Episode 145: Rising Through NYPD Ranks, Old School Detectives, Squad Culture, Political Run, and Modern Policing Challenges with Mike Saprai

Podcast: Cop Talk with Kevin Schroeder & Ed Mamet · Podcast WABCRadio

Opublikowano: 2026-02-11

On this episode, Kevin Schroeder is joined by guest co-host retired Manhattan DA investigator Judy Newton for a conversation with retired NYPD First Grade Detective Mike Sapraicone, who looks back on joining the job in 1980, rising through Transit and the NYPD, and what it took to earn the First Grade shield. He shares stories from Midtown, narcotics, and anti-crime, and explains how old-school interviews, informants, and squad culture drove investigations before modern technology. The group discusses the merger era, CompStat, leadership shifts, and how accountability reshaped policing, along with Sapraicone’s post-retirement success building a major security company, protecting financial in...