Peter J. Pranzo NYPD - Gambino Crime Family, Black Liberation Army, Cleaning Up The Streets
Things Police See: Firsthand Accounts
Steven D Gould
4.9 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 11 May 2020
⏱️ 89 minutes
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Summary
In this episode Steve and Ken chat with retired NYPD Lieutenant Peter J. Pranzo (21 years). Peter takes us back to New York City in the 1960's and 70's, one of the most tumultuous and violent times in the history of the city. Shootings occurred on a daily basis and Peter had to deal with the likes of the Gambino crime family and the Black Liberation Army. Peter had us on the edge of our seats! Check out Peter's latest book titled Harlem Raiders! Links to all of his books below!
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| 0:00.0 | This is Things Police See. First Hand Accounts. With your host Steve Gold. |
| 0:07.0 | Hey guys, welcome to the podcast at interviews active and retired police officers about their most intense, |
| 0:15.3 | bizarre and sometimes humorous moments on the job. |
| 0:17.7 | With me as always, Ken Roy Ball, how are you sir? |
| 0:20.5 | Okay, very, very good. How are you doing this Saturday morning? You know what, I'm just cozy, it's a little overcast, I'm just got my sweatshirt on, I'm just, you know, relaxing, just chilling because I've been so busy for |
| 0:36.8 | four weeks and we just got extended till the end of the month. Oh yes you're on you're on lockdown for it now you guys are is it |
| 0:47.5 | mandatory like face coverings in public and minimize travel and all that? Not mandatory but I mean it's just you know I'm just pretty much |
| 0:57.7 | over it by now I just I thought we were going to be able to loosen up but |
| 1:01.2 | apparently not. |
| 1:02.6 | Yeah, it's weird. |
| 1:04.0 | It's different parts of California, you know, of course California is huge, but I had to go for work. |
| 1:09.6 | I had to go up north of Bakersfield and I went into a Chipotle with my mask on and nobody else had a mask on and I was like |
| 1:18.0 | This the guy behind me. I'm like is this you got you like you can't if you want? I'm like oh you guys aren't doing it. I feel like an idiot |
| 1:26.9 | But I wouldn't it you it was just weird I went into a couple of businesses, little farmers market type of vegetable place and a computer place and I had to pick up some wires, some cat five for my computer and nobody was wearing masks. |
| 1:45.2 | Nobody in there and they were all sitting next to each other. |
| 1:47.5 | The guy was talking to a customer at a desk and I was the only one in there with a mask and |
| 1:51.7 | I said screw it I'm going to do it you know |
| 1:54.2 | But I mean there's there's there's not wearing masks and then there's people that just flaunt the whole thing like it doesn't even exist |
| 2:01.1 | I'm not even in the middle right got you all right sir can I tell you |
| 2:05.8 | about our guest today please this guy's a heavy hitter baby 21 plus years |
| 2:17.4 | nypd his name is Peter J. Pranzo and let me just read some notes I took on him because he's got a lot going on he is |
| 2:21.9 | currently doing consultations in advisory work for movies and TV. |
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