It became a part of my persona on the street. The NYPD's most decorated detective on surviving the deadliest precinct in America: 'It would horrify you to see what a human can do to another human' - Ralph Friedman achieved legendary . Street Warrior: The True Story of the NYPD's Most Decorated Detective and the Era That Created Him Hardcover - July 25, 2017 by Ralph Friedman (Author), Patrick Picciarelli (Author) 677 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle $11.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook $0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover Street Warrior: The True Story of the NYPD's Most Decorated Detective Yo, bro, I said, and tapped him on the shoulder. . On a lark, Friedman accompanied some friends who were taking the police civil service exam. He collected 219 NYPD awards and 36 civilian honors, while piling up more than 2,000 arrests, 105 off duty. On March 19, 1885, James E. Dillon was appointed to the Police Department as a "sparrow cop" in Central Park. And then he introduces himself: "My name is Ralph Friedman and these are my stories." From the. But Friedman did not have to answer the query for a reporter to get a feeling for his views. The flames were whipping around them, he recalled. I needed to get that shit behind me, but most of all I needed a real lot of dental work, and I got it for free in prison. He smiled again, flashing a nice set of choppers. Some of them took a couple of years, some of them took a couple of decades. Later became a U.S. The police see this. Whereas judges take months to go over stuff. As Seen On Discovery Channel's "Street Justice: The Bronx" 2,000 arrests. Mr Friedman returned fire and, after a struggle, fatally shot the suspect. Ralph Friedman has taken more than a few bad guys off the street. Today, no one has your back. Forced To Retire By Illness, New York's Most Decorated Cop To Be Mr Friedman retired from the NYPD in 1983 after a serious car crash nearly claimed his life. Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa worked for the NYPD but in reality, they worked for the mafia. Either his own, his partners or that of a civilian. "It's very humbling and hard to believe," Hinrichs said. The NYPD is more diverse now, and that is a good thing, without a doubt he said. Maybe it could have been a disastrous shootout, said Friedman, now 68.