A Cop's Life: Philadelphia, 1953-1983
Christmas, 1953: While the rest of Philadelphia sings "Jingle Bells," Thomas Grubb gets his first taste of a cop's life. Before he cashes his first paycheck he encounters: a man gutted by a knife-wielding mugger; a fighting-mad "mental case" intent on destroying a hospital emergency room; the hushed-up shooting death of an undercover cop.\ That first week is nothing compared to what lies ahead. Working as a street cop, an undercover officer, a detective and finally in gang control, Grubb will...
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Christmas, 1953: While the rest of Philadelphia sings "Jingle Bells," Thomas Grubb gets his first taste of a cop's life. Before he cashes his first paycheck he encounters: a man gutted by a knife-wielding mugger; a fighting-mad "mental case" intent on destroying a hospital emergency room; the hushed-up shooting death of an undercover cop. That first week is nothing compared to what lies ahead. Working as a street cop, an undercover officer, a detective and finally in gang control, Grubb will spend the next thirty years going toe-to-toe with all the fast-changing and sometimes violent events that have rocked American society. A Cop's Life: The remarkable story of a truly remarkable man.
Maps and PhotographsixForwardxixIPatrolman1Chapter 1The Beginning3Chapter 2Training5Chapter 3First Day8Chapter 4Probation16Chapter 5The 24th Street Dukes28Chapter 6Patrol (I)37Chapter 7The Wagon (I)44Chapter 8Patrol (II)49Chapter 9The Wagon (II)62Chapter 10Patrol (III)68Chapter 11The Rule of Three84Chapter 12Plainclothes and Hot Cars90Chapter 13Fellow Officers (I)101Chapter 14Ladies, Lightning and Lowlifes112Chapter 15Socializing125Chapter 16Fellow Officers (II)139IIDetective153Chapter 17Special Investigations (I)155Chapter 18Undercover158Chapter 19Special Investigations (II)171Chapter 20Junkies (I)177Chapter 21Special Investigations (III)186Chapter 22The Raid194Chapter 23Junkies (II)198Chapter 24Murder204Chapter 25The Marathon206Chapter 26The Scolari Matter214Chapter 27Good Pinches222Chapter 28School Friends234Chapter 29The Numbers Squad243Chapter 30Patrol (IV)251Chapter 31Beat Cop (I)256Chapter 32Patrol (V)258Chapter 33Beat Cop (II)263Chapter 34Juvenile Aid265Chapter 35Gang Control273Chapter 36Sergeant281Chapter 37Riots290Chapter 38Court Liaison297Chapter 39Nicky Blue305Chapter 40Epilog313Glossary317About the Authors321
