SonnyBlackstein wrote:Perhaps Ivy et al could assist with this but I recall a figure of 100 detectives working OC?
If that's the case and they've been reassigned. That's unbelievably huge for the 5.
It was back in the 1980s and 1990s that there were 100 or so NYPD detectives, in addition to the 350 FBI agents, going after the mob. It hasn't been that way for some time now.
brianwellbrock wrote:I wonder if the 5 families will become as stable as Detroit.
On their worst day the NY families are far more stable than Detroit. They've proven have a sufficient supply of recruits that keep their memberships stable. Can't say the same for Detroit. Don't mistake little or nothing happening for stability.
[quote="SonnyBlackstein"]Perhaps Ivy et al could assist with this but I recall a figure of 100 detectives working OC?
If that's the case and they've been reassigned. That's unbelievably huge for the 5.[/quote]
It was back in the 1980s and 1990s that there were 100 or so NYPD detectives, in addition to the 350 FBI agents, going after the mob. It hasn't been that way for some time now.
[quote="brianwellbrock"]I wonder if the 5 families will become as stable as Detroit.[/quote]
On their worst day the NY families are far more stable than Detroit. They've proven have a sufficient supply of recruits that keep their memberships stable. Can't say the same for Detroit. Don't mistake little or nothing happening for stability.