In the summer of 1902, the bustling streets of Long Island City in Queens, New York, became the backdrop for a tragedy that would highlight the perilous nature of police work. Detective Sergeant John J. Sheridan, a 47-year-old man and a respected veteran of the New York City Police Department with 25 years of service, was actively investigating a string of burglaries in the area. On the fateful day of July 16, Sheridan and his partner were on a plainclothes assignment, a common tactic to discree
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