Badge #1:: True Stories from a Boston Cop
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| Rating | : | 4.10 (769 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1596292938 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
TPF, Barboza, Busing and the Combat Zone! Just some of the subjects this book covers. Amazon Customer Frank DeSario was a police officer in the Boston Police department for about forty years. This book is about his experiences as a police officer in that time. From his rookie days to the Tactical Patrol Force (TPF), to the Homicide Squad and then back to TPF and Special Operations. There are some interesting stories from an interesting time. A time when the Vietnam War was still heating up along with protests. A time when gangsters fought in the. D. Filteau said Five Stars. great
. His career included work on the Tactical Patrol Force, SWAT, the Transportation unit and the Mobile Operations Unit. A Boston boy, born and bred, Frank DeSario enjoyed a distinguished forty-year career with the Boston Police Department
The Winter Hill Gang. Informants. From true stories of the Mafia and gangland slayings, to bussing, race riots, thugs and corruption, Frank reveals what it was like to have a ringside seat at events that made history; the TPF, the Boston Busing Crisis, Barboza and Whitey Bulger.Along the way, he also touches on the more glamorous side of the job--including acting as the trusted protector and escort to celebrities, religious and political leaders, and other high-profile visitors to the city of Boston: The Pope, Miss Shirley McLaine and Tony DeMarco. The life of a Boston Cop. Corruption. Frank DeSario offers a vivid account of his forty-year career in the Boston Police Department. Mobsters. Engrossing and revealing from the first page to the last, here is a real-world look at life on the beat and behind the badge.
. About the Author A Boston boy, born and bred, Frank DeSario enjoyed a distinguished forty-year career with the Boston Police Department. His career included work on the Tactical Patrol Force, SWAT, the Transportation unit and the Mobile Operations Unit