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In the cool autumn evening of October 18, 1988, 24-year-old Police Officer Michael J. Buczek, a man who had served with the New York City Police Department for over three years, was nearing the end of his shift in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan. Responding to what seemed like a routine call for a woman having difficulty breathing at 580 West 161st Street, Officer Buczek and his partner, Joseph Barbato, found the woman feeling better upon their arrival. As they were leaving the build ...
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