Bibliograph

The job, true tales from the life of a New York City cop, Steve Osborne

Type

Label

The job, true tales from the life of a New York City cop, Steve Osborne

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The job

Oclc number

885224518

Responsibility statement

Steve Osborne

Sub title

true tales from the life of a New York City cop

Summary

Steve Osborne has seen a thing or two in his twenty years in the New York Police Department (NYPD) -- some harmless things, some definitely not. In "Stakeout, " Steve and his partner mistake a Manhattan dentist for an armed robbery suspect and reduce the man down to a puddle of snot and tears when questioning him. In "Mug Shot, " the mother of a suspected criminal makes a strange request and provides a sobering reminder of the humanity at stake in his profession. And in "Home, " the image of his family provides the adrenaline he needs to fight for his life when assaulted by two armed and violent crackheads. From his days as a rookie cop to the time spent patrolling in the Anti-Crime Unit -- and his visceral, harrowing recollections of working during 9/11 -- Steve Osborne's stories capture both the absurdity of police work and the bravery of those who do it. His stories will speak to those nostalgic for the New York City of the 1980s and '90s, a bygone era of when the city was a crazier, more dangerous (and possibly more interesting) place

Table Of Contents

Think fast -- Never do that again -- Growing pains -- Dentist -- Hot dogs -- Home -- Midnights -- Stockbroker -- A different path -- Mug shot -- Last fight -- Cops don't cry -- Big day -- End of tour

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