Joseph Petrosino
✓ Source-basedstableItalian-American police officer
United StatesLived 1860 to 1909 · aged 48Fame51.5
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Joseph Petrosino was an Italian-born New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer who was a pioneer in the fight against organized crime. Crime fighting techniques that Petrosino pioneered are still practiced by law enforcement agencies.
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Prospero Petrosino, Petrosino's father)
Maria Giuseppa Arato, his mother
Petrosino (left), Inspector Carey and Inspector McCafferty escorting Mafia hitman Petto the Ox (Tomaso Petto, second from left)
Petrosino in uniform showing his NYPD badge No. 285
Paolo Palazzotto, Petrosino's alleged killer
Petrosino's funeral in New York, April 1909
Petrosino's uniform at Joe Petrosino's House & Museum in PadulaAbout this person
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United StatesStatus
deceased
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Lived 1860 to 1909 · aged 48
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