Category: Mic’d In New Haven Highlights
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Former NYPD Pilot Recalls Daring 2011 Rescue of Two Stranded West Point Cadets
In February 2011, Michael Sileo was a near 20-year veteran of the NYPD. A member of the Aviation Unit since 2005, never had he had a call quite like the one he received in February 2011. Two Cadets from West Point lost in the mountains during the crescendo of a…
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Former North Carolina Fire Chief on a Tragic and Career Altering 1996 Blaze
In May 1996, a tragic fire broke out at the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. The blaze led to the deaths of five students who were unable to escape the upper floors of the building. The incident highlighted severe gaps in…
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Retired NYPD Sergeant on The Essence of Homicide Investigations
NYPD detectives work tirelessly to advocate for homicide victims, championing their stories with unyielding dedication and compassion. They are the voices for those who can no longer speak, ensuring that every lead is followed, every stone turned, no matter how much—or how little—media attention the case receives. For Sergeant Steve…
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Former NYPD Chief of Detectives on the Prestige of the Position
The New York City Police Department for all intents and purposes is an agency of prestige. One of its most prestigious positions is therefore that of Chief of Detectives. For Bob Boyce, it’d been a 30 year buildup to the defining moment of a career filled with them. Busy precincts…
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NYPD Detective on Investigating 1998 Fire at Family of Macaulay Culkin’s Apartment
December of 1998 proved to be a deadly time in New York City. In just the span of 5 days, two fires would claim the lives of 7 people. On December 18, 1998, a fire in Brooklyn would kill three FDNY Firefighters, 5 days later on December 23, a fire…
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FDNY Training Chief on A Full Circle Tribute To A Fallen Friend
Out of the darkest of times, come the most uplifting stories. After the tragic events of 9/11, FDNY Rescue 4, like the rest of the department, was reeling. Among the special operations unit’s many casualties was Firefighter Durell “Bronko” Pearsall. A lineman player with the department’s football team, a bagpiper,…
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Former NYC Death Investigator on The Education of Crime Scenes
Every crime scene is an education. For coroners and cops alike, it represents the ultimate puzzle of human life. Few understand that as well as Barbara A. Butcher, who spent 23 years investigating deaths of all sorts with the New York City Medical Examiner’s Office. Coordinating as often as she…
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NJ Special Operations Fire Chief on The Importance of RIT
Safety on the fireground before anything else is paramount. You cannot do without it. RIT (Rapid Intervention) is a key component of that. You never want to use them from the standpoint that you never want members to be placed in such a dire circumstance that RIT is required. However,…
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Retired NYPD Detective on Dealing with Burnout
In 27 years on the job with the New York City Police Department (1995-2022), David Sarni was a detective for 23 of them. He’s seen many things both good and bad and as a former instructor in the detective bureau’s training unit, that wisdom is one that even in retirement…
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Veteran NYC Crime Reporter on Covering The Gilgo Beach Serial Murders
In her over 40 years of covering crime and punishment in New York City, Mary Murphy has seen many a captivating case. From John Gotti’s trials to terrorist attacks, she’s grizzled. Of all the cases and controversies she’s covered, perhaps none is more captivating than the Gilgo Beach Murders believed…
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