The Pattern Police See That the Public Misses in regards to Dirty Cops.

Police Off The Cuff/Real Crime Stories

Bill Cannon Police off the Cuff/Real Crime Stories

True Crime, Military, Law Enforcement, Crime

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🗓️ 12 May 2026

⏱️ 14 minutes

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The Pattern Police See That the Public Misses in regards to Dirty Cops Good morning, everyone. Bill Cannon here from Police Off the Cuff. We're discussing the most corrupt cops arrested in NYPD history, specifically focusing on Luis Ippolito and Stephen Caracapo. Their involvement as mafia hitmen for the mob makes Michael Dowd's crimes pale in comparison, showcasing a dark side of organized crime within law enforcement. Join us for a detailed look at their criminal history and the shocking police news surrounding their actions.

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0:00.0	When you think of the most corrupt cops in the history of the New York City Police Department,
0:05.9	most people now think of Michael Dowd, you know, from that documentary, The 7-5.
0:11.1	However, I think that he pales in comparison to Louis Ippolito and Stephen Caracapa,
0:17.1	who are actually doing murders for the mafia.
0:20.9	Phil Grimaldi's going to give us a little timeline about their sort of criminal,
0:27.2	their criminal run with the NYPD, and I'll call it a criminal run because they certainly
0:31.4	weren't cops.
0:32.6	And then we're going to get deep into this with Tommy Dades, who happens to being an organized
0:36.6	crime expert, Philly.
0:38.7	On Wednesday, March 9, 2005, Lewis Ippolito and Stephen Caracap were arrested at their
0:45.2	homes in Las Vegas, Nevada.
0:47.2	They were charged on a 79-count indictment by the DEA, the FBI, and the Brooklyn District
0:52.2	Attorney's Office.
0:53.1	They were charged with eight murders as well as numerous other crimes,
0:56.7	all related to the Lucchese and Gambino crime families of the New York Mafia.
1:01.9	Who are these two men?
1:03.4	Were they contract killers for the mob?
1:05.4	Were they made members of an organized crime family?
1:08.3	No, as it turns out, that during their life of crime, they were
1:11.4	actually members of another family, the NYPD family. Here is a quote on the day of their arrest
1:17.4	from Pasquale Diomoro, the assistant director of the New York FBI office. These weren't two good
1:24.1	cops referring to Imolito and Caracapa that had gone bad. These were two bad guys
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