Boys

ISBN: 0399132953

Author: McAlary, Mike

Condition: Used

A shocking true story of corruption and crime in the ranks of the NYPD in the worst police scandal since the revelations of Fred SerpicoIn the 1970s, New York Citys 77th Precinct was known as the Alamo. In Bedford-Stuyvesant and Crown Heights, Brooklyn-neighborhoods notorious for drugs and violent crime-some of the worst criminals wore police uniforms and carried badges. Henry Winter was a good cop when he first entered the infamous 77th station house that was already infamous as a home to the dregs of the NYPD. Before long, he and fellow officer Anthony Magno found themselves deeply entrenched in the Alamos culture of extortion, lies, corruption, and crime-and they were regularly supplementing their incomes by ripping off thieves, drug dealers, junkies, and honest citizens alike. But the gravy train couldnt stay on the rails forever. Winter and Magno were caught and faced a devastating They could betray their crooked friends and colleagues by helping investigators expose the rot that festered at the Alamos core-or spend the next several years behind bars. In Buddy Boys , Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Mike McAlary blows the doors off 1 of the worst scandals ever to taint New Yorks uniformed guardians, the men and women sworn to protect and serve the populace. Blistering, shocking, and powerful, its a frightening look inside the NYPD and an eye-opening exploration of the daily temptations that can seduce a good cop over to the dark side.

• Crimminal cops were "Buddy Boys" | O'Regan's suicide | Henry Winter | Alamo scandal | Tony Mago