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 Armed and Dangerous: Memoirs of a Chicago Cop by Gina Gallo, "Gallo's streetwise memoir of policing Chicago's roughest neighborhood blends equal parts humor and regret. Gallo is at her best when straight forwardly detailing the earthly minutiae of 'cop life' or casting about the emotional costs of being both witness and enforcer amidst the violence of the inner city."--"Publishers Weekly The critically acclaimed memoirs of one female police officer's sixteen-year odyssey, beginning with day one at the Police Academy and spanning assignments on Chicago's West Side, one of the most dangerous areas in the city. The notorious cops' code of silence is broken as the author recounts incidents in the West Side projects: shoot-outs, ambushes, and what it feels like to kill a man--just four days out of the Academy. The stories told are sometimes tragic, sometimes funny, often poignant, and always provide the reader with an on the scene feel for life behind the badge. Domestic violence, murdered spouses, abused children, and philandering CPD brass are just some of the topics addressed, topics that officer Gallo dealt with everyday. From her work with gangs, narcotics, the gun task force, and acting as a prostitute, Gina Gallo offers a gritty account of the darker side of the city, giving readers an objective side to the cops, crooks, and victims that comprise a the police cops world. "A taste of life as a big-city cop--complete with comedy, drama and heartbreak.
 Brotherhood of Corruption: A Cop Breaks the Silence on Police Abuse, Brutality, and Racial Profiling In this book, a former Chicago cop who followed his fellow police officers in crossing the line between cop and criminal exposes the abuses of power and brutality and the code of silence within the city's police department. $25,000 ad/promo.
Code 3 - Code 3, when related to models, is a model which has been customized or converted from its original state. A few examples of Code 3 models are a plain white car or van which has been painted or had decals added with the livery of a police force such as stripes, force badge/crest, force code etc. Code of silence - A Code of Silence is when someone, usually with some sort of authority of power, but not always, witnesses or is privy to the knowledge of an illegal or heinous act, but puts comradery, or loyalty to the "unit" (which can be police, military, gangs, among other things) above informing the public, or proper authorities. 9C1 - 9C1 is Chevrolet's Special Equipment Options (SEO) code for a police package vehicle. The 9C1 package has heavier duty features over a non-police vehicle as well as some options specific to the installation of police equipment. Snitch Newsweekly - Snitch is a free, alternative weekly newspaper published in parts of the United States and covering crime and police news. Perhaps the most notable feature is the ZIP Code Crime Watch, which gives brief, usually "smart aleck" commentary on literally hundreds of items in the weekly police blotter, broken down conveniently by ZIP Codes, along with crime totals for the respective areas.
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