If this author sounds familiar, you may remember him from one of the best NYPD movies ever made. In our first installment of Weekend Buff, we reviewed the film Prince of the City (1981). The film is a somewhat fictionalized account of the corruption and cooperation of NYPD Detective Robert Leuci. That story was originally told by Robert Daley in the book by the same name.
For decades the DeCavalcante Crime Family ruled the streets of northern New Jersey. They engaged in drug sales, gambling, and extortion rackets. They maintained their power through the time-honored code of, “omerta.” Omerta is the mafia tradition imported from Italy that encourages silence and non-cooperation with authorities.
Daniel Penny is a free man today. Many were happy, some shrugged, and some were angry at the outcome of the case. Most cops, and others who can be placed in a similar situation, were glad to see Penny exonerated. It seems like most New York City politicians had the opposite reaction.
I don’t watch too many tv shows, usually my intake is limited to movies and sports, but a few weeks ago I started watching the Day of the Jackel series. It’s quite good, and I recommend it for this week’s installment of Weekend Buff.
Foreign policy expert Joseph Biden magnanimously offered US made anti-personnel mines to Ukraine this week to aid in its defense. These devices are outlawed in many counties, including Ukraine itself, by a treaty agreed upon in 1997.
The shocking truth of how we got America’s “Age of Terror”
The Cell — Inside the 9/11 Plot, and Why the FBI and CIA Failed to Stop It – by John Miller, Michael Stone, and Chris Mitchell (2002)
There is little doubt that Donald Trump is the boss. His statements and mannerisms exude command. But now he is taking it to another level. He correctly feels that he was played by some people in his last administration. Clearly certain government officials were not on board with the Trump plan in 2017-2021.
When the NYPD contract with ShotSpotter was announced in 2015, I scoffed. A technology that uses an array of very sensitive microphones to triangulate the noise of gunfire seemed like something that would not work well and would not have much of a payoff if it did.
James Coburn and Kris Kristofferson were two of the coolest cats in film. When teamed up with famed director Sam Peckinpah, they create a fantastic movie in Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973).
This week we look at a case study in vengeance with Hang ‘em High (1968). This western classic explores revenge and justice, and the blurring of those lines. The law is about justice, or is it?
What to check out this weekend for all you buffs out there. Soylent Green (1973). In dystopian future NYC a grizzled detective works to solve a homicide and uncover a conspiracy. This movie was Edward G Robinson’s swan song and he nails it. https://open.substack.com/pub/opsdesk/p/weekend-buff-670?r=1opu3i&utm_medium=ios
Wtf is going on with these two perps. Looks like border patrol was on to something serious and one agent paid with his life. Rest in Peace.
Washington state woman is arrested in the fatal shooting of a Vermont Border Patrol agent
The FBI said Friday that it arrested a Washington state woman in the fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol ag…
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Rest in peace Border Patrol Agent David Christopher Maland of the United States Border Patrol, who was shot and killed on 1/20/25 while conducting a traffic stop
He was a USAF Veteran and served with the Border Patrol for 9 years. He leaves behind his parents, brother and…
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