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Finest of the Finest Honored by Peers For Going Beyond the Routine

Posted 6/3/19

The woman had an apparent grudge, against whom the two NYPD officers had little clue. But Police Officer Giancarlo Maratea and Lieut. Matthew Harrison nevertheless braved her threats—and her weapon—and confronted her, possibly preventing further carnage.

She started her rampage outside her mother-in-law’s home in northern Staten Island, firing what would turn out to be a starter’s pistol into the air. She then drove to her former best friend’s home and tossed a brick through a window before again firing the pistol and driving off again. When PO Maratea and Lieutenant Harrison, of the 120th Precinct, tracked her down in her SUV, she was still holding the gun. She ignored their orders to drop the weapon and get out of the car, and they had to fire, wounding her in the shoulder.

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