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100 1 $aGallo, Gina.
245 10$aArmed and dangerous :$bmemoirs of a Chicago policewoman /$cGina Gallo.
246 30$aMemoirs of a Chicago policewoman.
260 $a[New York] :$bForge,$c2018
300 $axxi, 409 pages ;$c18 cm.
505 0 $aLearning. Twenty years of vaudeville and a pension -- How to build a cop -- Green in blue -- The end of innocence -- First blood -- Street protocol -- Love hurts -- Another day at the salt mine -- Suffer the children -- Animal attraction -- Wholly holy -- Babes in gangland -- Wagon ho -- Live from dead-end street -- Changes -- Being. Partners -- What's a nice girl like you ...? -- Adrenaline junkies -- Full-moon fever -- Stars in bars -- COP-ulation -- Trick or treat,fuck my feet -- Scratch 'n' sniff -- The whiz quiz -- Vertical patrol -- Reflections in a silver star -- Dogs and stand-up guys -- Brass monkeys -- Burnout -- One for the road.
520 $aThis engrossing memoir follows a female police officer's sixteen-year journey from day one at the Police Academy and spanning assignments on Chicago's West Side, one of the most dangerous areas in the city. The notorious cops' code of silence is broken as the author recounts incidents in the West Side projects: shoot-outs, ambushes, and what it feels like to kill a man--just four days out of the Academy. The stories told are sometimes tragic, sometimes funny, often poignant, and always provide the reader with an on the scene feel for life behind the badge. Domestic violence, murdered spouses, abused children, and philandering CPD brass are just some of the topics addressed, topics that officer Gallo dealt with everyday. From her work with gangs, narcotics, the gun task force, and acting as a prostitute, Gina Gallo offers a gritty account of the darker side of the city, giving readers an objective side to the cops, crooks, and victims thatcomprise a the police cops world.
600 10$aGallo, Gina.
650 0$aPolice$zIllinois$zChicago$vBiography.