Historical Archive Description
Director Robert J. Scarrillo commended Detective Stanley Fitzgerald for courageously arresting an armed suspect while working alone on surveillance. The suspect carried a .38-caliber revolver; three vials of cocaine were subsequently recovered.
This historical record is preserved in the Stan Fitzgerald News LEO Career archive. Charges described in archival documents are allegations at the time of arrest, not proof of conviction.
Document Transcription
Document date: December 3, 1993
Reference: 93-717
A COMMENDATION IS IN ORDER FOR DETECTIVE STANLEY FITZGERALD WHO, SINGLE HANDEDLY ARRESTED A GUN TOTING SUSPECT. WHILE ALONE AND ON SURVEILLANCE DETECTIVE FITZGERALD OBSERVED A MAN STEALTHILY ADVANCE INTO AN ALLEY NEXT TO A HOUSE WITH A 38 CAL REVOLVER IN HIS HAND. WITHOUT HESITATION, AND WITH NO TIME TO CALL FOR BACK-UP, THE DETECTIVE ENTERED THE ALLEYWAY. WHILE IDENTIFYING HIMSELF AS A POLICE OFFICER, WITH BADGE AND GUN DRAWN, HE ORDERED THE SUSPECT TO DROP HIS WEAPON. AFTER A BRIEF BUT APPREHENSIVE PAUSE THE SUSPECT COMPLIED. DETECTIVE FITZGERALD PLACED HIM UNDER ARREST AND TRANSPORTED HIM AND THE GUN TO THE BUREAU OF NARCOTICS. A SEARCH AT QUARTERS REVEALED THAT THE SUSPECT ALSO WAS IN POSSESSION OF THREE VIALS OF COCAINE. DETECTIVE FITZGERALD IS COMMENDED FOR HIS COURAGEOUS, SWIFT, AND DECISIVE ACTION.
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