“During voir dire, the interviews for jury selection, each person is asked under oath about their experience with the criminal justice system, as defendant or victim, but usually not even the most elementary effort is made to corroborate those claims.… — Edward Conlon Copy Share Image
“Later that day when I passed the Admin lieutenant and the Sargeant standing by the Desk, I said casually, "I'm leaving too, Sarge." "Okay,"… — Edward Conlon Copy Share Image
The bulletproof vest--'bullet resistant,' technically--is made of two double panels of a synthetic material called Kevlar, inside a cloth carrier that holds it around… — Edward Conlon Copy Share Image
On Sunday mornings, as the dawn burned into day, swarms of gulls descended on the uncollected trash, hovering and dropping in the cold clear… — Edward Conlon Copy Share Image
“It wasn't as if crack was getting great press in the South Bronx in 1999, but it took a particular kind of idiot to… — Edward Conlon Copy Share Image
“Once, I went to the roof of a project and saw a hawk perched on the rail; always, you see the city in the… — Edward Conlon Copy Share Image
“On the second to last day, Lt. Russo, who ran the program, announced, "Unless you were at dinner last night and had the opportunity… — Edward Conlon Copy Share Image
“Do you have any idea who you've been dealing with?" "This is big-time! Interstate! Federal! You're not in a precinct, are you?" "This goes… — Edward Conlon Copy Share Image
“During voir dire, the interviews for jury selection, each person is asked under oath about their experience with the criminal justice system, as defendant… — Edward Conlon Copy Share Image
“In any case, I was less unhappy than the teammate who wondered whether the purported tribute of being a "well-rounded detective" was a jibe… — Edward Conlon Copy Share Image
I was constantly amazed by how many people talked me into arresting them. — Edward Conlon Copy Share Image
“What is the world coming to, when you can't trust a whore named Snake?” — Edward Conlon Copy Share Image
“When I had to work Shea Stadium for a Mets-Braves game – Atlanta pitcher John Rocker had recently given an interview in which he… — Edward Conlon Copy Share Image