The Vietnam War was in full swing, and while most guys my age were smoking weed and drinking any cheap form of booze they could find, I never touched either. No complaints.

He was a real-life, tough as nails detective, the closest thing to a caped crusader New York ever had. I spent my formative years in a West Bronx neighborhood contained within the 46 Precinct so I can relate to the notoriety of the Bronx as recounted by the author.

"Friedman . Amazing read about an amazing Detective, as a fellow NYPD Detective I definitely recommend this book. Soon enough, I would come to discover how important CPR training would be, but for now it was just another skill we were adding to our résumé on a daily basis. Would like some of it to have been more in-depth. Detective/Executive Security Director Of Personal Protection"As you're reading Ralph Friedman's life story, it's hard to believe it's all true. Friedman was arguably the toughest cop ever to wear the shield and was the most decorated detective in the NYPD’s 170-year history. . This gritty firsthand account of an unstoppable NYPD cop will have you rooting for the good guys the whole time!” —Pat Dixon, host, NYC Crime Report"This book is as fearless as the cop who wrote it and the cops he worked with.

I took to the training immediately, particularly the physical portion. Submit your email address to receive Barnes & Noble offers & updates. If I knew about Detective Ralph Friedman when I was raising hell in New York during the '70s and '80s I may have dialed back my lifestyle. The day before, I couldn't have cared less about the NYPD, but after the test I was envisioning what seemed to be a bright future. We learned them all, plus some technical expertise like how to fingerprint civilians who needed prints taken for a variety of city licenses and permits. There were times when I had two jobs, one in Manhattan delivering packages for a few hours and then back to the Bronx, where I'd finish off the day working for a butcher. Morale is everything in police work. The hotel where my father worked was connected to the Black Angus Restaurant, and so he was always bringing home the best cuts of meat.

The stories were interesting.

After graduating from the police academy in 1970, Friedman was assigned to the 41st Precinct, located in the Bronx, NY. If someone would've told me that night that I'd be policing the hellish world of the South Bronx in two years, I'd have thought him crazy. 100 off-duty arrests. Friedman's memoir is a rapid-fire page turner, told with compassion and gut-wrenching reality.

Much of Friedman's commentary involves his desired assignment in the city's 41st Precinct, a small area of the South Bronx sometimes referred to as "Fort Apache."

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