Confessions of a Gangster Cop

It was — and remains — the bloodiest police precinct in New York City.<br /> The 75th in East New York, Brooklyn. It was the late 80’s. The streets were flush in cocaine and blood. More than 1,000 shootings a year.<br /> Cops at the 75th weren’t shy about taking their taste. The boys in blue acted more like drug gangs than public servants … murder, cocaine, kidnapping, armed robbery. “I never had to hit anybody with an axe-handle twice,” said Walter Yurkiw, who was sent to state prison for mayhem and corruption.<br /> Yurkiw was the enforcer of the Michael Dowd squad. Even today, Dowd is know as the dirtiest cop in New York history.<br /> Yurkiw’s opinion on the state of law enforcement in America today? “Never trust the police.”<br /> And he should know. A real life story more fascinating, and more devastating, than Goodfellas.<br /> As for the dope house in Detroit next to an elementary school in Detroit?<br /> It’s still there. God Bless America. We need it. The post Confessions of a Gangster Cop appeared first on No BS News Hour with Charlie LeDuff.