They were down to eleven, and for a while the next largest squad, the LAPD’s Cold Case Homicide Unit, had overtaken them. But the NYPD’s Cold Case Unit now has twenty detectives, one lieutenant, and two sergeants (the LAPD has ten detectives and one lieutenant).
This must be due in part to Police Commissioner William Bratton, and the squad’s current commanding officer, Lieutenant Commander James West. I’m not saying one squad is better than the other, but New York City is larger, and with over 10,000 unsolved homicides going back to 1985, increasing the strength of the squad is a good move.
A picture of the original Cold Case Squad, taken shortly after the squad was formed in 1996.
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1 Kristin Pisarcik // Feb 1, 2017 at 6:13 pm
Hello Stacy,
My name is Kristin and I work in development for ABC.
I would love to chat with you briefly about a project I am working on. Please email me and I will give you my contact info.
2 GUSTAVO JARAMILLO // Sep 20, 2021 at 10:07 pm
HI, I AM OFFICER JARAMILLO TAX 949137, HOW DO I APPLY FOR YOUR UNIT?
3 Stacy Horn // Sep 28, 2021 at 10:29 am
Hi. Are you asking about how to join the Cold Case Squad? I wouldn’t know, but I imagine since you are with the NYPD you would know better than I would, so maybe you are referring to something else?
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