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The 75th Precinct today, located on Sutter Ave., East New York, Brooklyn. In the 1980s, Brooklyn, New York was suffering from a crack epidemic.Michael Dowd worked in the NYPD's 75th Precinct in the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn, which was considered to be one of the most dangerous precincts in the United States at the time.
The Tiller Russell TV documentary version, Precinct Seven Five (2015), aired on Film4 on June 19, 2020, and also featured interviews with Dowd's co-conspirator and "dirty cop" friend Kenneth "Kenny" Eurell, who eventually became a cooperating Federal witness and wore a wire, in order to further incriminate Dowd and help corroborate his own ...
In the late ’80s and early ’90s, Dowd was an officer at Brooklyn’s 75th Precinct, situated in a particularly rough neighborhood that led the city in homicides and police shootings.
The documentary omits Don Larson's Perfect Game in the 1956 World Series, as well as Roy Camapanella's automobile accident in 1958, which left him paralyzed from the shoulders down. Former players, front office personnel and Brooklyn residents (including Larry King and Louis Gossett Jr. ) provide commentary on the times and what it was like to ...
East New York is patrolled by the 75th Precinct of the NYPD. [4] While total crime has decreased since the 1990s, it is still higher in East New York than in the rest of the city. [19] In 2023, there were 24 homicides in the 75th Precinct, a rate of 11.9 per 100,000 population, vs. a rate of 4.4 homicides per 100,000 population for the city as ...
James Messerschmidt for NY Post Joe Vigiano Jr. with his wife and son during his NYPD graduation on March 10, 2023. (L-R) Joseph Vigiano and his brother, Fire Fighter John Vigiano, both died on 9/11.
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In May 1992, five current and one retired NYPD officers were arrested and charged with trafficking drugs from Brooklyn into Long Island. Two of the officers were partners at the 75th Precinct, whilst the other officers were from the 73rd Precinct. [107]