NYPD: Through the Looking Glass: Stories From Inside Americas Largest Police Department

NYPD: Through The Looking Glass exposes the funnier side of the New York City Police Department the public doesn't get to see.

Retired NYPD detective Vic Ferrari shares his crazy stories from a twenty year-career with America's largest police department.

Would you believe an NYPD member would:

Hide a gun in his oven only to have it explode when he decided to make a snack?
Pay a prostitute with a check?
Move a corpse to avoid working overtime?

An insightful behind the scenes look into the NYPD that reveals:

What goes on inside a busy police station and the characters inside
NYPD Precinct nicknames
The unofficial NYPD Glossary

Everything from Gun battles to practical jokes paints a colorful portrait of a cop's world. Demonstrating a dark sense of humor many police officers have and use as a coping mechanism to deal with the stress of the job. For example:

Pouring wood stain in a co-workers Rogaine bottle
Smearing fingerprint ink on a toilet seat
Fill a car with crickets

NYPD: Through The looking Glass provides a taste of what it’s like to be an NYPD police officer with details and insight not found watching Blue Bloods or Law and Order.

If you enjoy true crime, Live PD or fascinated with police work, you’ve picked up the right book.

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