#OTD (March 12) in 1909, #NewYork Police Lieutenant Joseph #Petrosino is murdered during an undercover mission in #Palermo, Sicily.

https://mobhistory.substack.com/p/badges-in-little-italy?r=12oapz

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#OTD (Feb. 19) in 1909: #NewYork City Police Commissioner Theodore #Bingham spilled the beans on the supposedly “secret” trip of Lieutenant #Petrosino to Italy.

Read about it on Writers of Wrongs.
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2018/02/nypd-head-exposes-petrosino-secret.html

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#OTD (Dec 19) in 1906, Police Commissioner Theodore #Bingham (shown) devises a secret detective force within #NYPD to be led by Detective Sergeant Joseph #Petrosino.

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#OTD (Sep 30) in 1908, the Italian consul in #NewYork presents gold watches to Joseph #Petrosino and Anthony #Vachris of #NYPD for their work bringing Italian fugitives to justice.

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#OTD (Sep 16) in 1904, the #NewYork Police Department assigns six detectives to a new Italian Branch of the Detective Bureau led by Detective Sergeant Joseph #Petrosino.

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#OTD (June 23) in #OrganizedCrime #History: Monk's killer is released, #Baltimore mobster is found murdered, #Hoffa is acquitted of wiretapping, "Tony Pro" and others are indicted in #NewJersey for kidnapping & murder, #Spilotro remains are identified, #Gambino leaders get life terms, press reports possible clue to #Petrosino assassination.

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#OTD (Apr 17) in #OrganizedCrime #History: Bill the Butcher is acquitted, #NYC counterfeiters are sentenced, Amato is murdered in #LosAngeles, #Petrosino nabs #Alfano, #Chicago slaver gets prison, gangsters are found dead in #YoungstownOH poolroom, #Colosimo takes a new bride, Rossi is killed in #Brooklyn, Philip #Mangano disappears, Genovese leaders get long sentences, body of #Philadelphia mobster found in #BronxNY.

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#OTD (Apr 3) in #OrganizedCrime #History: Cascioferro is suspect in the Sicily murder of #NYPD Lt. #Petrosino, #Lansky arrives in #NYC, #Chicago politician offers to help free NY #Mafia boss Morello, Kelly dies in Manhattan, #FBI finds no evidence #Luciano aided US war effort, #Valachi dies in #Texas federal prison, #CampbellOH casino is raided.

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Badges in Little Italy, Chapter 1, Part 2 is now available.
https://mobhistory.substack.com/p/badges-in-little-italy-91f

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