UNIFORM DECISIONS My Life in the LAPD and the North Hollywood Shootout

Softcover. February 28, 1997, Los Angeles, California - After a botched robbery at a Bank of America branch in North Hollywood, 2 robbers armed with fully automatic assault rifles and wearing full body armour fired more than 1,100 rounds as they battled police. Eleven officers and 2 civilians were wounded. The 2 robbers, Emil Matasareanu and Larry Eugene Phillips Jr., were killed by gunfire. The author was one of the first police officers at the scene. Before a national TV audience he confronted one of the robbers, provoking a gun battle and exchanging numerous shots before the gunman fell. Officer Caprarelli was awarded the LAPD's highest honour, the medal of Valor, as well as a National TOP COPS Award. In this memoir, the author gives the reader a rare glimpse into his private life along with vivid recollections of events during his 27yr career with the LAPD culminating in a detailed breakdown of his thoughts and actions during the infamous bank robbery. Illus. + Epilogue. 205pp. trade size softcover. As New