A Brooklyn detective who was killed during a cigar store hold-up nearly 100 years ago will finally receive the "well overdue" honor he deserves Monday when a headstone acknowledging his NYPD service.
Slain NYPD detective who probed Mafia to get 'well overdue' headstone — 100 years after his death yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
On March 12, 1909, while on a secret mission in Palermo, Sicily, NYPD Lt. Det. Joe Petrosino was murdered by members of the island’s criminal underworld.
In Police & the Empire City: Race & the Origins of Modern Policing in New York, Matthew Guariglia looks at the New York City police from their founding in 1845 through the 1930s as