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Podcast: Mike Safo
Episode: Mike Safo with Joseph Giacalone, Ret. Sgt. NYPD Cold Case
Description: Joined today by professor, author and retired commanding officer of the NYPD Cold Case Squad, Joseph Giacalone, as well as retired NYPD Lieutenant Sean Williams. Â Joe talks about why he joined the NYPD, getting assigned to the 47th precinct and a crazy gun battle that earned him the medal of valor. We talk about his rise through the department to sergeant and then to internal affairs and how restructuring the NYPD training courses earned him a spot in the elite NYPD Cold Case Unit. Â Sgt. Giacalone talks about the process of opening a cold case, why cases get stagnant or co...